Joint Degree Master in Transcultural Studies
Kyoto University | Graduate School of Letters
This study focus investigates the production, proliferation, and reception of images and objects as well as their collection, display, and reconfiguration with a view to the human agency involved.
Teacher: HAYASE Atsushi
Course Code: JK24002
This Book Reading and Discussion course explores various aspects of Japanese thoughts and culture by reading Japanese Classics in English translation and discussing them in English.
Teacher: Mitsuyo WADA-MARCIANO
Course Code: JK11001
In this graduate seminar, we will read various queer theories and writings of queer cinema from the 1990s to present.
Continue reading “Cinema and Media Studies Seminar: Reading Queer Theory and New Queer Cinema”
This course engages major debates in feminist and queer film theory and criticism.
Continue reading “Cinematic Imaginations: Feminist and Queer Film Criticism”
Teacher: Björn-Ole KAMM
Course Code: JK26001
With the spread of manga and anime around the world, many have adopted the Japanese term ‘otaku’ to identify fans of such media. This course questions , however, the naturalization of ‘otaku’ by examining the historical contingency of the term.
Continue reading “Debating Otaku in Contemporary Japan: A Labelling Approach”
Course Type: Lecture
Study Focus: KBR, VMC
Term: Fall
Teacher: YOSHII Hideo, SHIMOGAKI Hitoshi, TOMII Makoto, NAIKI Satoshi
Course Code: JK23001
In this special lecture, we offer an overview of various archaeological studies about the prehistoric and ancient East Asia, with the results of our researches and studies.
Continue reading “East Asian Origins: Ancient History and Material Culture”
Teacher: Mitsuyo WADA-MARCIANO
Course Code: JK19001
The search for a sustainable life is a pressing issue in Japan, especially after the Fukushima disaster.
Continue reading “Ecocinema: Thinking on Nuke, Food, and Sustainability”
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”
This class is aimed to help students get basic skills for reading Bungobun (文語文: Written Japanese of the Classical Grammar). Bungobun was broadly used in documents in the pre-modern Japan, so literacy for it is required for studying about Japan in the past.
Continue reading “Japanese Academic Reading: the grammar of Bungobun”
Teacher: Björn-Ole KAMM
Course Code: JK05001
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 fields of visual, material and media culture.
Continue reading “Japanese Contemporary Popular Culture: Media Practices in a Global Context”
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.
Continue reading “Russo-Japanese Cultural Dialogue Through Images”