亚洲与中东研究（跨时期东亚流行文化） MPhil Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (East Asian Popular Culture Across Time)

The primary aim of the programme is to develop a rigorous and innovative understanding of popular culture in East Asia from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries to the present. The Educational Aims of the course are: - To give students training in research skills and methodologies in the field of popular culture; - To develop students' expertise in relevant aspects of East Asian popular culture across Greater China, Korea and Japan; - To guide students in the critical investigation of a wealth of primary sources that are available in English translation; - To expose students to materials that have yet to be translated in English; - To give students the opportunity to carry out independent and original research under bespoke and close supervision.