| Course title | Problems of Contemporary Japanese Society |
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| Course code | DAS/PSSK |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 6 |
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
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| Course content |
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1. The phenomenon of homosexuality in Japanese society as seen through Japanese comics I 2. The phenomenon of homosexuality in Japanese society as seen through Japanese comics II 3. The phenomenon of homosexuality in Japanese society as seen through Japanese comics III 4. Militarism and nationalism in Japanese comics I 5. Militarism and nationalism in Japanese comics II 6. Militarism and nationalism in Japanese comics III 7. The Changing role of women in Japanese society through the eyes of Japanese comics I 8. The Changing role of women in Japanese society through the eyes of Japanese comics II 9. Sex, obscenity and censorship in Japanese comics industry 10. The image of religion in Japanese comics 11. "Ganbaru" phenomenon and Japanese comics 12. The problem of bullying (ijime) through the eyes of Japanese comics
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Learning outcomes |
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The purpose of the subject is to offer the students information on some of the problems pertaining to the current Japanese society (for example its attitude towards sexual minorities, nationalistic tendencies etc.) and the way they are depicted in Japanese comics. At the same time Japanese mainstream comics will be examined as a society-shaping medium.
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| Prerequisites |
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unspecified
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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unspecified
essay, test |
| Recommended literature |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Asian Studies (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Japanese Philology (2016) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Japanese Philology (2019_24) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Japanese Philology (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Asian Studies, Specialization Japanese Language and Culture (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |