JAP1501 – Present-Day Japan

Course content

This course introduces students to various facets of present-day Japanese society, culture, politics and international relations. We will critically examine key issues and the discourses surrounding them, that may include domestic politics and democracy, social decline and inequality, disasters and precarity, public memory and foreign relations, gender and sexuality, immigration and ethnic minorities. ?

Learning outcome

By means of the lectures and the related readings you will:??

  • Have a basic knowledge of central facets of present-day Japan??
  • Be able to read and synthesize academic texts about Japan??
  • Gain insight into various crucial issues in contemporary Japanese society, culture, politics and international relations??
  • Be able to put Japan into a broader global context

Admission to the course

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