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Lecturer(s)
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Vyleťalová Lenka, Ph.D.
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Nakaya Tereza, Mgr. Ph.D.
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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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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
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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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Systematic Observation of Student, Final project
essay, test
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Recommended literature
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Craig, TJ. (ed.). (2000). Japan Pop! Inside the World of Japanese Popular Culture. New York.
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Schodt, Frederik L. (1996). Dreamland Japan: Writings on Modern Manga. Berkeley.
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