Japanese film course in Tokyo

[Aaron Gerow]

Hi,

I wanted to let you know about a special course on Japanese Cinema  
and Culture I will be offering in Tokyo through the Yale Summer  
Session. It is a unique opportunity to learn about Japanese film in  
Japan in an English-based course, with resources enough to bring in  
filmmakers and make trips to film-related sites. The course will be  
held at the University of Tokyo and students will be housed in the  
Todai dorms. There is a limit of 10 enrollments. Here is the  
description from the Summer Session website (http://www.yale.edu/ 
summer/index.html):

  FILM S191 01 (30052) /JAPNS275
Japanese Cinema and Culture
Aaron Gerow
	
Summer 2008 SU 5B Session
Areas Hu
Distributional Group II
Not Cr/D/F
Offered in Tokyo, Japan. A broad introduction to Japanese cinema and  
its interrelations with modern Japanese culture. Topics include  
cinema's connections to theater, manga, television, fan subcultures,  
and literature, and the cultural significance of Japanese cinema both  
within Japanese culture and in world film. Events planned include  
visits to Kabuki and a film studio, and meetings with filmmakers.  
Students are responsible for all travel expenses to and from Tokyo,  
room and board costs in Japan, and any other expenses beyond tuition.  
Application deadline: April 1. Enrollment limited. For further  
information contact summersession.abroad at yale.edu. 1 Credit. Tuition  
$2,500. Session B: July 7 - August 8.

Please check out the Yale Summer Session site for information on  
application procedures, but feel free to e-mail me if you have any  
specific questions about the course.

Aaron Gerow
Director of Undergraduate Studies, Film Studies Program
Assistant Professor
Film Studies Program/East Asian Languages and Literatures
Yale University
53 Wall Street, Room 316
PO Box 208363
New Haven, CT 06520-8363
USA
Phone: 1-203-432-7082
Fax: 1-203-432-6764
e-mail: aaron.gerow at yale.edu