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This course examines Japanese popular culture as a way of understanding the changing character of media, capitalism, fan communities and culture. Topics include manga (comic books), hip-hop and other popular music in Japan, anime (Japanese animated films) and feature films, sports (sumo, soccer, baseball), and online communication. Emphasis will be on contemporary popular culture and theories of gender, sexuality, race, and the workings of power in global culture industries.
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Music is an important part of human experience and the unending desire to express oneself in creative and imaginative ways. The purpose of this course is to help students further enhance their appreciation for music as a creative tool of the imagination, as entertainment, and as a window into who we are as social beings. Part of the course also helps students to advance their listening skills, which leads to a better understand of what music actually contains. For this purpose, the course explores western classical music; American folk, popular and religious music; along with a sampling of music from non-western cultures.
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Digital Corporation sponsors a demonstration of the evolution of voice technology at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel. Stevie Wonder demonstrates the Kurzweil reading machine and DECtalk machine, which allow him to operate a synthesizer. Wonder lays down tracks with the drumbeat, bass and string instruments for the song, 'I Just Called To Say I Love You.' Wonder sings along to the tracks he has recorded; he changes one of the lines of the song to thank Digital Corporation and Raymond Kurzweiler (inventor of the reading machine). The audience applauds for Wonder. A man presents Wonder with a silver Revere bowl to commemorate his visit to Boston. Meg Vaillancourt reports on Wonder's demonstration of the new technology. Vaillancourt interviews a computer vendor who has displayed his computers at a table. The computer vendor demonstrates the voice capabilities of his computers. Tape 2 of 2.
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The concept of globalization fosters the understanding of the interconnectedness of cultures and societies geographically wide apart; America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Subject scans existing debates over globalization in four continents. Explores how globalization impacts everyday life in the First and Third World; how globalization leads to a common cosmopolitan culture; the emergence of a global youth culture; and religious, social, and political movements that challenge globalization. Materials examined include pop music, advertisements, film posters, and political cartoons. Topic for Spring 2003: Popular Culture in Japan. Taught in English.
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