JPN 195-01 - Introductory Special Topic: Japanese Science Fiction

4 credits (Fall Term 2)

Cross-listed as: GLS 195-01. This course will introduce students to the genre of science fiction as a global phenomenon, with special attention to its development in Japan. Engaging contemporary works of Japanese film, manga and anime, we will also trace SF’s development back to earlier literary genres such as the detective novel and the murder mystery. Along the way we will address such themes as: Japanese imperialism and colonialism, the American occupation of Japan, the Cold War, science and modernity in Japanese society, and race and gender in East Asia. This course is cross-listed in General Literary Studies and may be counted toward the English major and the East Asian Studies concentration.

Prerequisite: None.
Instructor: Hofmann-Kuroda