This is the homepage for my MA class Contents Tourism: Travel Induced by Popular Culture (autumn 2024).
Syllabus: 530621-日本社会研究２
Week 1: 4 October
Introduction: What is contents tourism?
See the following videos for basic introductions to contents tourism. What is Contents Tourism? and The Golden Age of Contents Tourism
Week 2: 11 October
Reading “Contents Tourism in Japan” (Philip Seaton et al)
Week 3: 18 October
Reading “Monogatari wo tabi suru hitobito” (Masubuchi Toshiyuki)
Week 4: 25 October
Reading “Film-Induced Tourism” (Sue Beeton)
Week 5: 1 November
Reading “Contents Tourism Research” (Okamoto Takeshi)
Week 6: 8 November
Reading “The Experiences of Film Location Tourists” (Stephan Roesch)
Week 7: 15 November
Reading “Heritage, Literary and Screen Tourism” (Sheela Agarwal and Gareth Shaw)
Week 8: 29 November
Reading “Contents Tourism and Pop Culture Fandom” (Takayoshi Yamamura & Philip Seaton eds)
Week 9: 6 December
Reading “Contents Tourism and Pop Culture Fandom” (Takayoshi Yamamura & Philip Seaton eds)
Active Learning Hours Report Deadline: Fieldwork at a “sacred site” of contents tourism report.
Week 10: 13 December
Mid-term presentation: students make a presentation about the topic of their end-of-term report.
Week 11: 20 December
Discussing an article based on the students’ research interests.
Week 12: 10 January
Discussing an article based on the students’ research interests.
Week 13: 17 January
Discussing an article based on the students’ research interests & wrap up.