JPN-3724: Modern Japanese Culture and Society

Description: Overview of Japanese society and culture through analysis of Japanese language texts and other cultural artifacts, with an emphasis on modern Japan. Examination of socio-cultural and linguistic factors that have influenced the development of modern Japan and Japanese identity, such as its focus on community, weakened financial clout, growing cultural capital. Exploration of the impact of issues such as aging, work-life balance, globalization, and gender norms that continue to shape modern Japanese society, and relating them to students’ lives. Assessment of these issues within regional (Asian) and global contexts. Taught in Japanese.

Pathways: 2 Critical Thinking Humanities, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A