HIST 2420: Maiko, Maids, and Masako: Women in Japanese Cultural History

Course Description

Same asANTHRO 2420. This course offers perspectives on famous Japanese women who have captured the public eye at various historical junctures. Students will learn to critically assess representations of these mythological, religious, occupational, and subcultural figures, as well as their linkage to notions of nationhood and modernity. This course counts toward the Global Perspectives graduation requirement.