DSOC 22A00 - Contemporary Japanese Society

This class is designed to acquaint students with a variety of angles to approach modern Japan ranging from late Edo Period to current and future political and social challenges facing the country. Students will explore the multi-facetted and pluridisciplinary nature of Japanese studies and complete their own small research project.

The class is taught by a number of experts in the field of Japanese studies offering insights to aspects of Japan related to their own research. As most of them are based abroad, the course will be taught largely remotely.

To validate the course, the student is expected to pass the following assignments (at least three grades):