In this course, we will take up the social system of early modern Japan.
You will study the historical background of modern social structure.
1)To learn the social system of Japanese early modern history and compare it with modern society.
2)To understand the relationship between historical description and literary works.
the relationship between Bakufu and Han, inheritance of Daimyo, personnel affairs and career advancement, villain, Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu
✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
1)Topic changes every two lessons.2)At the beginning of each class, you will be given short comments on previously submitted reports and question.3)Towards the end of class, you will be given a short report related to what is taught on that day.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Guidance | To understand "How to study history". |
Class 2 | Social order ① ―the relationship between Bakufu and Han. | To understand the truth of Sankin Kohtai. |
Class 3 | Social order ② ―inheritance of Daimyo | To think about "family". |
Class 4 | Personnel affairs ① ―Structure of personnel affairs | To understand the bureaucratic route of success in the Tokugawa shogunate. |
Class 5 | Personnel affairs ② ―Current status of career up. | To consider the actual situation of career advancement, taking Ohoka Tadasuke and Moriyama Takamori as examples. |
Class 6 | How villains have been created. ① | To understand how history villains are made, taking Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu as an example. |
Class 7 | How villains have been created. ② | We will investigate the reason why historic descriptions and literary works have been different in the character drawn. |
Class 8 | Summary | To complete the summary in answer to the questions given by the students. |
None required.
1)Fukutome, Maki. Shogun’s brain Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu. Tokyo: Sintyosha. ISBN:978-4106104190 (Japanese)
2)Course materials will be provided during class.
Student course scores are based on final exams(70%)and short reports(30%).
No prerequisites.
No classes will be given on April 10 (Wed) because of the orientation sessions for incoming first-year students. Second year and above graduate students do not need to attend these orientation sessions.
Date of the first class is April 17 (Wed).