University of Wisconsin–Madison • The First-Year Interest Groups Program • figs.wisc.edu The Monstrous and the Supernatural in Japanese Visual Culture
figs.wisc.edu/2019fall48 FIG 48 • Fall 2019
main class instructor: Gene Phillips
10 credits supernatural is one important and and contemporary “high” and pop- fun way to gain cultural insight. ular culture. Since medieval times, monsters MAIN CLASS History 104: “Introduction to and other supernatural creatures East Asian History: Japan” — Art History 105 have had an important place in Survey of major cultural, social, The Monstrous and the Japanese world view as well the Supernatural in as its literature and art. Today, political and economic develop- Japanese Visual Culture we see that heritage most clearly ments in Japanese history from in film, anime (animation), and ancient to recent times. LINKED CLASS manga (comic books), but it ap- Anthropology 104: “Cultural History Department 104 pears in other media as well. In Anthropology and Human Introduction to East this seminar, we will look at such Diversity” — Introduction to cul- Asian History: Japan modern manifestations in light of tural anthropology for non-majors; those from earlier times and try comparative cross-cultural con- LINKED CLASS to understand why Japan has this sideration of social organization, Anthropology 104 wealth of monsters and how it re- economics, politics, language, Cultural Anthropology lates to other aspects of Japanese and Human Diversity culture and how it has affected religion, ecology, gender, and other parts of the world. Activities cultural change. Includes 50% Exploring a society’s concep- will include reading and viewing coverage of U.S. ethnic and racial tions of the monstrous and the selected works from pre-modern minorities. •
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MAIN CLASS figs.wisc.edu/2019fall48 FIG 48 • Fall 2019 Art History 105 The Monstrous and MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8:00 am the Supernatural in Japanese Visual Culture LEC 1: MW 2:30–3:45 9:00 am • Humanities • Elementary 10:00 am credits: 3 ANTHRO 104 HISTORY 104 ANTHRO 104 ANTHRO 104 LEC 3 DIS 302 LEC 3 DIS 307 class number: 64911 9:55–10:45 am 9:55–10:45 am 9:55–10:45 am 9:55–10:45 am 11:00 am LINKED CLASS
12:00 pm History Department 104 Introduction to East Asian History: Japan 1:00 pm LEC 1: TR 2:30–3:45 + DIS 302: W 9:55–10:45 2:00 pm • Humanities or Social Science • Elementary ART HIST 105 HISTORY 104 ART HIST 105 HISTORY 104 • Honors Optional 3:00 pm LEC 1 LEC 1 LEC 1 LEC 1 2:30–3:45 pm 2:30–3:45 pm 2:30–3:45 pm 2:30–3:45 pm credits: 4 class number: 60381 4:00 pm
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5:00 pm Anthropology 104 Cultural Anthropology 6:00 pm and Human Diversity LEC 3: TR 9:55–10:45 + Enrolled in a FIG and you change your mind? DIS 307: F 9:55–10:45 FIG classes are designed to be taken • After classes begin, if you need to drop • Ethnic Studies together. When you enroll in a FIG, you a single class within the FIG, please • Social Science are signed up for these classes as a whole contact Kari Fernholz (see below) to • Elementary group, not as separate classes. review your situation. If necessary, she credits: 3 Dropping one FIG class means ending will provide the required authorization class number: 44822 your enrollment in all of the classes in to drop the class. the FIG. • Wednesday, September 11, 2019 is So, here’s what you should know if you the last day to drop a class without it want to drop the FIG: appearing on your college transcript. • You can drop all the classes on your own • Friday, September 13, 2019 is the last day at enroll.wisc.edu. Any non-FIG class to add a class without first getting depart- will not be affected. ment permission.
University of Wisconsin–Madison • figs.wisc.edu Nathan Phelps, director • 608-263-6504 • [email protected] get help from Kari Fernholz, assistant director 608-262-7375 • [email protected] June 4, 2019 11:07 AM