RELI 265 Manga, K-Drama, and Religion (RT)
The influence of Asian popular cultures in the contemporary world is enormous. Animes, mangas, manhwas, K-dramas, Bollywood movies have become commodities attractive to people beyond their original loci. Religious and spiritual values are ubiquitous in Asian popular cultures. This course will examine how religious and spiritual traditions of Asia, such as Shinto, Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism, and Christianity, are represented in the products of Asian popular cultures, especially in Manga and Korean dramas/movies, in order to understand their presented values and ethical insights.
Notes
will offer the course on J-Term