JAPN0280A-S24
Making Sense of Race in Japan
Making Sense of Race and Ethnicity in Japan
In this course we will examine and come to understand ideas about ethnicity and race in Japan using a critical historical approach. Probing the categorization of various groups in Japan provides insight into Japan’s diverse population and at the same time helps students see the historical and cultural specificities of racial categories across cultures. Students will read historical and contemporary texts on Korean Japanese, burakumin, new immigrants, and other groups, and examine both the development of these often-marginalized identity categories and the challenges faced by people considered “other” in Japan today. 3 hrs. lect.
In this course we will examine and come to understand ideas about ethnicity and race in Japan using a critical historical approach. Probing the categorization of various groups in Japan provides insight into Japan’s diverse population and at the same time helps students see the historical and cultural specificities of racial categories across cultures. Students will read historical and contemporary texts on Korean Japanese, burakumin, new immigrants, and other groups, and examine both the development of these often-marginalized identity categories and the challenges faced by people considered “other” in Japan today. 3 hrs. lect.
- Term:
- Spring 2024
- Location:
- McCardell Bicentennial Hall 403(MBH 403)
- Schedule:
- 11:15am-12:30pm on Tuesday, Thursday (Feb 12, 2024 to May 13, 2024)
- Type:
- Lecture
- Course Modality:
- In-Person
- Instructors:
- Linda White
- Subject:
- Japanese
- Department:
- Japanese Studies
- Division:
- Languages
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- CMP NOA SOC
- Levels:
- Undergraduate
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 22470
- Subject Code:
- JAPN
- Course Number:
- 0280
- Section Identifier:
- A