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Joint Degree Master in Transcultural Studies

Joint Degree Master in Transcultural Studies

Kyoto University | Graduate School of Letters

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Module: Introduction to Transcultural Studies

This module introduces students to concepts, methods, and theories of transcultural studies.

Basic Research Skills (Tutorium)

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Course Type: Seminar (Tutorium)
Study Focus: Foundations
Term: Spring

Teacher: Björn-Ole KAMM
Course Code: JK06001

This course introduces useful and essential skills for academic research to new JDTS students.

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Introduction to Indian Aesthetics

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Course Type: Seminar
Study Focus: KBR
Term: Spring

Teacher: Somdev VASUDEVA
Course Code: JK31001

This course is designed as a general introduction to the theory and practice of Indian aesthetics.

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Introduction to Transcultural Studies

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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.

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Play, Transcultural: Interdisciplinary Game Studies 101

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Course Type: Seminar
Study Focus: VMC
Term: Spring

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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Qualitative Research and Community Fieldwork in Kyoto

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Course Type: Seminar
Study Focus: SEG
Term: Spring

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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Transcultural Cinema Forum 2023

Course Type: Seminar
Study Focus: VMC
Term: Spring

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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Transnational Japanese History Seminar: Migration, Labor, and Environment

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Course Type: Lecture
Study Focus: SEG
Term: Spring

Teacher: Kjell ERICSON

Course Code: JK35001

This seminar-style course introduces students to recent approaches to the transnational study of Japanese history.

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