Cultural Studies in Global Asia
Ritsumeikan University / Australia National University (ANU) Dual Degree Program
This page contains optional additional references which I mention or use in class.
These are supplementary to the syllabus, course readings, etc. which you have access to on Manaba+.
WEEK 9
McCombe, J. (2014). " Common People": Realism, Class Difference, and the Male Domestic Sphere in Nick Hornby's Collision with Britpop. MFS Modern Fiction Studies, 60(1), 165-184.
Singer, C. (2018). Poor is Cool”: The Working-Classes as Myth in Pulp’s “Common People. In Resistance and the City (pp. 83-96). Brill Rodopi.
Pulp: Common People (YouTube)
WEEK 7
Guest lecture, no tutorial this week.
WEEK 6
How current Japan-South Korea tensions reflect decades of resentment (YouTube).
The History of Okinawa (Ryukyu Kingdom) Explained in 8 Minutes (YouTube).
APA Style Guidelines (YouTube)
Daliot-Bul, M. (2009). Japan brand strategy: The taming of ‘Cool Japan’and the challenges of cultural planning in a postmodern age. Social science Japan journal, 12(2), 247-266.
Iwabuchi, K. (2015). Pop-culture diplomacy in Japan: soft power, nation branding and the question of ‘international cultural exchange’. International Journal of Cultural Policy, 21(4), 419-432.
Bok-rae, K. (2015). „Past, Present and Future of Hallyu (Korean Wave)”. American International Journal of Contemporary Research, 5(5), 154-160.
WEEK 5
‘So alien! So other!’: how western TV gets Japanese culture wrong (HTML)
Hidden Meanings Behind Childish Gambino's 'This Is America' Video Explained (YouTube)
Chinese laundry detergent advertisement (YouTube)
Reynolds, G. (2011). Presentation Zen: Simple ideas on presentation design and delivery. New Riders.
The Unspoken Reality Behind the Harvard Gates | Alex Chang | TEDxSHSID (YouTube)
Logical Fallacies (YouTube)
Logical Fallacies, Purdue University (HTML)
WEEK 3
The best of Glastonbury 2019 in 3 minutes (YouTube).
WEEK 1
No additional resources from this week.