What you will learn
- Methodologies to "visualize" Japanese history between the 1850s and 1930s
- An understanding of Westernization, social protest, modernity in Japanese history through digital imagery
- Strategies for learning — and teaching — history through visual sources
- Noteworthy factors which promoted the development and change of Tokyo in the postwar period, such as the U.S. occupation and Tokyo Olympic Games
- The dynamic exchange of gazes in postwar Tokyo from different perspectives
Program Overview
Expert instruction
3 high-quality courses
Self-paced
Progress at your own speed
5 months
2 - 4 hours per week
$182
USD
For the full program experience
Courses in this program
VJx's Visualizing Japan XSeries Program
- Visualizing Japan (1850s-1930s): Westernization, Protest, Modernity
- Visualizing Postwar Tokyo, Part 1
- Visualizing Postwar Tokyo, Part 2
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