ASN509 CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE: SOCIO-CULTURAL CASE STUDIES
| Course Code: |
8420509 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
Asian Studies |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
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| Offered Semester: |
Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
This is an independent study module that aims to enable students to gain a critical understanding of the socio-cultural processes underpinning the emergence of Japan as a major global industrial power in the second half of the twentieth century, as well as an appreciation of the dynamics of contemporary twenty-first century Japanese society. Using a multidisciplinary approach, the course draws attention to the complex interplay between discourses, institutions and practices of work, family, and narratives of national identity in the day-to-day dynamics of Japan society. These issues are examined both with reference to domestic Japanes society and in relation to broader regional and transnational contexts.
