Joint Degree Master in Transcultural Studies
Kyoto University | Graduate School of Letters
Teacher: Björn-Ole KAMM
Course Code: JK33001
The focus of this practice-oriented and interactive seminar lies on theoretical concepts and analytical techniques useful to engage transculturality in the cross-disciplinary research field of game studies.
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Teacher: ASATO Wako
Course Code: JK32001
This class will cover social research methods, mainly qualitative research. In view of the relaxed restrictions on movement under COVID-19, we are also planning to conduct fieldwork.
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In this seminar, students will be introduced to major debates in queer film theory and criticism while exploring critical concepts in fields such as feminist and queer aesthetics and politics, realism, autobiography, cinematic modernism, and New Queer Cinema.
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Teacher: Anastasia FEDOROVA
Course Code: JK14002
This course explores the rich history of cultural encounters between Japan and Russia, starting in the Edo period and leading to the two countries’ latest attempts at co-producing animated films.
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This course is designed for the study foci “Knowledge, Belief and Religion” (KBR) and “Visual, Media and Material Cultures” (VMC) and consists of the following three parts:
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Teacher: Mitsuyo WADA-MARCIANO
Course Code: JK36001
This course examines contemporary East Asian cinemas’ transnational current at various levels of industry, genre, filmic style, and global commodification.
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This course will introduce graduate students to different approaches to the craft of historical writing in English.
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Teacher: Kjell ERICSON
Course Code: JK10001
This course allows students to examine the methods, assumptions, and findings of recent historical work that can be variously classified as “global,” “transnational,” and “transcultural.”
Continue reading “What Is Transcultural History?”