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Unit name Queering Japan: Popular Culture, Identity, and Nation
Unit code HMJ310
Credit points 12.5
Faculty/School College of Arts, Law and Education
School of Humanities
Discipline Global Cultures and Languages
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Learning Outcomes

  1. Identify important aspects of contemporary Japanese society, including the complexity and diversity of its many cultures.
  2. Apply queer method to an argument.
  3. Critically analyse stereotypical and essentialist representations of Japan using a multifaceted (queer) perspective.
  4. Explain key discourses of Japanese national identity, including how these have developed over the past century and how they operate in Japan today.
  5. Communicate using academic writing and presentation skills.

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Requisites

Prerequisites

25 points at introductory level in any discipline in any faculty

Co-requisites

Mutual Exclusions

You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:

HMJ210

Teaching

Teaching Pattern

2 hours weekly - 1 hour lecture, 1 hour tutorial

Assessment

Task 1: Discussion List Entry (20%)

Task 2: Reading Log and Oral Presentation (15%)

Task 3: Essay, 1700 words (25%)

Task 4: Take home exam (40%)

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