EAST 212 - Masculinity in Japanese Film & Fiction

Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 3 Hours
Attribute: 3HU, CD
Through close examination of Japanese film and fiction, we will highlight representations of masculine genders and sexualities across Japan’s modern era. We will consider imagined norms by looking at works that reflect taboo and marginal desires and by tracing how social expectations have produced reactions of pride and shame. We will also explore how works representing homosocial bonds reveal sites of pleasure and play but also of violence and repression. No Japanese knowledge required.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: J. Herlands