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Introduction to the Course: Asian / Performance / Cultures
Discussion: Performances of Class and Gender - Street vs. Opera |
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Anime and Japanese Culture |
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Pokemon and Cross-Cultural Influence |
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Anime as Performance
Discussion of Issues Related to Paper 1 |
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Fiction, Music and Politics |
Writing paper 1 due - Anime, Japan and globalization |
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Hip-Hop, Japan and Race as Performed |
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Asian Identities and Politics through Comics
Tak Toyoshima will Discuss his Editorial Comic Secret Asian Man during the First Half of Class |
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Beijing Film Academy - Animation from China |
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| 9 |
Gender, Sexuality and Performance |
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| 10 |
Transgendered Identities in Japan |
Writing paper 2 due - popular culture and identity politics |
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Cultural Performances and Authenticity
Discussion of Authenticity, 47 Samurai ("Passing" as Failed Ronin) |
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Student Presentations
Discussion of Final Paper Topics |
Student presentations due |
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Final Class |
Writing final paper due (7-9 pages, double spaced) |