Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2DescriptionThis course is designed to provide students with a broad understanding of Japanese culture and society through non-fictional and fictional literary texts and films from ancient times to present. It will include a brief survey of Japanese history as it relates to cultural developments in Japanese literature, film and the arts. There will be a special focus on critically examining literary texts and films to understand and interpret their cultural, social and historical context through primary sources (literature in translation, plays, film, anime, manga, etc.) and secondary sources (literary and cultural criticism). Select readings will introduce students to various topics including folklore, westernization, women's studies, war, and current popular culture. This course is discussion-based and will be conducted in English. 