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Icons of East Asia: Stereotypes, gender, and cultural history from geisha girls to martial masters

Description:
This class explores popular cultureal icons of East Asia critically and comparatively, with particular attention to two well-known examples -- women entertainers and male martial artists, to: examine how and why these categories were formed and became important; understand how dynamic these seemingly timeless icons actually are; and, investigate how gendered identies are constructed and manipulated for particular goals. ASIAN 365L and MDNLNG 365L are the same course.

Section Class Number Weekly Schedule Time Instructor Location
01 3970 TuTh 09:30 AM - 10:45 AM Kawashima,Teruko M02-0214 More Info