Visualizing Japan
Through the rich historical visual archives, this 3-course XSeries covers Japan's modern history from the 1850s to the 1930s, as well as that of postwar Tokyo. Visualizing Japan is one of the Best Online History Courses.
The first course, "Visualizing Japan (the 1850s–1930s): Westernization, Protest, Modernity," looks at how historians "visualize" the past and examines historical events such as Commodore Perry's 1853–54 mission to Japan and the Hibiya Riot in Tokyo in 1905. It also looks at modernism via the archives of Shiseido, a famous Japanese cosmetics manufacturer. Visualizing Postwar Tokyo, Parts 1 & 2 focus on the changes and advancements in Tokyo after WWII, as well as the gazes exchanged in postwar Tokyo as a location of visuals. This XSeries provides an excellent overview of Japan's modernization and the development of postwar Tokyo.
What you will learn:
- The beginnings of China and how early themes in Chinese culture are still relevant in the twenty-first century
- How did people's attitudes towards themselves change with the development of aristocratic culture and Buddhism?
- Classical Chinese poetry and calligraphy are both ancient Chinese arts.
- How China's evolving social and political elite delivers unity to the country and ushers in a new era of global empire
- How the economic and political realities of today's China arose centuries ago in the region
Duration: 5 months (2 - 4 hours per week)
Fee: $147USD (For the full program experience)
Self-paced: Progress at your own speed
Expert instruction: 3 high-quality courses
Enroll here: https://www.edx.org/xseries/visualizing-japan
