Units: 4
Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 1 hour; outside research, 1 hour; written work, 1
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Prerequisites: upper-division standing or consent of the instructor
Description: Studies gender/race/ethnic/sexual politics and minority cultural productions in modern Japan. Explores the historical backgrounds/ epistemology of minority politics in Japan. Introduces the vibrant yet underprivileged voices of minority subjects. Includes LGBTQ issues, Zainichi Koreans, Ainu, Okinawa, Abelism, and the Buraku caste system.
Cross-listing: Cross-listed with JPN 116.