Seminar on Global Society I

Postwar Japan and Cinema.

This course aims at giving an overview of Japanese cinema from postwar to high-growth period. The Japanese film history shall be at the core of our interests, but the course may also consider the birth of experimental cross-media practice as well as new developments in architecture, performing arts or visual arts.

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授業計画

After the introduction, we will deal closely with six films (two classes each) from 1948 to 1964. (Film titles will be disclosed during class.)

授業の方法

The course will be based upon audiovisual documents students are invited to discuss and analyze.

成績評価方法

Level of participation as well as short essays (one for each film discussed during class + final essay).

教科書

Documents shall be provided during class.

参考書

Kapur Nick, Japan at the Crossroads: Conflict and Compromise After Anpo, Harvard University Press, 2018. Sas Myriam B., Experimental Arts in Postwar Japan – Moments of Encounter, Engagement, and Imagined Return, Harvard University Press, 2011. Yomota Inuhiko, What is Japanese Cinema? A History, Columbia University Press, 2019. Marotti William, Money, Trains and Guillotines, Duke University Press; 2013. Andrews William, Dissentig Japan, Hurst & Company, 2016. Anderson Joseph, Rochie Donald, The Japanese Film, Grove Press inc., 1960. Jesty Justin, Art & Engagement in Early Postwar Japan, Cornell University Press, 2018. Standish Isolde, Politics, Porn and Protest, Continuum, 2011.

履修上の注意

None.