JAPX218 Samurai, geisha, gangster. Japanese culture in film.

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Bc. Mgr. Jakub Havlíček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc.
Japanese Studies Centre – Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 17:30–20:45 zruseno D22
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The course aims to develop the understanding of media images of Japanese culture and society. The students will gain an understanding of how popular culture and media – particularly cinema – have shaped the perceptions and expectations of what Japanese society and culture is or should be. The classes consist of screening selected movies, of short introductory lectures on the main topics of these movies, and of discussions.
At the end of the course students will be able to
define stereotypes connected to image of Japanese culture and society in selected movies;
explain the stereotypes in relation to broader social and cultural conditions;
interpret the processes of creating stereotypical images of Japan in media, particularly in cinematography;
analyse the main elements of the image of Japanese culture and society in selected movies;
formulate critical approach toward the stereotypical images of Japan in popular culture.
Syllabus
  • 0. Introduction to the course;
  • 1. - 11. Screenings of selected movies, fictions and documentaries, introductory lectures;
  • 12. Conclusion – final discussion
Literature
  • Japanese cinema : texts and contexts. Edited by Alastair Phillips - Julian Stringer. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 2007, xviii, 363. ISBN 9780415328487. info
  • STANDISH, Isolde. A new history of Japanese cinema : a century of narrative film. New York: Continuum, 2006, 414 s. ISBN 0826417906. info
Teaching methods
Lecture, study projection with commentary, discussion.
Assessment methods
Final written test (score 70% or higher on the final exam). Students are expected and required to attend seminar classes of this course.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010.
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