History of Transnational Markets and Civil Society II

We will be reading academic articles to gain a solid theoretical understanding of cultural representations and also to discuss concrete issues. The class is discussion-based and active participation is required in every class session.

Students are expected to do all the readings and come prepared to engage in discussions every week. (This is not an appropriate class for those whose preference is to listen to lectures.) Students are also asked to decide on a particular theme they wish to focus on during the semester and explore how that theme is represented in museums in Tokyo and other areas of Japan. Therefore, they will be required to make several visits to museums during the semester.

Attendance, participation, a small project and a final paper. Details will be give on the first day of class.

A detailed syllabus will be provided on the first day (October 15). All the reading materials will be available electronically through our library system.

TBA

This will be an online class. The first day of class is October 15 at 1300 and students who wish to take this course are strongly requested to be present on this day (there will be no session on October 8). Note that there will be a number of weeks where there will be no classes, and you will be asked to visit museums on your own. To make up for the lack of sessions, there will be in-person sessions held at the end of the semester (the date will be discussed in class). For museum visits, the students are expected to bear the cost of transportation and admission fees. Although the theme of the class overlaps with those of the previous years, the students who wish to repeat the class may do so, provided they will be going to different museums on their own.

There will be a very strong emphasis on group work--students must be willing to work with others, including adjusting their own schedule to visit museums with others.