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Catalog 2026-2027 
    
Catalog 2026-2027

JAPN 314 - Japanese Visual Culture and Media


An analysis of historical and modern Japanese society through works of art and media including photography, film, maps, and other visual materials. Students learn to extract information from images as part of a visual analysis, while dealing with socio-geographical methods for understanding urban flows, economic disparities, transportation, and built environments. Students compare what they understand about Japanese culture with their own familiar environments. Taught in English. 

Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Area 1A and 1B and 1C and 2 with a C- or better)
General Education: UD3 Arts & Humanities

Typically Offered: Spring term only - even years

Units: 3