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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: 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: HAYASE Atsushi
Course Code: JK06001

This course introduces useful and essential skills of academic research to the new students of the Joint Degree in Transcultural Studies program.

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Fieldwork and Qualitative Research of Japanese Society

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Course Type: Seminar
Study Focus: SEG
Term: Spring

Teacher: ASATO Wako
Course Code: JK04001

This course is to examine concepts representing Japanese society, economy and governance through previous research and fieldwork.

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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: JK03001

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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Japanese Contemporary Popular Culture: Media Practices in a Global Context

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Course Type: Seminar
Study Focus: VMC
Term: Spring

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.

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Yoshida honmachi, Sakyō-ku, Kyoto
606-8501
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