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Popular Culture in East Asia

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Course No: WLAN.2005; Last Offered: Summer 2026;

Course Description

This course examines East Asian popular culture - Literature, film, anime, manga, music, visual art - from the 1950s to the present, exploring how cultural production shapes nationally identity and influences cross-cultural attitudes across the region and beyond to North America. Using media and globalization theories, we will analyze production, consumption, and transnational circulation of popular culture. Primary focus: cultural construction of technology and futurism through science fiction. Topics include national identity, race and gender, postcolonial memory, globalization, and representations of robotics/AI.

Prerequisites & Notes

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  • Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3

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