Transnational Asian Media Cultures, 2 ECTS – Department of Journalism and Mass Communication

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ASI5B Transnational Asian Media Cultures 2 ECTS

Organised by

Journalism and Mass Communication/ISSS

Person in charge

Kimmo Laine

Belongs to following study modules

Learning outcomes

To gain general understanding of the transnational nature of media culture from the Asian perspective

The course discusses the global spread of Asian-originated media cultures, focusing on Japanese media and popular culture, Chinese and Hong Kong films and the so called “Bollywood” phenomenon. Approaches include production, distribution and reception/usage/fandom of Asian media cultures in Asia and globally.

Teaching language

English

Modes of study

Evaluation

Numeric 1-5.

Study materials

Compensatory literature: Chua Beng Huat & Koichi Iwabuchi: East Asian Pop Culture: Analysing the Korean Wave (2008) and Albert Moran & Michael Keene: Television Across Asia (2003)