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September 2025
Standard Module
Discussion-based
Medium intensity
Days and Times
Meeting Mondays & Wednesdays at 9:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on September 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29
Hosoda Mamoru is an anime director whose films are known for their exploration of family, virtual worlds, and the relationships between wildness and domesticity. In this module, we will watch several of Hosoda's films as per the proposed outline below and we will discuss their themes, history, and literary background.
The module will follow an 8-session structure as shown below:
The module will follow an 8-session structure as shown below:
| Outline | 8-Session Structure |
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| Week 1 | Session 1: Biography, influences, contexts, and early works |
| Session 2: Summer Wars | |
| Week 2 | Session 3: The Boy and the Beast |
| Session 4: The Boy and the Beast, continued | |
| Week 3 | Session 5: Mirai |
| Session 6: Mirai, continued | |
| Week 4 | Session 7: Belle |
| Session 8: Belle, continued |
Required Texts
Students should have access to the five films. Three of them are available with a Crunchyroll subscription; the other two can be rented online for about $5 each.
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| 1 |
Wed, Sep 3 9:00 PM |
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| 2 |
Mon, Sep 8 9:00 PM |
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| 3 |
Wed, Sep 10 9:00 PM |
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| 4 |
Mon, Sep 15 9:00 PM |
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| 5 |
Wed, Sep 17 9:00 PM |
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| 6 |
Mon, Sep 22 9:00 PM |
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| 7 |
Wed, Sep 24 9:00 PM |
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| 8 |
Mon, Sep 29 9:00 PM |
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