Spring 2027

Japanese Popular Culture

Introduction to Japanese popular culture, including culture, life-styles, thought, history, literature, and art.

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Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.52 GPA, 78.0% A/AB (n=50 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.12 GPA, 60.7% A/AB (n=28 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.44 GPA, 75.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Describe core facts about major figures and events from Japanese popular culture.

  • Explain principles of major academic approaches to the study of popular culture and the range of topics contained in the category.

  • Analyze and evaluate claims about Japanese popular culture found in popular media and academic scholarship.

  • Develop analysis of Japanese popular culture using tools explained in the course.

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Prerequisites

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ASIAN 253

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Professors

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.52 GPA, 78.0% A/AB (n=50 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.12 GPA, 60.7% A/AB (n=28 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.44 GPA, 75.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Japanese culture, life-styles, and thought
  • Japanese history, literature, and art
  • Major figures and events in Japanese popular culture
  • Academic approaches to studying popular culture

Skills

  • Describing core facts about major figures and events in Japanese popular culture
  • Explaining principles of academic approaches to studying popular culture
  • Analyzing and evaluating claims about Japanese popular culture in media and scholarship
  • Developing analysis of Japanese popular culture using course-explained tools

Grades

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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