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A Pentatonic Scale Activity
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Abstract: An activity for elementary and middle school students that introduces a pentatonic scale often used in the music of east Asia.
Civil-Military Relations, Spring 2003
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Abstract: Subject consists of five sections. After a general survey of the field, students consider cases of stable civilian control, stable military rule (coups), and transitions from military to civilian rule. Cases are selected from around the world.
Comparative Health Policy, Fall 2004
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Abstract: Analyzes the health policy problems facing America including adequate access to care, the control of health care costs, and the encouragement of medical advances. Considers market and regulatory alternatives as well as possible foreign models including Canadian, Swedish, British, and German arrangements. ... More »
Country Information
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Abstract: Information on the countries visited during the INNOVATE 2005 conference.
East Asia in the World, Spring 2003
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Abstract: This subject examines the interactions of East Asia with the rest of the world and the relationships of each of the East Asian countries with each other, from ca. 1500 to 2000 A.D. Primary focus on China and Japan, with some reference to Korea, Vietnam, and Central Asia. Asks how international diplomatic, ... More »
East Asian Cultures: From Zen to Pop, Fall 2002
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Abstract: Examines traditional forms of East Asian culture (including literature, art, performance, food, and religion) as well as contemporary forms of popular culture (film, pop music, karaoke, and manga). Covers China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, with an emphasis on China. Attention given to women's ... More »
East Asian Cultures: From Zen to Pop, Fall 2005
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Abstract: Examines traditional forms of East Asian culture (including literature, art, performance, food, and religion) as well as contemporary forms of popular culture (film, pop music, karaoke, and manga). Covers China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, with an emphasis on China. Attention given to women's ... More »
Economic History, Fall 2003
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Abstract: A survey of world economic history, designed to introduce economics graduate students to the subject matter and methodology of economic history. Topics chosen to show a wide variety of historical experience and illuminate the process of industrialization. Term paper due at the end of IAP. This subject ... More »
Expedition 8 Crew Talks to Students in Japan
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Abstract: In this video segment adapted from NASA, students in Matsuyama City, Japan, interview Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale and Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri about life and work aboard the International Space Station.
Frontiers of Dance: Ledoh and Salt Farm Butoh Dance Company
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Abstract: SPARK goes into rehearsals with butoh dancer Ledoh, as he explores the ancient, agrarian roots of his Ka-Ren ancestry in Burma with his group The Salt Farm Butoh Dance Company. This Educator Guide traces the history of butoh to its origins in post-war Japan and its diverse contemporary forms.
Healey's Theorem
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Abstract: Denis Healey was the British secretary of state for defense from 1964 to 1970 and chancellor of the exchequer from 1974 to 1979. In this video segment, Healey reflects on the period in which he was defense secretary under Prime Minister Harold Wilson. He recalls the opposing interests of Germany and ... More »
In the Mountains of New Mexico
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Abstract: At age twenty-seven, physicist Philip Morrison joined the Manhattan Project, the code name given to the U.S. government's covert effort at Los Alamos to develop the first nuclear weapon. The Manhattan Project was also the most expensive single program ever financed by public funds. In this video segment, ... More »
India's Non-Nuclear Course
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Abstract: Chandra Shekhar Jha was India's foreign secretary from 1965 to 1967. In this video segment, Jha explains why India cannot exclude the future possibility of owning nuclear weapons. The key to disarmament, he insists, rests with the nuclear nations that are 'adding to their stockpiles' and 'preparing for ... More »
Japan's Nuclear Policy
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Abstract: Ambassador Ryukichi Imai-journalist, nuclear engineer, and general manager at Japan Atomic Power Company-was Japanese ambassador to the United Nations Disarmament Conference from 1982 to 1987. In this video segment, Imai explains why he believes that Japan will never embark on a nuclear-weapons program. ... More »
Japanese Literature and Cinema, Spring 2006
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Abstract: Surveys both cinematic and literary representations of diverse eras and aspects of Japanese culture such as the classical era, the samurai age, wartime Japan and the atomic bombings, social change in the postwar period, and the appropriation of foreign cultural themes, with an emphasis on the modern ... More »
Japanese Popular Culture, Spring 2003
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Abstract: 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), ... More »
Marketing, Microchips and McDonalds: Debating Globalization, Spring 2004
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Abstract: Everyday we are bombarded with the word "global" and encouraged to see globalization as the quintessential transformation of our age. But what exactly does "globalization" mean? How is it affecting the lives of people around the world, not only in economic, but social and cultural terms? How do contemporary ... More »
Morita, Juvenile Justice in Japan: A Historical and Cross-Cultural Perspective Fall 2007
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Abstract: Morita, Juvenile Justice in Japan: A Historical and Cross-Cultural Perspective. From Legal Studies 163: Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice - Fall 2007 - This course examines the premises, doctrine, and operational behavior of juvenile courts, particularly in relation to the commission of seriously ... More »
Out of Ground Zero: Catastrophe and Memory, Fall 2005
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Abstract: Subject offers a cross-cultural and trans-historical perspective on the problems of catastrophe and the process of memorializing. It asks what media and various art forms can offer to the project of collective memory. It engages key texts on the notion of "ground zero" in the urban cultures of Europe ... More »
Politics and Policy in Contemporary Japan, Spring 2003
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Abstract: This subject is designed for upper level undergraduates and graduate students as an introduction to politics and the policy process in modern Japan. The semester is divided into two parts. After a two-week general introduction to Japan and to the dominant approaches to the study of Japanese history, ... More »