Japanese Society and Culture (C046)
Concentration Coordinator: Justine Wiesinger
This concentration offers courses in a range of disciplines, including history, literature, religious studies, economics, and language, all of which focus on Japan.
Concentration Requirements
Complete four courses designated with the (C046) GEC attribute, including no more than two of the following:
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| Beginning Japanese I | |
| Beginning Japanese II | |
| Intermediate Japanese I | |
| Intermediate Japanese II | |
| Upper Intermediate Japanese | |
| Topics in Advanced Japanese |
Active course offerings include:
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| ASIA S11 | The Structure of Japanese and Acquisition |
| ASIA S14 | Japanomania: Europe’s Cultural Obsession with Japan, from Marco Polo to Wim Wenders |
| ASIA S19 | From Kimono to Indigo: Japanese Textiles, Cultural Appropriation, and Sustainability |
| ASIA 109 | Anime: Shojo and Society in Japanese Animation |
| ASIA 130 | Japanese Horror Film: Silent Era to Present |
| ASIA 161 | A Cultural History of Japan |
| ASIA 215 | Film, Literature, and the Cultures of Postwar Japan |
| ASIA 224 | Japanese Literature & Society |
| ASIA 230 | Making Sense of East Asian Languages: History, Identity, and Power |
| ASIA 236 | Japanese Arts and Visual Culture |
| AVC S19 | From Kimono to Indigo: Japanese Textiles, Cultural Appropriation, and Sustainability |
| AVC 236 | Japanese Arts and Visual Culture |
| CHI 230 | Making Sense of East Asian Languages: History, Identity, and Power |
| EUS S14 | Japanomania: Europe’s Cultural Obsession with Japan, from Marco Polo to Wim Wenders |
| GSS 109 | Anime: Shojo and Society in Japanese Animation |
| HIST 161 | A Cultural History of Japan |
| JPN S11 | The Structure of Japanese and Acquisition |
| JPN S19 | From Kimono to Indigo: Japanese Textiles, Cultural Appropriation, and Sustainability |
| JPN S24 | Project-Based Japanese Language: Fluency through Experience and Action |
| JPN S29 | Performing Fukushima: Theater and Film |
| JPN 101 | Beginning Japanese I |
| JPN 102 | Beginning Japanese II |
| JPN 109 | Anime: Shojo and Society in Japanese Animation |
| JPN 130 | Japanese Horror Film: Silent Era to Present |
| JPN 161 | A Cultural History of Japan |
| JPN 201 | Intermediate Japanese I |
| JPN 202 | Intermediate Japanese II |
| JPN 215 | Film, Literature, and the Cultures of Postwar Japan |
| JPN 224 | Japanese Literature & Society |
| JPN 230 | Making Sense of East Asian Languages: History, Identity, and Power |
| JPN 305 | Upper Intermediate Japanese |
| JPN 350 | Topics in Advanced Japanese |
| THEA S19 | From Kimono to Indigo: Japanese Textiles, Cultural Appropriation, and Sustainability |
Courses Taken Outside of Bates
Up to two courses on an approved study-abroad program in Japan may be counted toward the concentration with prior approval.
Declaration Restrictions
Students who declare the Japanese Society and Culture C046 concentration may not declare the following:
- Asian Art and Literature C033 concentration
- Asian Studies major
- Asian Studies minor
- Japanese Language C043 concentration
- Japanese major
- Japanese minor
Other Considerations
A maximum of one Short Term course may apply toward the concentration requirements.