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2022　Cultural Anthropology B

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Academic unit or major
Humanities and social science courses
Instructor(s)
Tanaka Rieko 
Class Format
Exercise    (Livestream)
Media-enhanced courses
Courses specified
Day/Period(Room No.)
Mon1-2(W621)  Thr1-2(W621)  
Group
-
Course number
LAH.H203
Credits
2
Academic year
2022
Offered quarter
4Q
Syllabus updated
2022/8/4
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

In this class, we will have a rethink about today's social issues from various performances (music, video, performances, essays, etc.) in the world. Specific themes are virtual reality, withdrawal, identity, minority, inequality, friction, discrimination, social institutions, food safety, and the environment. Theoretically, we will consider a wide range of each case with reference to global studies based on cultural anthropology and the theory of intercultural communication.

Student learning outcomes

1. To acquire the basic stance of global studies and intercultural communication theory.
2. To understand the problematic system over contemporary cultural studies.
3. To be able to deepen understanding of the diversity of culture and identity and express one's own opinion.

Keywords

Cultural anthropology, social issues, performance, media, experience

Competencies that will be developed

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

Class flow

This class is conducted online using Zoom. The class consists of lectures, group work, information sharing, and discussion in writing using the chat feature. Students can ask questions at any time using chat. Students are expected to submit a reflection paper weekly with Google Form.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Hamburger Empire Food Safety and Globalization
Class 2 Lumiere! Technology and aesthetics to look at "now and here"
Class 3 Dali's Dream A Connected World and Me
Class 4 World from the perspective of Hikikomori What are dreams / reality and reality?
Class 5 Wandering Landscape "Global Scape" and contemporary world
Class 6 Illusion of "us" Traditions and communities created
Class 7 Nation Connection Collective unconscious
Class 8 People living in the border area borders, people and nations
Class 9 Looking at ethnicity Who is the actor?
Class 10 Living Minority biopolitics
Class 11 When social issues occur Disparity, friction, resistance
Class 12 At the end of deterritorialization Hybridity theory
Class 13 Looking at the world De-anthropocentricity / naturalism
Class 14 Review and looking forward: sense and experience About the distance between me and the world

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)

None required.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

N/A

Assessment criteria and methods

Attendance (40%), response papers and exercises during the lectures (20%), midterm and final exams (40%).
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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