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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  Areas A1 and A2 and A3 and B4 with a C- or better)
General Education: UDC Intergrated Arts and Humanities
Typically Offered: Spring term only - odd years

Units: 3