The Family in Japanese Film from Melodrama to Anime - 11172 - ARTH 2660 - 811 | ||||||||||||||
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Notes: An extra media fee of 4,500 yen is required. Field trips are mandatory in this class. Topical Section Description: This course considers the history of postwar Japanese cinema through its representations of the family. One of the major recurring subjects of Japanese film history, the family will be examined through critical texts addressing changing attitudes and sociopolitical contexts regarding such issues as modernization, nostalgia, postmodernism, gender, and sexuality. The course will consider films of various genres including classic melodrama, new wave, experimental narrative, documentary, and anime produced by a range of directors including Yasujiro Ozu, Nagisa Oshima, Toshio Matsumoto, Juzo Itami, Yoshimitsu Morita, and Hayao Miyazaki.
Associated Term: 2021 Summer I Registration Dates: Mar 24, 2021 to May 27, 2021 Registration Levels: Graduate, NonDegree Continuing Undergrad, Undergraduate Japan Campus Seminar Schedule Type Classroom In-Person Instructional Method Credit Hours: 4.000 Seats Available: 19
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