2017-2018 College Catalog 
    
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2017-2018 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HIST 73 JAPANESE POPULAR CULTURE


3 Units 3 hours lecture
Transfers: CSU, UC
An overview of Japanese popular culture from the Tokugawa era (1600-1868) to the present with an emphasis on contemporary (post-1945) popular culture. Focus is on changes in Japanese culture through movies, anime (animated cartoons), comic books, music, and other artifacts. Topics include the role of mass media, the globalization of Japanese popular culture, and changing ideas of race, gender, and society.
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