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The first session will take place in LE 736.
Depending on the class size, it will be moved to LD 102 for the following sessions.
Concrete course topic:
Social Movements and Civil Society in Japan
Course Description and Overview
From an external view, Japan is often seen as a country with obedient citizens that lack aggressive social movements and “strong” civil society. Conversely, in a positive sense, Japan is imagined as a society in harmony and conformity without the tumultuous political disorder. Yet in fact, in various critical moment of time in its history, the country has experienced large scale uprisings that had significantly impacted the transformation of society and politics. This course will provide an overview of Japanese social movements from post-war period until current. The course introduces rich narratives of Japanese movements, particularly in two critical time phases in post-war Japan - the 1960s and post-2011. It also covers different types and topics of social movements from democratization movements, student activism, anti-war, terrorism, feminism, racial minority politics to environmental movements. By looking historically and comparatively of the Japanese social movements, the course will provide profound knowledge and critical perspective in understanding the development and the characteristics of Japanese society and its social structure.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, you will be able to critically analyze the unique characteristics of Japanese social movements with some comparative insights with social movements in Europe, US, Asia or other areas that you are familiar with. The course also offers an alternative perspective on post-war and contemporary Japan, which may differ significantly from the economic or political researches that focus solely on government authorities, large corporations and powerful elites.
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