HIST 332: Japanese History and Culture in Film

This class explores the historical development of Japanese culture through the viewing of a series of 16 to 18 Japanese movies which portray, in one way or another, key concepts that are central to understanding Japanese society. Combines with readings and lectures which place the films in their historical context, students should gain an understanding of the wrenching social changes that buffeted Japan over the course of the twentieth and into the twenty-first century.