printer friendly pageOSPKYOTO 2K: First-Year Japanese Language, Culture, and Communication, Second Quarter
Continuation of
JAPANLNG 1. First-year sequence enables students to converse, write, and read essays on topics such as personal history, experiences, familiar people. Prerequisite:
JAPANLNG 1 if taken 2012-13 of later (
JAPANLNG 7 if taken 2011-12 or earlier)
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Tanaka, K. (PI)
;
Tsujino, R. (PI)
OSPKYOTO 13: Contemporary Japanese Religion
Japanese attitudes to religion and popular forms of religiosity. Syncretic nature of beliefs and practices drawn on a variety of interwoven concepts, beliefs, customs and religious activities of native Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and Indian origins as background. Topics include: pursuit of worldly benefits, religion and healing, fortune-telling, ascetic practices, pilgrimage, festivals (matsuri), new religions and their image, impact of the internet, response of religion in times of crisis.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
Instructors:
Ludvik, C. (PI)
OSPKYOTO 22K: Second-Year Japanese Language, Culture, and Communication, Second Quarter
(Formerly
OSPKYOTO 18K). Continuation of
JAPANLNG 21. Goal is to further develop and enhance spoken and written Japanese in order to handle advanced concepts such as comparison and contrast of the two cultures, descriptions of incidents, and social issues. 800 kanji, 1,400 new words, and higher-level grammatical constructions. Readings include authentic materials such as newspaper articles, and essays. Prerequisite:
JAPANLNG 21 if taken 2012-13 or later (
JAPANLNG 17 if taken 2011-12 or earlier)
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Kawahara, Y. (PI)
OSPKYOTO 25: Japan and China in the Early Modern World
Japan and China before and during their transition to modernity. Topics include: China's impact on the formation of Japanese civilization in the 6th through 15th centuries CE; the 16th century, when European merchants and missionaries first reached East Asia; early twentieth century, when European and American steamships dominated the Pacific. Historical dynamics of Japanese and Chinese societies during these centuries, their connections and contrasts, as well as the profound impact that each has had on the other. How did Sino-Japanese relations in the early modern era lay the foundations for the current fraught relationship between these two East Asian powers?
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-EDP, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Sommer, M. (PI)
OSPKYOTO 27: Japanese Popular Culture
Introduction to forms and categories of Japanese popular culture including: Japanese movies and television, animation and manga, magazines, newspapers and other printed materials, characters and product brands, sports and other entertainment industries, music and idols, fashion, food and drink, consumer goods, shopping malls and other places for consumption. Using a cultural studies framework, analyze these various forms of popular culture considering the following: different groups in society; historical variability; industry, government and media interests; and advertising policies.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:EC-GlobalCom, GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
OSPKYOTO 32: Independent Study - Gender and Sexuality in East Asia
Students may focus on either China or Japan, or pursue a comparative perspective covering both. Possible topics include: period focus (early modern era, twentieth century, contemporary); the "New Woman"/"Modern Girl" in the early twentieth century; feminism and "the woman question"; masculinity; queer history; sex work and the entertainment industry; reproduction, fertility control, abortion; images in fiction and film.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-5
Instructors:
Sommer, M. (PI)
OSPKYOTO 38: From Chashitsu to Muji: a Creative Introduction to the Roots of Contemporary Japanese Design
The chashitsu (Japanese tea house) and other Japanese traditional buildings in the sukiya style as keys to understanding the guiding principles of Japanese design and social aesthetics as they have evolved to the present day. Combination of the practical, creative and experiential, allowing students to engage with the subject of sensory design in the timeless Japanese context. Visits to Japanese traditional buildings to learn about and experience their spatial, material and sensory qualities from a historical, cultural, design and non-visual perspective.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: WAY-A-II
OSPKYOTO 45: Japan's Energy-Environment Conundrum
Japan's energy-environment challenges and their consequences for Japan¿s wider society and economy. Question of how Japan's policy makers will balance energy and environmental needs and how the answers will affect the country's future as a leading regional power. Students will gain a sound understanding of the structure of Japan's energy-environment challenges and a practical analytical framework by which they can evaluate these challenges and develop their own balanced assessments.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Hugh, M. (PI)
OSPKYOTO 102K: Third-Year Japanese Language, Culture, and Communication, Second Quarter
Continuation of
JAPANLNG 101. Goal is to express thoughts and opinions in paragraph length in spoken and written forms. Materials include current Japanese media and literature for native speakers of Japanese. Cultural and social topics related to Japan and its people. Prerequisite:
JAPANLNG 101 if taken 2012-13 or later (
JAPANLNG 117 if taken 2011-12 or earlier)
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Ueda, H. (PI)
OSPKYOTO 199A: Directed Reading A
May be repeated for credit
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 1-4
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 12 units total)
Instructors:
Hugh, M. (PI)
;
Sommer, M. (PI)
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