JAPN-239/339 Modern Japan: Japanese Culture and Society From A(-Bomb) to (Dragon Ball)Z

This course explores issues of imperialism, military conflict, pacifism, nuclear victimhood, foreign occupation, national identity, and social responsibility in 19th to 21st-century Japan. Materials include nonfiction, science fiction, poetry, war propaganda, novels, censorship documents, animé, and film.

Credits

1

Cross Listed Courses

LIT-239

Offered

Spring

Notes

Taught in English. No knowledge of Japanese language or history required.