Joint Degree Master in Transcultural Studies
Kyoto University | Graduate School of Letters
This module introduces students to concepts, methods, and theories of transcultural studies.
Course Type: Seminar (Tutorium)
Study Focus: Foundations
Term: Spring
Teacher: Björn-Ole KAMM
Course Code: JK06001
This course introduces useful and essential skills of academic research to new students in the Joint Degree in Transcultural Studies program.
Continue reading “Basic Research Skills (Tutorium)”
Teacher: ASATO Wako
Course Code: JK04001
This course is to examine concepts representing Japanese society, economy and governance through previous research and fieldwork.
Continue reading “Fieldwork and Qualitative Research of Japanese Society”
Teacher: Somdev VASUDEVA
Course Code: JK03001
This course is designed as a general introduction to the theory and practice of Indian aesthetics.
Continue reading “Introduction to Indian Aesthetics”
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: 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”