Japanese Creative Industries Studies
Master
In London
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Master
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2 Years
You will explore the complex ways in which the creative and cultural industries, as economic agents, (re-)configure the relationship between the local and the global.
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About this course
Good undergraduate degree or overseas equivalent in a humanities or social science subject. (Please note: the degree is taught in English.)
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MA Japanese Creative Industries Studies
Part-Time Programme
Why study this course at Birkbeck?
- Interdisciplinary programme with a choice of two pathways: Japanese Cultural Studies or Japanese Creative Industries Studies.
- Provides an advanced understanding of modern Japan, its cultural practices and producers.
- Ideal if you have a personal interest in Japan and cultural studies or want to enhance your career prospects in the media/cultural industries or in professions with an intercultural and international outlook.
Japanese Creative Industries Studies examines media organisations, advertising, branding, new media and cultural management. It engages with such key issues as creativity and the work culture of cultural producers.
Core Course
The compulsory core course, Key Issues in Japanese Creative Industries, provides you with critical insight into some of the key issues in Japanese creative industries studies. It examines the ways in which 'Japan', its society and culture(s) have been conceptualised and narrated at crucial moments in Japan's recent history. We will explore a wide range of cultural practices and productions in their social and historical formations, examine their producers and audiences, and engage with related critical debates in contemporary Japan.
Japanese Creative Industries Studies