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: Mitsuyo WADA-MARCIANO
Course Code: JK36001
In this lecture, we will study multiple traditions of documentary film.
Continue reading “Documentary Traditions”
Teacher: ASATO Wako
Course Code: JK32001
In this lecture, students will learn about the theory and practice of various qualitative research methods, such as participant observation, which is based on the separation of researcher and participant, and action research, which is not based on the separation of researcher/subject.
Continue reading “Fieldwork and Qualitative Research of Japanese Society”
Teacher: Somdev VASUDEVA
Course Code: JK31001
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: Kjell ERICSON
Course Code: JK35001
This course invites us to reflect upon the multiplicity of environments and environmental thinking around the world, at a moment defined by global-scale environmental crises and human impacts.
Continue reading “Issues in Environmental History: Nature, Knowledge, Place, and Surroundings”
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 fields of visual, material and media culture.
Continue reading “Japanese Contemporary Popular Culture: Media Practices in a Global Context”