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May 02, 2024
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Catalog 2019-2020 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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JAPN 410 - Quakes and Nukes: (Un)Natural Japanese Environments
We read and discuss the Japanese archipelago from multiple scientific and humanistic perspectives. Students will engage with material from scientific journals, films, history monographs, anthropological studies, and Japanese manga (comics). In doing so, students will learn the basics of Japanese geology, Pacific seismology (the “Ring of Fire”), the causes and effects of nuclear radiation, and the changes to the land that modern industrialization have brought to the Japanese archipelago.
Typically Offered: Fall term only
Units: 3
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