Joint Degree Master in Transcultural Studies
Kyoto University | Graduate School of Letters
This study focus explores issues of Society, Economy and Governance from an explicitly transcultural and historical perspective.
Teacher: ZHANG, Zikang
Course Code: JK10004
Unlike modern diplomatic relations, which are based on direct negotiations by diplomats representing the two governments, one of the major characteristics of international relations in the early modern (seventeenth century to mid-nineteenth century) East Asia is the significant role played by intermediaries.
Continue reading “International Relations in the Early Modern East Asia: The Role of “Intermediaries””
Course Type: Lecture & Seminar (Tutorium)
Study Focus: Foundations, KBR, SEG, VMC
Term: Spring
Teachers: ASATO Wako, Björn-Ole KAMM, Somdev VASUDEVA, Mitsuyo WADA-MARCIANO
Course Code: JK01001 (JK02001)
Foundational lecture series that introduces students to diverse disciplinary approaches enabling them to frame their own studies of transcultural phenomena and perspectives.
Continue reading “Introduction to Transcultural Studies”
Teacher: Kjell ERICSON
Course Code: JK21005
This course invites us to reflect upon the multiplicity of environments and environmental thinking around the world, at a moment defined by global-scale environmental crises and human impacts.
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Teacher: SANO Mayuko
Course Code: JK17005
This course aims to explore Japanese diplomacy during the last decade of the Tokugawa Shogunate, through in-depth readings of documents (such as memoirs, diaries, and diplomatic correspondences) written by people who worked on the ground during that time.
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Teacher: ISEDA Tetsuji
Course Code: JK12001
The aim of this special lecture is to introduce philosophy of social sciences.
Continue reading “Philosophy of Science in Japanese Context: Introduction to Philosophy of Social Science”
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.
Continue reading “Qualitative Research and Community Fieldwork in Kyoto”
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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Teacher: KAWAI Junko
Course Code: JK17006
This course will examine various approaches and topics in the study of Japanese education, culture and society through reading sociological works on Japan.
Teacher: TAKASHIMA Ko, MURAKAMI Ei, Kjell ERICSON
Course Code: JK21001
This course explores Modern East Asian History from transcultural perspectives.
Continue reading “Topics in Modern East Asian History”