Academic Catalog

Japanese Society and Culture (C046)

GEC Coordinator: Keiko Konoeda

This concentration offers courses in a range of disciplines, including history, literature, religious studies, economics, and language, all of which focus on Japan.

Complete four credits designated with the (C046) GEC attribute, including no more than two of the following: 

JPN 101Beginning Japanese I
JPN 102Beginning Japanese II
JPN 201Intermediate Japanese I
JPN 202Intermediate Japanese II
JPN 305Upper Intermediate Japanese
JPN 350Topics in Advanced Japanese

Up to two credits on an approved study-abroad program in Japan may be counted toward the concentration with prior approval. This concentration is not open to students who declare a major or minor in Japanese, a major in Asian studies, a minor in Asian studies, or the concentration C043 (Japanese Language).

Active course offerings include:

ASIA S19From Kimono to Indigo: Japanese Textiles, Cultural Appropriation, and Sustainability
ASIA 109Anime: Shojo and Society in Japanese Animation
ASIA 130Japanese Horror Film: Silent Era to Present
ASIA 161A Cultural History of Japan
ASIA 215Film, Literature, and the Cultures of Postwar Japan
ASIA 224Japanese Literature & Society
ASIA 236Japanese Arts and Visual Culture
AVC S19From Kimono to Indigo: Japanese Textiles, Cultural Appropriation, and Sustainability
AVC 236Japanese Arts and Visual Culture
GSS 109Anime: Shojo and Society in Japanese Animation
JPN S19From Kimono to Indigo: Japanese Textiles, Cultural Appropriation, and Sustainability
JPN S29Performing Fukushima: Theater and Film
JPN 101Beginning Japanese I
JPN 102Beginning Japanese II
JPN 109Anime: Shojo and Society in Japanese Animation
JPN 130Japanese Horror Film: Silent Era to Present
JPN 161A Cultural History of Japan
JPN 201Intermediate Japanese I
JPN 202Intermediate Japanese II
JPN 215Film, Literature, and the Cultures of Postwar Japan
JPN 224Japanese Literature & Society
JPN 305Upper Intermediate Japanese
JPN 350Topics in Advanced Japanese
THEA S19From Kimono to Indigo: Japanese Textiles, Cultural Appropriation, and Sustainability