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2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

HIS 218 - Land of the Rising Sun: Contemporary Media and Print about Japan


3 credit(s)
Area/Group Designation: History of Asia and the Middle East
This course dispels old stereotypes and replaces them with new insights on Japan. Japanese history, society, culture, politics, and economy from the end of World War II to the present are covered. A variety of readings offers participants the opportunity to see Japanese culture from a different vantage point. Class discussions, enhanced by films, cover a variety of relevant issues, including gangsters and crime, the role of the emperor, future political and economic directions, gender questions, children and education, and everyday life in Japan.


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