The Shiseido cosmetics company's advertising represents the changing ideals of beauty and cosmopolitanism, and the reality of consumer culture, as developed in Japan in the 1930s. (Image courtesy of The Shiseido Archives.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. John Dower
Prof. Shigeru Miyagawa
MIT Course Number
21G.027 / 21G.590 / 21H.250 / CMS.874
As Taught In
Spring 2012
Level
Undergraduate / Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
Asia in the Modern World: Images and Representations examines visual representations of Asia, interpreting them from both historical and modern contexts. This course is based around using the Visualizing Cultures website. Case studies focus on Japan and China from the mid-19th to the mid-20th centuries.
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