Supplemental Reading List

Note: In general, get one of the most recent editions if possible.  I am only listing books that might be interesting to read in relation to the class topics. However, it is not necessary for students to feel that they absolutely have to purchase and read these books. Other articles or excerpts that are relevant will be uploaded online.


A Traveller's History of Japan - Richard Tames

Anime: from Akira to Princess Mononoke - Susan Napier

Bad Girls of Japan - Laura Miller, Jan Bardsley

Hip-Hop Japan: Rap and the Paths of Cultural Globalization - Ian Condry

Japan Pop! Inside the Worlds of Japanese Popular Culture - Timothy Craig

Millennial Monsters: Japanese Toys and the Global Imagination - Anne Allison