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Joint Degree Master in Transcultural Studies
Joint Degree Master in Transcultural Studies

Joint Degree Master in Transcultural Studies

Kyoto University | Graduate School of Letters

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Module: Focus 1 – Foundations

This module builds upon the qualifications the students have acquired through the introductory module.

An Introduction to Bioethics

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Course Type: Seminar
Study Focus: KBR, SEG
Term: Spring

Teacher: KODAMA Satoshi

Course Code: JK12002

This course introduces students to bioethics as an interdisciplinary field of study that looks into ethical, legal, and social implications of life sciences and health care.

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Cinema and Media Studies Seminar: Reading Queer Theory and New Queer Cinema

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Course Type: Seminar
Study Focus: VMC
Term: Spring

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.

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Cinematic Imaginations: Feminist and Queer Film Criticism

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Course Type: Seminar
Study Focus: SEG, VMC
Term: Spring

Teacher: KANNO Yūka

Course Code: JK14001

This course engages major debates in feminist and queer film theory and criticism.

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Japanese Philosophy and Environmental Ethics

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Course Type: Seminar
Study Focus: KBR
Term: Spring

Teacher: Roman PASCA

Course Code: JK09001

In this course, we will try to think together about the different understandings of “nature” and about the different ways in which we can engage with it.

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Philosophy of Science in Japanese Context: Advanced Introduction to Philosophy of Science

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Course Type: Lecture
Study Focus: KBR, SEG
Term: Spring

Teacher: ISEDA Tetsuji

Course Code: JK12001

The aim of this special lecture is to introduce the participants into the field of philosophy of science through lectures focusing on classic and basic papers in the field.

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Readings in Global Economic History

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Course Type: Seminar
Study Focus: SEG
Term: Spring

Teacher: Steve IVINGS

Course Code: JK10002

This course introduces students to key readings, theories, schools of thought and concepts in the field of economic history in a global context.

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Russo-Japanese Cultural Dialogue Through Images

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Course Type: Seminar
Study Focus: SEG, VMC
Term: Spring

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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What Is Transcultural History?

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Course Type: Seminar
Study Focus: SEG
Term: Spring

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.”

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Module “Introduction to Transcultural Studies”

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Module “Focus 1 – Foundations”

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Division of the Joint Degree Master of Arts Program in Transcultural Studies
Yoshida honmachi, Sakyō-ku, Kyoto
606-8501
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