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WEEK #TOPICSKEY DATES
1Introduction to the Course: Asian / Performance / Cultures

Discussion: Performances of Class and Gender - Street vs. Opera
2Anime and Japanese Culture
3Pokemon and Cross-Cultural Influence
4Anime as Performance

Discussion of Issues Related to Paper 1
5Fiction, Music and PoliticsWriting paper 1 due - Anime, Japan and globalization
6Hip-Hop, Japan and Race as Performed
7Asian Identities and Politics through Comics

Tak Toyoshima will Discuss his Editorial Comic Secret Asian Man during the First Half of Class
8Beijing Film Academy - Animation from China
9Gender, Sexuality and Performance
10Transgendered Identities in JapanWriting paper 2 due - popular culture and identity politics
11Cultural Performances and Authenticity

Discussion of Authenticity, 47 Samurai ("Passing" as Failed Ronin)
12Student Presentations

Discussion of Final Paper Topics
Student presentations due
13Final ClassWriting final paper due (7-9 pages, double spaced)

 








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