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

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
1/27/25 - 5/14/25
MoWeFr 11a.m. – 11:50a.m.		 McCormack M01-0410 3 $1984 (guest students)
Date
1/27/25 - 5/14/25
Time
MoWeFr 11a.m. – 11:50a.m.
Location
McCormack M01-0410
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$1984 (guest students)

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.

This course is closed for registration.

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

1/27/2025 - 5/14/2025

Location

McCormack M01-0410

Enrolled / Capacity

15 / 30

Status

Closed

Instructor

Teruko Kawashima

Tuition*

$1984 (guest students)

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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