- Place
- Intensive
- Credits
- Lecture1 Exercise0 Experiment0
- Code
- 94094
- Syllabus updated
- 2012/9/26
- Lecture notes updated
- 2012/9/21
- Semester
- Fall Semester
Outline of lecture
This course is a brief introduction to Japanese culture with some explanation of characteristics of Japanese society and history. As the scope of Japanese culture is quite large, the lectures will focus on some topics on which each one has special interests. The lecturers from Japan and a foreign country could provide information, knowledge and ideas on special topics of Japanese culture from different angles to the students. We believe that this should be quite stimulus for the students. Active discussions in each class should be welcome.
Purpose of lecture
The purpose of this lecture is to offer the hints of right understanding of japanese culture and society.
Plan of lecture
Four lecturers talk about japanese history,japanese international folk song,animation,clothes,life style,craftmanship,integration,economics,traditional performing arts such as kabuki and etiquette.
Textbook and reference
Inazo Nitobe:BUSHIDOｽ朶amurai Ethics and the Soul of Japanｽ
Daisetz T. Suzuki : ZEN and Japanese Culture
Chie Nakane: Japanese Culture within International Society
Related and/or prerequisite courses
Learning from Japanese Environmental Problems (No 94093)
Ethics for Scientists and Engineers (No 99408)
Evaluation
attendance 50%
small report 50%
