This course is an opportunity for students to learn about photography and landscape along with the modern metropolis of Tokyo in which they find themselves. In this age inundated with Instagram, it aims to encourage students to slow down to think on photography both as an artistic medium and a tool for contemplation, to learn about Tokyo and improve photographic skills.

This course is an opportunity for students to learn about photography and landscape along with the modern metropolis of Tokyo in which they find themselves. In this age inundated with Instagram, it aims to encourage students to slow down to think on photography both as an artistic medium and a tool for contemplation, to learn about Tokyo and improve photographic skills.

This course provides an introduction to the political economy of regime change. The course explores theories of regime change, and some of the questions we will investigate in the class include: Do concessions help the regime’s survival?; Which is better for the regime’s survival, concession or repression?; How does the technology affect regime’s survival? This class will help you develop an understanding of the answers to these questions.

This course provides an introduction to the political economy of regime change. The course explores theories of regime change, and some of the questions we will investigate in the class include: Do concessions help the regime’s survival?; Which is better for the regime’s survival, concession or repression?; How does the technology affect regime’s survival? This class will help you develop an understanding of the answers to these questions.

This lecture series is presented by the faculty of the Department of Architecture at the University of Tokyo. Its purpose is to provide an overview of the research and academic projects conducted within the department. Each week, different faculty members will present and discuss their ongoing research activities.

In this course, we explore the intersection of "technology" (in a broad sense) and cultural hegemony, focusing on how underrepresented groups utilize mediums like zines, underground comics, rap music, and Internet memes to create communities, challenge oppression, and promote social and political change. Each week we'll look at a different 'technology' or underrepresented group, understanding its historical context and impact. Topics range from subverting government censorship and control, taboos and subcultures, gender and ethnic minorities, to contemporary uses of underground media. This is primarily a discussion-based course, and students are expected to share their opinions and questions each week in class. Students are expected to prepare by reading assigned texts (or sometimes watch assigned YouTube videos) before class, participate in weekly class discussions, and write a short weekly response paper. Once during the semester, each student (either alone or in a small group) will lead a short class discussion on a subtopic of their choice. There is also a final project, the details of which are to be proposed by the students and accepted by the professor (it can be as simple as a basic research paper, or something more inventive and creative). No previous knowledge is needed. Instead, this course serves more as a primer or gateway to these topics. This course is taught in English and is designed to be accessible by all students with an intermediate English level and above. Higher-level English speakers are expected to be mindful of this fact during group discussions.

In this course, we explore the intersection of "technology" (in a broad sense) and cultural hegemony, focusing on how underrepresented groups utilize mediums like zines, underground comics, rap music, and Internet memes to create communities, challenge oppression, and promote social and political change. Each week we'll look at a different 'technology' or underrepresented group, understanding its historical context and impact. Topics range from subverting government censorship and control, taboos and subcultures, gender and ethnic minorities, to contemporary uses of underground media. This is primarily a discussion-based course, and students are expected to share their opinions and questions each week in class. Students are expected to prepare by reading assigned texts (or sometimes watch assigned YouTube videos) before class, participate in weekly class discussions, and write a short weekly response paper. Once during the semester, each student (either alone or in a small group) will lead a short class discussion on a subtopic of their choice. There is also a final project, the details of which are to be proposed by the students and accepted by the professor (it can be as simple as a basic research paper, or something more inventive and creative). No previous knowledge is needed. Instead, this course serves more as a primer or gateway to these topics. This course is taught in English and is designed to be accessible by all students with an intermediate English level and above. Higher-level English speakers are expected to be mindful of this fact during group discussions.

This course is designed to provide a overall view of the current digital spatial description system and speculative vision development on emerging technologies to be applied on spatial description systems, especially from the viewpoint of AI and its social impact once those are applied to the everyday life.

This course explores the culture, industry, and politics of the piano through interdisciplinary approaches and active learning. The piano is a musical instrument that originated in Europe and developed into its modern form through the technological innovations in the Industrial Revolution. The instrument has not only occupied a central place in the history of Western music but also played a critical role in the shaping of class, gender, racial/ethnic/national consciousness, identities, and practices around the world. In the second half of the twentieth century, East Asian nations of Japan, South Korea, and China have become major producers and consumers of the piano, and many of the world’s most acclaimed pianists in genres ranging from classical to jazz and electronic are Asian. In this course, we will examine the diverse meanings of the piano and its music for peoples and societies around the world, especially in Europe, the United States, and Asia. The topics include: technology, industry, and business of piano manufacturing and sales; evolution of piano performance and pedagogy; notions of pianistic virtuosity and (dis)ability; class, gender, and family formation through piano lessons; piano and its music as a tool of nationalism and imperialism; globalization and cultural hybridity of the piano; representations of the piano across cultural genres; piano and its music in the digital age. Through the course, students will: - learn to think of piano not only as a musical but also a social instrument - understand historical, political, and economic factors that shape the music industry and musical practice - understand various forms of empowerment and mobilization as well as exclusion, marginalization, and exploitation through musical practice - learn interdisciplinary approaches to the study of music, including American studies, cultural studies, disability studies, ethnography, ethnomusicology, history, law, musicology, and sociology The course will address the following themes of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Goal 4: Quality education Goal 5: Gender equality Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure Goal 10: Reduced inequalities Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

This course explores the culture, industry, and politics of the piano through interdisciplinary approaches and active learning. The piano is a musical instrument that originated in Europe and developed into its modern form through the technological innovations in the Industrial Revolution. The instrument has not only occupied a central place in the history of Western music but also played a critical role in the shaping of class, gender, racial/ethnic/national consciousness, identities, and practices around the world. In the second half of the twentieth century, East Asian nations of Japan, South Korea, and China have become major producers and consumers of the piano, and many of the world’s most acclaimed pianists in genres ranging from classical to jazz and electronic are Asian. In this course, we will examine the diverse meanings of the piano and its music for peoples and societies around the world, especially in Europe, the United States, and Asia. The topics include: technology, industry, and business of piano manufacturing and sales; evolution of piano performance and pedagogy; notions of pianistic virtuosity and (dis)ability; class, gender, and family formation through piano lessons; piano and its music as a tool of nationalism and imperialism; globalization and cultural hybridity of the piano; representations of the piano across cultural genres; piano and its music in the digital age. Through the course, students will: - learn to think of piano not only as a musical but also a social instrument - understand historical, political, and economic factors that shape the music industry and musical practice - understand various forms of empowerment and mobilization as well as exclusion, marginalization, and exploitation through musical practice - learn interdisciplinary approaches to the study of music, including American studies, cultural studies, disability studies, ethnography, ethnomusicology, history, law, musicology, and sociology The course will address the following themes of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Goal 4: Quality education Goal 5: Gender equality Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure Goal 10: Reduced inequalities Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production