OSPKYOTO 41: Queer Culture and Life in Japan (Way: ED, SI)

Instructor: Yuka Kanno

This course explores queer lives and cultural practices in Japan through diverse materials from film, literature, theater, art, as well as newspapers and personal testimonies. We will discuss what it means to be queer in Japan and how it might signify differently from a US context. By closely looking at each text, we will examine how gender norms and sexual politics intersect and operate in Japanese society.

Units: 4 | Grading Basis: Letter grade | Way: ED, SI | Component: Lecture

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