Academic Calendar - 2018 ARCHIVE
Western University Academic Calendar. - 2018ARCHIVE
Media, Information and Technoculture 3281F/G
BUBBLE, POP, ELECTRIC: JAPANESE VISUAL AND TECHNOCULTURE
The current influx of "J-Pop" into the North American mainstream makes it important to consider the cultural context from which these products emerge. This course will explore contemporary Japanese visual and technoculture, and will consider how the Japanese aesthetic is forcing us to rethink our own approach to technology and design in the West.
Antirequisite(s): MIT 3775G if taken in 2011-12, 2012-13, or 2013-14.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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CATEGORY A
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Subject Code: MIT
Media, Information and Technoculture 3281F/G
BUBBLE, POP, ELECTRIC: JAPANESE VISUAL AND TECHNOCULTURE
The current influx of "J-Pop" into the North American mainstream makes it important to consider the cultural context from which these products emerge. This course will explore contemporary Japanese visual and technoculture, and will consider how the Japanese aesthetic is forcing us to rethink our own approach to technology and design in the West.
Antirequisite(s): MIT 3775G if taken in 2011-12, 2012-13, or 2013-14.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.