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授業コード   Course Code 2MF3025000
授業開講年度   Year of Class 2023年度
授業形態   Course Mode 講義(対面授業)
授業名称   Class Name KCSOC205Contemporary Japanese Society/KC3043Contemporary Japanese Society
テーマ   Theme
科目名   Name of Subject KCSOC205Contemporary Japanese Society
英字科目名
English Name of Subject
Contemporary Japanese Society
身につく能力
Ability to be Acquired in This Class
◎=科目に最も関連する能力
〇=科目に関連する能力
知識・理解 Basic academic skills
知識・理解 General academic skills
汎用的技能 Communication in multiple languages
汎用的技能 Ability to analyse Japan's role in a globalizing society
態度・志向性 Leadership
態度・志向性 Humanity capable of forging transcultural human relations
態度・志向性 Ability to use language skills to engage in group projects
統合的な学習経験と創造的思考力 Ability to analyse problems that arise in global society and search for solutions to them
科目単位数   Credit 4
履修期   Term 春学期
教員氏名   Name of Teacher GILL Thomas P.
開講キャンパス   Campus 横浜
曜時   Day and Period 月曜3時限(春学期), 木曜3時限(春学期)
授業概要   Course Description The course will discuss important issues in contemporary Japanese society, with the purpose of fostering a critical stance towards discourses around Japanese society and some specific topics related to it. Lectures will be uploaded in advance to leave plenty of time for in-class discussion. Films will also be shown.
到達目標   Class Goals Through this course, students Will:
- Reflect on the evolution of Japanese society in recent years through detailed scrutiny of some key issues.
- Elaborate a critical stance of contemporary Japan through discussing especific topics related to its society and culture.
- Develop the habit of sharing their own knowledge and discussing their opinions.
授業言語   Language 英語
アクティブ・ラーニング   Active Learning アクティブ・ラーニング対応
授業計画
Daily Class Schedule
【第1回】 授業内容
Content/Topic
Orientation and introduction
Lecture 1: Introduction
Lecture 2: Is Japan a special case? Arguments for
予習内容
Preparation for Class
Fill in preliminary class survey 目安時間
Hours
4 時間
復習内容
Review of Class
Prepare for online quiz, to be taken at start of following class. 目安時間
Hours
4 時間
【第2回】 授業内容
Content/Topic
Week 2
Lecture 3: Is Japan a special case? Arguments against
Lecture 4: The roots of the belief in Japanese uniqueness
予習内容
Preparation for Class
Read lectures and related materials on Manaba. 目安時間
Hours
4 時間
復習内容
Review of Class
Prepare for online quiz, to be taken at start of following class. 目安時間
Hours
4 時間
【第3回】 授業内容
Content/Topic
Week 3
Lecture 5: Japan: monoethnic or multiethnic?
Lecture 6: Social class in Japan
予習内容
Preparation for Class
Read lectures and related materials on Manaba. 目安時間
Hours
4 時間
復習内容
Review of Class
Prepare for online quiz, to be taken at start of following class. 目安時間
Hours
4 時間
【第4回】 授業内容
Content/Topic
Week 4
Lecture 7: Japan as a Control Society
Lecture 8: Counterarguments to Japan as a Control Society
予習内容
Preparation for Class
Read lectures and related materials on Manaba. 目安時間
Hours
4 時間
復習内容
Review of Class
Prepare for online quiz, to be taken at start of following class. 目安時間
Hours
4 時間
【第5回】 授業内容
Content/Topic
Week 5
Film 1: I Was Born But... dir. Yasujuro Ozu (1932)
Film 2: Ikiru dir. Akira Kurosawa (1952)
予習内容
Preparation for Class
None 目安時間
Hours
4 時間
復習内容
Review of Class
Write brief reviews of both films. 目安時間
Hours
4 時間
【第6回】 授業内容
Content/Topic
Week 6
Lecture 9: Modes of Exchange in Japanese Society
Lecture 10: Religion (1): The Mainstream
