Class Id: 9352
Days: TTh
Start Time: 11:00 AM
End Time: 12:20 PM
Building: WOOLC
Room: 105
Course Id: 4166
Departments and Numbers: EAS 254, MUS 254
Area: LA
Title: Popular Music in Japan, 1877-2010
Description: This course examines the aesthetics and reception of popular music genres in Japan, including children's songs, war songs, enka, jazz, rock, hip-hop, reggae, Okinawan pop, J-Pop, and music for anime and video games. Through listening exercises, analyses of translated lyrics, and readings, we will consider the ways in which music has reflected Japanese identity in changing international contexts and the reception of Japanese artists overseas. Issues examined include nationalism, the music industry, language, cultural hegemony, subcultures, and technology.
Prerequisites: Familiarity with Japanese culture, as well as the basics of music, is helpful but not required.
Professors: Noriko Manabe
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