East Asian Film and Media Studies 204. Three Times Plus One: Transitional Moments in Film and Media Culture in Japan

This seminar will focus on transitional moments in the history of film and media culture in Japan. We will explore the deep transformations of the years 1927, 1963, and 1995––with an additional focus on 1968––and their connections to media-historical shifts that include magazines, TV, animation, music, the experimental arts and other media / genres.

We will also take a step back to consider the theory and methods of historiography of media, both generally and in the specific case of Japan.