MLO 4: Secondary Cultural Knowledge
In addition to the Spanish language and Hispanic cultures, the student demonstrates a general knowledge of a sociocultural group other than a Hispanic one or mainstream American culture. The student develops a basic understanding of the ways of thinking (ideas, beliefs, attitudes, values, philosophies), the behavioral practices (patterns of social interactions) and the cultural products – both tangible and intangible (for example, art, history, literature, music) – of the
second culture.
second culture.
Integrated Narrative
I took the course JAPN 313: Manga, Anime/Modern Japan in order to complete my MLO 4: Secondary Cultural Knowledge, and it was taught by Andy Painter during his last semester at CSUMB. With a limited knowledge of Japanese culture, I was able to enter this class with an open mind to learn new ways of life and leave the class with a greater understanding of Japan, Americans who are fanatics of Japanese culture, and with greater artistic ability.
At the time I was taking this class I was recently getting into a new hobby, disc golf. Coincidentally, Professor Painter also shared this interest, and I was able to focus all of my homework Manga drawings with one central theme. When learning about specific genres or characteristics of Anime or Manga I was able to utilize them in my drawings. For example, we learned about what "otaku" was. Otaku, as defined on Wikipedia, is a "Japanese term for people with obsessive interests, commonly the anime and manga fandom". An otaku could be someone who sits in his/her room all day reading Manga, watching Anime, drawing Manga, and dreaming of an Anime world. Every day this person would do more or less the same thing. In Argentina, as I observed studying abroad, there are many soccer otaku's due to the fact that their entire world view is centered around their soccer team. I exemplified this idea in a Manga with a disc golf Otaku who played every day inside and around his house, watched videos online, and dreamed about disc golf.
Sample 1: Mangas
At the time I was taking this class I was recently getting into a new hobby, disc golf. Coincidentally, Professor Painter also shared this interest, and I was able to focus all of my homework Manga drawings with one central theme. When learning about specific genres or characteristics of Anime or Manga I was able to utilize them in my drawings. For example, we learned about what "otaku" was. Otaku, as defined on Wikipedia, is a "Japanese term for people with obsessive interests, commonly the anime and manga fandom". An otaku could be someone who sits in his/her room all day reading Manga, watching Anime, drawing Manga, and dreaming of an Anime world. Every day this person would do more or less the same thing. In Argentina, as I observed studying abroad, there are many soccer otaku's due to the fact that their entire world view is centered around their soccer team. I exemplified this idea in a Manga with a disc golf Otaku who played every day inside and around his house, watched videos online, and dreamed about disc golf.
Sample 1: Mangas