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

Course #: ASIAN 265L

Description:
The purpose of this class is to explore, critically and comparatively, various discourses about popular cultural icons of East Asia. We will focus on two specific well-known examples - women entertainers and male figures adapt at martial arts- with the following aims: 1) to focus on specific historical contexts, which suggest how and why these categories were formed and became important; 2) to understand how dynamic and motivated these seemingly unchanging and timeless icons actually are; and 3) to investigate how gendered identities are constructed and manipulated for particular goals.

Notes:
ASIAN 265L and MDNLNG 265L are the same course.

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Offered in:

2025 Spring

Section Class Number Schedule/Time Instructor Location
01 10436 MWF
11:00 - 11:50 am
Kawashima,Teruko McCormack M01-0410
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 01/27/2025 - 05/14/2025
Capacity: 20
Enrolled: 16
Status: Open
Credits: 3/3
Class Notes: This course uses low-cost course material which will cost less than $50. For more information about low-cost course material, please visit open.umb.edu
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Course Attributes: International, World Cultures