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2019　Cultural Anthropology B

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Academic unit or major
Humanities and social science courses
Instructor(s)
Tanaka Rieko 
Class Format
Lecture     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Mon1-2(W621)  Thr1-2(W621)  
Group
-
Course number
LAH.H203
Credits
2
Academic year
2019
Offered quarter
4Q
Syllabus updated
2019/8/2
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

What does "feeling = thinking" mean? This lecture will focus on human activities, such as “to see, to read and to hear”, and study cultural events and artistic activities around the world. The purpose of this work is to reconsider "sense" from the perspective of cultural anthropology. Therefore, we will focus on historical development of theories, etc., but will include many case studies of artistic field. This class will broaden the range of "world" that can be imagined.

Student learning outcomes

1. To acquire the basic concept of ​​cultural anthropology
2. To gain a deep understanding of arguments about "feeling = thinking (sense, emotion, body, etc., as a way of thinking)"

Keywords

Anthropology and Art, sense, sensibility, emotion, body

Competencies that will be developed

✔ Specialist skills ✔ Intercultural skills Communication skills Critical thinking skills ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Three lectures are given on each theme, accompanied by writing response papers based on reading or visual materials.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Introduction (1) Explore the problem of sense in modern society
Class 2 Introduction (2) Understand the arguments over sense, art, and anthropology
Class 3 To see (1) Media theory of Marshall McLuhan and others
Class 4 To see (2) Learn the theory of sense from Martin Heidegger and other philosophers
Class 5 To see (3) How can we understand Cine-Anthropology?
Class 6 Film session Express your own opinions based on the film
Class 7 To read (1) Explore the Oratory of Walter Ong's theory about Epic
Class 8 To read (2) Understand Eric Havelock's theory about texts and poets
Class 9 To read (3) Semiotics, what is "to read"?
Class 10 Film session Express your own opinions based on the film
Class 11 To hear (1) Explore John Cage's music and his arguments about "mushroom's life"
Class 12 To hear (2) Consider Murray Schafer's Soundscape
Class 13 To hear (3) From studies of auditory culture, what is "to hear"?
Class 14 Film session Express your own opinions based on the film
Class 15 Final exam Confirm the results learned in the lecture

Textbook(s)

None required.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

We focus on the following documents, but we distribute and introduce necessary sections.
Morphy, Howard and Morgan Perkins, eds. (2006) "The Anthropology of Art: A Reader". Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing.

Assessment criteria and methods

Attendance (40%), response papers and exercises during the lectures (30%), final exam (30%).
Those failing to attend more than 2/3 of the lectures will fail the class.

Related courses

  • LAH.H103 ： Cultural Anthropology A
  • LAH.H303 ： Cultural Anthropology C

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

No prerequisites. Active participation in the course is expected.

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