予習内容
Preparation for Class
Read lectures and related materials on Manaba. 目安時間
Hours
4 時間
復習内容
Review of Class
Prepare for online quiz, to be taken at start of following class. 目安時間
Hours
4 時間
【第7回】 授業内容
Content/Topic
Week 7
Lecture 11: Religion (2) The Fringes
Lecture 12: The Ritual Year
予習内容
Preparation for Class
Read lectures and related materials on Manaba. 目安時間
Hours
4 時間
復習内容
Review of Class
Prepare for online quiz, to be taken at start of following class. 目安時間
Hours
4 時間
【第8回】 授業内容
Content/Topic
Week 8
Lecture 13: The Education System
Lecture 14: The Media
予習内容
Preparation for Class
Read lectures and related materials on Manaba. 目安時間
Hours
4 時間
復習内容
Review of Class
Prepare for online quiz, to be taken at start of following class. 目安時間
Hours
4 時間
【第9回】 授業内容
Content/Topic
Week 9
Lecture 15: Gender
Lecture 16: Sex, Marriage, Childbirth
予習内容
Preparation for Class
Read lectures and related materials on Manaba. 目安時間
Hours
4 時間
復習内容
Review of Class
Prepare for online quiz, to be taken at start of following class. 目安時間
Hours
4 時間
【第10回】 授業内容
Content/Topic
Week 10
Film 3: The Funeral dir. Itami Juzo (1984)
Film 4: Shoplifters dir. Hirokazu Koreeda (2018)
予習内容
Preparation for Class
None. 目安時間
Hours
4 時間
復習内容
Review of Class
Write brief reviews of both films. 目安時間
Hours
4 時間
【第11回】 授業内容
Content/Topic
Week 11
Lecture 17: Work
Lecture 18: Leisure
予習内容
Preparation for Class
Read lectures and related materials on Manaba. 目安時間
Hours
4 時間
復習内容
Review of Class
Prepare for online quiz, to be taken at start of following class. 目安時間
Hours
4 時間
【第12回】 授業内容
Content/Topic
Week 12
Lecture 19: Japanese pop culture 1
Lecture 20: Japanese pop culture 2
予習内容
Preparation for Class
Read lectures and related materials on Manaba. 目安時間
Hours
4 時間
復習内容
Review of Class
Prepare for online quiz, to be taken at start of following class. 目安時間
Hours
4 時間
【第13回】 授業内容
Content/Topic
Week13
Lecture 21: The Military
Film 5: The Cove (2009) Anti-dolphin hunting documentary.

Student presentations
予習内容
Preparation for Class
Read lecture and related materials on Manaba. 目安時間
Hours
4 時間
復習内容
Review of Class
Watch film 6: Beyond the Cove (2015) Pro-dolphin-hunting documentary and write short review of both dolphin films. 目安時間
Hours
4 時間
【第14回】 授業内容
Content/Topic
Week 14
Student presentations (1)
Student presentations (2)
予習内容
Preparation for Class
Write your presentation and submit slideshow on Manaba. 目安時間
Hours
4 時間
復習内容
Review of Class
Write responses to presentations on Manaba. 目安時間
Hours
4 時間
【第15回】 授業内容
Content/Topic
Week15
Summing-up
予習内容
Preparation for Class
Review previous class contents 目安時間
Hours
4 時間
復習内容
Review of Class
Prepare for final examination. 目安時間
Hours
4 時間
授業に関する注意事項   
Remarks for Class
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教科書   Texts Joy Hendry (2019) Understanding Japanese Society. Routledge (6th edition)
参考書   Reference Books Yoshio Sugimoto (2015). An Introduction to Japanese Society. Cambridge University Press (5th edition).
課題フィードバック方法区分
Assignment Feedback Method
授業時間外にmanabaで行う
課題フィードバック方法内容
Assignment Feedback Method Content
成績評価の基準   
Evaluation Criteria
Online tests:25%, Class presentations:20%. Midterm paper (1,000+ words): 20%, film reviews 10%, Final exam 25%.
関連URL   Related URL
備考   Notes Class contents and topic order are subject to modification.
添付ファイルの注意事項   Notice
更新日時   Date of  Update 2023年03月06日 13時54分51秒