The Family in Japanese Film from Melodrama to Anime - 12717 - ARTH 2660 - 811 | ||||||||||||||
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Topical Course 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: 2024 Summer I Registration Dates: Mar 24, 2024 to May 30, 2024 Registration Levels: Graduate, NonDegree Continuing Undergrad, Undergraduate Japan Campus Seminar Schedule Type Classroom In-Person Instructional Method Credit Hours: 4.000 Seats Available: 12
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