jAPN 213: Manga, Anime & Modern Japan
This course uses Japanese Manga cartoons and Anime, animated movies, as modern mirrors that reflect the Japanese experience of rapid economic and social transformation over the past 150 years. Starting with the examination of ancient Japanese style of visual expression, we will trace how Manga and Anime sketch out a parallel world that is linked both historically and culturally to the imagined community of the Japanese nation-state. Taught in English.
Course Narrative
This class taught me about the history of manga and anime, as well as some history of Japan and how it influenced animation throughout the ages. I wrote weekly blogs reflecting on the readings, as well as what we had learned about in class. I made a presentation with my group, introducing an anime that we liked and relating it to class. The presentation can be found here.