MLL 455 - Japanese Manga and Anime Masterpieces in English Translation

Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-3; Social Justice
Japanese Manga (graphic novels) and Anime (animated films) course brings together the multicultural perspectives to probe the richness and subtleties of these deceptively simple cultural forms. Explore the historical, cultural, sociological, and religious aspects and examine specific sub-genres artists.

Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-UD-3 - Upper Division Arts or Humanities, Overlay - Social Justice
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Areas 1A, 1B, 1C and GE-2 with grade C- (CR) or better (GE Areas A1, A2, A3 and B4 for students on the 2024-25 or earlier catalogs).
Strongly Recommended Preparation: Upper division status (greater than 60 earned semester units) and completion of lower division Area 3 requirements (lower division Area C requirements for students on the 2024-25 or earlier catalogs).
Repeatability: May be repeated for credit for a maximum 8 units.
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground, or Hybrid, or Online-Asynchronous.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Course Typically Offered: Variable Intermittently

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Describe Japanese visual arts and the significance in Japanese society
Identify major time periods and events in Japanese visual art history
Analyze aspects of Japanese culture and how they impact Japanese identities, society, and world perceptions
Analyze the cultural transformation that took place in Japan from the modern to post-modern eras and how it is demonstrated in Japan today
Evaluate the pre-assumptions and prejudices about Japanese culture and consider how the perceptions changed

GE-UD-3. Upper-division Arts or Humanities Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate an understanding of and ability to apply principles, methodologies, values systems, and thought processes employed in the arts and humanities.
Analyze cultural production as an expression of, or reflection upon, what it means to be human.
Demonstrate how the perspectives of the arts or humanities are used by informed, engaged, and reflective citizens to benefit local and global communities.

Social Justice Overlay Learning Outcomes

use a disciplinary perspective to analyze issues of social justice and equity;
describe the challenges to achieving social justice; and
identify ways in which individuals and/or groups can contribute to social justice within local communities, nations, or the world.