HIST 460 - Social History of Japanese Aesthetics

This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
East Asian Studies
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Credits (Range): 4 Hours
Attribute: 4 SS, CD
New course added 05.26.10.

This course will explore the contested meanings of the beautiful, the sublime, the attractive, and the desirable in Japan. It will use aesthetics as a lens through which to explore some of the central issues of modern Japanese society, from nationalism and fascism to modernity, counterculture, class, race, and gender.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: R. Adal
Consent of the Instructor Required? Yes