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- Graduate major in Social and Human Sciences
- Instructor(s)
- Yamane Ryoichi
- Class Format
- Lecture (Livestream)
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- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Tue7-8()
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- Course number
- SHS.U443
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2022
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2022/4/20
- Lecture notes updated
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- Language used
- Japanese
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Course description and aims
In this course the instructor will facilitate discussions among students on a vast field of critical theories ranging from new liberalism to material turn. Each student will be required to read some materials related to the topic and give some presentations on them.
This course aims to highlight the ways in which various critical theories have affected the people’s feelings and thoughts.
Student learning outcomes
At the end of this course students will:
・ acquire the knowledge of various critical theories.
・ learn the skills of both distant reading and close reading.
・ be able to make sophisticated comments on not only artworks, but also socio-political issues.
Keywords
Critical theories, cultural studies, literature
Competencies that will be developed
| Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
In each session, the instructor will give lectures on historical background, and students will be requested to read texts related to the lectures. All participants will read them prior to the class, listen to a presentation by one of the students and have a further discussion either in Japanese or in English.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction: New Liberalism | Define new liberalism |
| Class 2 | New historicism | Learn how to use new historicism |
| Class 3 | Cultural materialism | Learn how to use cultural materialism |
| Class 4 | Cultural studies | Learn how to use cultural studies |
| Class 5 | Print Culture | Learn how to use the perspective of print culture |
| Class 6 | Material Turn | Learn how to apply the material turn to your study |
| Class 7 | Review and discussion. Submit your essay. | Discuss what the US print culture is all about |
Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Materials will be provided during class.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Related books and articles will be mentioned when necessary.
Assessment criteria and methods
class participation: 50%, Final paper: 50%
Related courses
- SHS.U444 ： Graduate Lecture in Culture and Arts F1B
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
Nothing required
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from "[at]" to "@"(half-width character).
ryamane17[at]gmail.com
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