JPNB55 Selected topics from the study of contemporary Japanese society

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Melinda Papp (lecturer)
Mgr. Marek Mikeš, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Marek Mikeš, Ph.D.
Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 14:00–15:40 K24, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 30/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This seminar course introduces students to interesting topics and phenomena in contemporary Japanese society. Topics covered will include: the characteristics of consumer society, popular culture, demographic changes in contemporary Japanese society and the problems associated with these changes. The seminar will be conducted in a discussion environment, with students actively participating in the class.
Learning outcomes
Upon proper completion of the course, students will be able to:
place individual social phenomena in the broader context of Japanese culture
critically view the complex social phenomena of contemporary Japan
apply academic practices to issues of Japanese society
Syllabus
  • Discussion topics:
  • Status of women in Japanese society
  • Japanese media
  • Consumer society in Japan
  • Changes in Japanese family structure
  • Issues of school and child rearing in Japan
  • Popular culture
  • Modern rituals
  • Religious sentiments and changes in the value system in modern Japan
Literature
  • Moeran, B. and Lisa Skov. 1995. Women, Media and Consumption in Japan. Routledge.
  • Linhart, S. 1988. “From industrial to postindustrial society: Changes in Japanese leisure related values and behavior.” Journal of Japanese Studies 14(2), pp. 271-307.
  • White, M. 2002. Perfectly Japanese: Making Families in an Era of Upheaval. Berkeley: University of California Press.
  • PAPP, Melinda. Shichigosan : change and continuity of a family ritual in contemporary urban Japan. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016, xi, 262. ISBN 9781137565372. info
  • FRANCKS, Penelope. The Japanese consumer : an alternative economic history of modern Japan. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009, xii, 249. ISBN 9780521699327. info
Teaching methods
preparation of assigned literature (scientific articles), reading and discussion of articles
Assessment methods
Writing an essay on an assigned topic
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: konzultace, individuální četba.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo japanistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučujícího.
Teacher's information
The lecturer in the present semester is Mgr. Lenka Vyleťalová, Ph.D.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2023.
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