授業案内

2019 年度の授業 (開講は10 月から12 月)

Courses for 2019 (October through December, 10 classes each)

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
10:30-12:00

13:00-14:30 International Migration in Asia, from and to Japan Assistant Professor Nicholas Mahood Lambrecht, Assistant Professor  Soares Motta Felipe Augusto (Guest )

Introductory Japanese
Language Course
(non-credited) Professor Matthew BURDELSKI

Traditional Culture in
Contemporary Context
Associate Professor
Hitoshi TANAKA
Contemporary Japanese Society
Professor
Shoya UNODA
14:40-16:10 Language and Society
Professor
Matthew BURDELSKI

History and Memory

Assistant Professor

ZHOU Yufei (Guest)
16:20-17:50

History and Memory: WWII in Asia and Europe from a Comparative Perspective

Since a Japanese history textbook had for the first time evoked protests from China and Korea in 1982, the "history problem", a controversy over the historical interpretation of wartime violence and colonial occupation, has become one of the destabilizing factors that threaten East Asia's peaceful regional order. In Europe on the other hand, debates over the question how to remember the past in academic circles and public spheres have seldom escalated into diplomatic conflicts after the Franco-German reconciliation in 1963. Aiming at analyzing East Asia’s history problem from a historical and comparative perspective, this lecture firstly gives an overview of the unfolding of WWII in Asia, focusing on its military and intellectual connectedness to Europe. On this basis, this lecture discusses the question how the collective memories of the war have been shaped by public discourses, education and academic debates in East Asian countries in comparison to Europe's experience of postwar reconciliation.

Language and Society

In this course, we will take up the subject of language as a resource in constituting socio-cultural meanings, such as identity, including gender, sexuality, ethnicity, and nationality. While the object of our study will focus a good deal on Japanese and English, we will also use the themes developed in the class to discuss European and other Asian languages, particularly those relevant to the students enrolled in the course.

Traditional Culture in Contemporary Context

While the title "contemporary Japanese culture" may remind you of manga, anime and video game, this course will rather pick up facets of traditional culture (Shinto, Buddhism, sumo,  ...) and examine them in contemporary context. We will discuss conflicts within Japanese society and the gap between self-understanding inside and perception from outside.

This course will also approach to Japanese culture in other ways: We will analyse classic discourses on Japanese culture (Nakane, Benedict) and visit a marginalized part of Osaka to study social inclusion through art.

International Migration in Asia, from and to Japan

Issues related to migration have become increasingly important in Asia as well as in Europe. The aim of this course is to provide students with an understanding of how migration in Asia, both from and to Japan, has taken place over the course of the modern period. The topic of migration will be discussed thoroughly from a variety of perspectives .

Contemporary Japanese Society

Japanese society has experienced drastic transformation since the defeat in World War II. This course outlines social and political changes postwar Japan has undergone in comparison with the cases of European countries. It also examines postwar Japanese society from various viewpoints such as gender, minorities, and the atomic bomb experience.