Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2DescriptionThe course introduces current events and issues in contemporary Japanese culture through popular cultural products with a special attention to the phenomenon of the anime and manga. The course will examine the marketing and globalization of Japanese anime, manga, video games, dramas, films, music, and media reception by consumers. The course will also analyze how the internet negotiates, translates, and circulates the ideology of Japanese identity and culture, as the ways in which these products interact transnationally and attract global audience and fandom Open to all students. Course taught in English. JOURNALISM (JOURNAL) 