International Communication 1

YAMAMURO, Kentoku
  Elective  2 credits
【General Basic Subjects・1st semester】
14-1-0086

1.
Objectives
Japan has formed the present form through interaction with various foreign civilizations. Hereafter, it is indispensable that we learn to deepen our international exchanges while simultaneously defending our time honored native traditions.. We will learn how to do this task from a wide variety of experiences of our ancestors.
2.
Outline
In ancient times, Japan looked up to China with as a role model, and after the Meiji era, the Western countries became the new role model, which Japan emulated by embarking on a path of nation-building There were the time in which Japan was sealed off to outside world like the Edo era and developed its unique civilization, and the time in which it revolted against European and American civilization like the WWII wartime.
International communication 1 consists of lectures on Japan from ancient times to the Edo period, focusing on changes of culture. International communication 2 will consist of lectures on Japanese history after the Meiji Restoration.