Part I: The Foundations of Asian Pop Culture Studies Jan 30 (T): (2) Historicizing Asian Pop Culture Readings/Viewings: Chua, Introduction & Chapter 1 [CSUDH Library Link ] Katsumata, Hiro. “Japanese Popular Culture in East Asia: a new insight into regional community building”. International Relations of the Asia-Pacific, Vol 12, 2012, p. 133-160.  Readings Response Journals Grading Criteria: Reading journ als should be at least 350  words in length (approximately one half page, single-spaced) and  should accomplish the  following:  - Clear, concise, well- or ganized engagement with that lecture ’ s readings/viewings;  - Demonstrate analytical capabilities and creative thinking;  - Include a brief overview of the material and a personal critical assessment or  opinion  - Demonstrate completion of that Lecture ’ s  readings/viewings, usually by citing  sp ecific examples taken from those materials in your response;  - Provide critical reflection on that Lecture ’ s readings/viewings based on your own  personal thoughts and ideas.  - Mere summaries of the readings or lengthy anecdotal tangents will NOT be  accepted  How you organize your response is open, but be sure that you reference  all of the  readings/viewings somewhere in your response (references can be by title or author; no  formal citations are needed).  How you demonstrate critical reflection i s open.  Here are  some questions you might consider: How do the readings/ viewings connect to i ssues  discussed in that particular Lecture?  What did you find most inter esting about the  readings/viewings and why?  Do you agree with the ideas presented?  What issues did  the authors overlook?  How do these issues or ideas relate to your own life or t o things  you are leaning about in other classes?  Did this reading change your perspective on  something? .

1. Part I: The Foundations of Asian Pop Culture Studies
Jan 30 (T): (2) Historicizing Asian Pop Culture
Readings/Viewings:
Chua, Introduction & Chapter 1 [CSUDH Library
Link
]
Katsumata, Hiro. “Japanese Popular Culture in East Asia: a new
insight into regional community building”. International
Relations of the Asia-Pacific, Vol 12, 2012, p. 133-160.
Readings Response Journals Grading Criteria: Reading journ
als should be at least 350
words in length (approximately one half page, single-spaced)
and
should accomplish the
following:
-
Clear, concise, well-
or
ganized engagement with that lecture

2. ’
s readings/viewings;
-
Demonstrate analytical capabilities and creative thinking;
-
Include a brief overview of the material and a personal critical
assessment
or
opinion
-
Demonstrate completion of that Lecture
’
s
readings/viewings, usually by citing
sp
ecific examples taken from those materials in your response;
-
Provide critical reflection on that Lecture

3. ’
s readings/viewings based on your own
personal thoughts and ideas.
-
Mere summaries of the readings or lengthy anecdotal tangents
will NOT be
accepted
How you organize your response is open, but be sure that you
reference
all
of the
readings/viewings somewhere in your response (references can
be by title or
author; no
formal citations are needed). How you demonstrate critical
reflection i
s open. Here are
some questions you might consider: How do the readings/
viewings connect to i
ssues
discussed in that particular Lecture? What did you find most

4. inter
esting about the
readings/viewings and why? Do you agree with the ideas
presented? What
issues did
the authors overlook? How do these issues or ideas relate to
your own life or t
o things
you are leaning about in other classes? Did this reading change
your
perspective on
something?