日本の文化Ⅱ
担当者リネペ アンドレ教員紹介
単位・開講先選択  2単位 [自己啓発支援科目]
科目ナンバリングJLT-102

授業の概要(ねらい)

This course offers students a critical evaluation of the genre of “Discourses about the Japanese” (Nihonjin ron). During the winter term we will focus on Ruth Benedict's famous book “The Chrysanthemum and Sword: Patterns of Japanese Culture” from 1946, which had a profound influence on discourse about Japanese culture in the postwar period and beyond in the West as well as in Japan.

授業の到達目標

Students can expect to come out of this lecture with a better understanding structure and historical context of the genre of “Discourses about the Japanese”. The course participants will be better prepared for engaging in an informed discussion Japanese culture and the historical background of popular stereotypes.

成績評価の方法および基準

・Class/Precept Participation (online / in-class) (30%)
・Weekly Assignments (50%)
・Final Exam (20%)

教科書・参考文献

種別書名著者・編者発行所
教科書The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: Pattern of Japanese CultureRuth Benedict; Ian Buruma (foreword)Mariner Books 2006
参考文献『菊と刀:日本文化の型』ルース・ベネディクト;長谷川松治訳講談社学術文庫 2005

準備学修の内容

All students are expected to fulfill the following course requirements on a weekly basis:
・Preparation of the assigned readings
・Preparation of detailed lecture notes
・Memorization of Japanese technical terms and their english translation words pertaining to the intellectual and cultural history of Japan

その他履修上の注意事項

・The course language will be English (note: consultations are possible both in English and Japanese)
・All course participants are strictly advised to attend the first session ("Introduction") online or in-class
・Students are advised to bring their Student ID to class
・Late arrivals will be penalized
・Minor modifications to the course schedule are possible during the semester

授業内容

授業内容
第1回・Introduction (course object, methodology, sources)
第2回・Special Lecture: American War Propaganda and the Work of the OWI
第3回・Source Reading: The Chrysanthemum and the Sword, Chpt. 1-2
・Course work: Student Presentation, Group Discussion
第4回・Source Reading: The Chrysanthemum and the Sword, Chpt. 3
・Course work: Student Presentation, Group Discussion
第5回・Source Reading: The Chrysanthemum and the Sword, Chpt. 5-6
・Course work: Student Presentation, Group Discussion
第6回・Special Lecture: Ruth Benedict's Cultural Anthropology in Context
第7回・Source Reading: The Chrysanthemum and the Sword, Chpt. 7-8
・Course work: Student Presentation, Group Discussion
第8回・Source Reading: The Chrysanthemum and the Sword, Chpt. 9
・Course work: Student Presentation, Group Discussion
第9回・Source Reading: The Chrysanthemum and the Sword, Chpt. 10
・Course work: Student Presentation, Group Discussion
第10回・Source Reading: The Chrysanthemum and the Sword, Chpt. 11
・Course work: Student Presentation, Group Discussion
第11回・Special Lecture: The Personality and Culture School - Sapir and Benedict
第12回・Source Reading: The Chrysanthemum and the Sword, Chpt. 12
・Course work: Student Presentation, Group Discussion
第13回・Source Reading: The Chrysanthemum and the Sword, Chpt. 12
・Course work: Student Presentation, Group Discussion
第14回・Source Reading: The Chrysanthemum and the Sword, Chpt. 13
・Course work: Student Presentation, Group Discussion
第15回・Course Summary