HIST 173D
Postwar Japanese History through Film
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Designed for juniors/seniors. Exploration of postwar Japanese history through medium of film and film criticism. Much of postwar Japanese cinema can be seen as reflecting on and questioning place of Japan in world reshaped by catastrophic war and its lingering specter. Through screenings and critical discussion of select films spanning half-century following World War II, consideration of cultural, aesthetic, and sociopolitical significance of postwar as demarcated category in Japan. Reflection on ways in which filmic presentations of state of being postwar engaged with lived history, memory, and present time. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Fall 2024 - I really enjoyed the class overall, Marotti was a great professor and I liked all the movies we watched in class. However I literally was always on the verge of falling asleep in that class because the classroom was sooooo quiet and still, like it was genuinely so hard to stay awake. There's not a lot of assignments in this class worth points so the few that you have matter a lot.
Fall 2024 - I really enjoyed the class overall, Marotti was a great professor and I liked all the movies we watched in class. However I literally was always on the verge of falling asleep in that class because the classroom was sooooo quiet and still, like it was genuinely so hard to stay awake. There's not a lot of assignments in this class worth points so the few that you have matter a lot.
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