AMES 3456 is also offered in Spring 2024
AMES 3456 is also offered in Spring 2023
AMES 3456 is also offered in Summer 2022
AMES 3456 is also offered in Fall 2021
Spring 2024 | AMES 3456 Section 001: Japanese Film and Animation (67709)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Meets With:
AMES 1456 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Mon,
Wed 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, East Bank
Nicholson Hall 35
- Enrollment Status:
Open (39 of 50 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- This course offers an introduction to the history of moving images in Japanese film and animation from 1945 to the present as a method for understanding how one nation's film culture has contributed to global political, social, and ecological movements. Students learn how Japanese cinema has been an essential contributor to the development of global film genres and cultures. This course fulfills the Global Perspective because it illustrates the rich history of Asian cinema in a global mediascape. Students will learn how moving images from Asia provide important perspectives on global social, political, and environmental issues. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to use their new skills in film and animation interpretation to analyze media in their daily lives. They will have tools for critical analysis of dominant Western and Hollywood media forms. Students will analyze films from multiple angles, engaging in a multi-optic analysis.
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67709/1243
ClassInfo Links - Spring 2024 Asian & Middle Eastern Studies Classes