- 学部・研究科
Faculty/Graduate School - 法/文/経/商/社/政策/外/人間/シ/環/化
- 時間割コード
Course Code - 00579
- 科目名
Course title
サブテーマ
Subtitle - Japanese Culture (Modern Culture and Post-war History)
- 授業形態/単位
Term/Credits - クラス
Class -
- 秋/2
- 担任者名
Instructor - ベルチャ アドリアン
- 曜限
Day/Period - 木3
- 授業概要
Course Description
到達目標
Course Objectives -
授業種別 / Teaching Types
講義（対面型）
言語 / Language
英語(English)
授業概要 / Course Description
Japanese Culture (Modern Culture and Post-war History) is a combination lecture that examines Japanese post-war history from the end of WWII to the present day. This course is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of key events and developments of the post-war that include intellectual trends and social movements, material culture, political and economic changes, gender relations, and issues affecting the ordinary person. In our investigation of Japanese post-war history and culture, we will draw on a number of mediums such as television, film, manga, online interviews and social media.
授業は全て英語で行われます。履修する学生は以下の語学力（相当）を必要とします：
GTEC 260以上
TOEFL ITP 505以上
TOEFL iBT 60以上
TOEIC 580以上
IELTS 5.0
英検準１級以上
CEFR B1
・本科目は、入学時及び２年進級時に受験しているプレースメントテスト（GTECまたはTOEFL ITP）のスコアを利用し、履修者が定員を超過した場合は上記スコア要件に合致していない学生から優先的に削除されます。本科目の受講を希望しており、GTEC受験以降に上記のスコアに相当する語学力を取得した者は、事後抽選日の2日前（土日祝日を除く）までに各種テストの証明書コピーを国際教育支援室まで提出してください。また、スコア要件に合致している学生で定員を超過した場合は、無作為抽選となります。
・上記スコアを所持していない学生は、先に留学準備スキルアップ科目を修得する等、CEFR B1以上の取得を目指してください。到達目標 / Course Objectives
1) Acquire new insights into modern Japanese culture and history
2) Develop critical thinking and analytic skills
3) Strengthen communicative skills through discussions and presentations授業手法 / Teaching Methods
・教員による資料等を用いた説明や課題等へのフィードバック
・学生による学習のふりかえり
・学生同士の意見交換（グループ・ペアワーク、ディスカッション、ディベート等含む）
・プレゼンテーション（スピーチ、模擬授業等含む）
・課題探究（プロジェクト学習、課題解決型学習、ケーススタディ等含む）
- 授業計画
Course Content -
授業計画 / Course Content
Week 1 - Orientation
Module 1 (1945-1965)
Week 2 - End of WWII. Living in Occupied Japan.
Week 3 - The 'Reverse Course'. Sakaguchi Ango’s “On Decadence”
Week 4 - Kurosawa Akira and the Japanese Cinema of the 50’s
Week 5 - Okinawa’s Special Position in Modern Japan
Module 2 (1965-1985)
Week 6 - Quiz 1. The Post-War Economic Miracle
Week 7 - Mishima Yukio and the Student Movement
Week 8 - Society and Culture in the 70’-80’
Week 9 - Kawabata Yasunari and the Japanese Sense of Beauty
Module 3 (1985-Present)
Week 10 - Quiz 2. Oe Kenzaburō’s Ambiguous Japan
Week 11 - Bubble Economy and the “Lost Decades”
Week 12 - Japanese Domestic Terrorism. New Religions
Week 13 - Japan in the Anthropocene. Miyazaki Hayao
Week 14 - Quiz 3. Group Presentations (1)
Week 15 - Group Presentations (2). Conclusions
* The topics are tentative. Some changes may be applied depending on students' interests.
* Starting with Week 8, in each session some time will be allocated for brainstorming ideas, research, editing and rehearsal for the final group presentation.授業時間外学習 / Expected work outside of class
Readings or films to watch in advance will be provided for each class. Students are expected also to review important keywords and cultural concepts and prepare for a short quiz after each module. Some time will be needed to research the group topic for the final presentation.
- 成績評価の方法・基準・評価
Grading Policies /
Evaluation Criteria -
方法 / Grading Policies
定期試験を行わず、平常試験(小テスト・レポート等)で総合評価する。
Participation (discussions&assignments): 40%
Quizzes (mini test at the end of each module) 30%
Final Group Presentation: 30%基準・評価 / Evaluation Criteria・Assessment Policy
* Being more than 15min late will be counted as an absence.
* As communication and discussion are important in achieving the course objectives, being absent more than one third of total number of classes may not be credited (attend at least 10 sessions!)
* The instructor must be contacted in advance if for some reason participation in the final group presentation is prevented.
- 教科書
Textbooks
The necessary materials will be provided in class or via LMS.
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参考書
References Andrew Gordon A Modern History of Japan: From Tokugawa Times to the Present (4th ed.) Oxford University Press 9780190920555
- フィードバックの方法
Feedback Method Short feedback will be provided by the end of each module. The final group presentation will also include a few minutes of feedback.
- 担任者への問合せ方法
Instructor Contact TBA in the first class.
- 備考
Other Comments Students are encouraged to actively participate in the class discussions, submit their assignments and keep track of their weekly progress. To minimize paper consumption, digital submission of assignments and the use of a personal notebook is also encouraged.