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2018　Graduate Lecture in Culture and Arts F1A

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Academic unit or major
Graduate major in Social and Human Sciences
Instructor(s)
Yamane Ryoichi 
Class Format
Lecture     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Fri3-4(W9-911)  
Group
-
Course number
SHS.U443
Credits
1
Academic year
2018
Offered quarter
3Q
Syllabus updated
2018/9/17
Lecture notes updated
2018/11/16
Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

In this course the instructor will facilitate discussions among students on history of the US print culture from its colonial period to the post-WWII period. 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 the US republic of letters has long been created and recreated, affecting the people’s feelings and thoughts.

Student learning outcomes

At the end of this course students will:
・ acquire the knowledge of various publications, publishers, and printing technology.
・ 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 in the US.

Keywords

US cultural and literary studies, studies on print culture, publications, publishers, and printing technology

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 Define print culture
Class 2 Books in the colonial period Learn what books were like in the colonial period
Class 3 Books in the antebellum period Learn what books were like in the antebellum period
Class 4 Books in the Reconstruction period Learn what books were like in the Reconstruction period
Class 5 Books in the modernist period Learn what books were like in the modernist period
Class 6 Books in the postmodernist period Learn what books were like in the postmodernist period
Class 7 Review and discussion part I Discuss what the US print culture is all about
Class 8 Review and discussion part II Discuss what the US print culture is all abou

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).

ryamane[at] ila.titech.ac.jp

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