【授業の目的】
近代日本の文化史に関する文献講読とクラス討論を通じて、日本人の行動や考え方を、近代日本という時代背景の中で理解することを目的とする。
（授業の言語は英語なので、下記の説明もすべて英語となります。）
Since Meiji, lots of new subject matter were used as basis for literary works, as indeed in all of popular culture. In this class, we are going to read some of these writings (English translation attached), watch several films set in the first decades of modern Japan, and discuss their backgrounds, late Meiji to the first years after World War II.
【授業の到達目標】
(1)近代日本文化史に関する諸問題を、時代背景と結びつけて理解し、分析することができる。（知識・理解）
(2)主体的な分析を基づき、自分の考えを英語で論理的に説明することができる。（技能）
Scenes of war and peace, urban and rural life, fast change and tradition, things that have been preserved and such that have vanished: Participants will be introduced to some famous and then-famous writers and films, and know both Japanese modern culture and 20th-century developments in their country somewhat better than before.
【授業概要（キーワード）】
20th century history, Japanese society, cultural change
【学生主体型授業（アクティブラーニング）について】
C-1．自分の意見をまとめて発表する機会がある。：26～50％
【科目の位置付け】
(Please refer to the curriculum map to determine which curriculum policy is applicable for this course.)
Late Meiji to early Showa: Familiar and less familiar aspects of modernizing Japan.
【授業計画】
・授業の方法
Rather than handing in a written report, participants are expected to prepare a short English-speaking presentation on a course-related topic of their own choice along with an accompanying handout for one of the final sessions.
・日程
1: Introduction
2-5: Changes in Society, Changes in Popular Culture: Late Meiji to Early Showa
6-9: New Stage Entertainment in Japan: Modern and Classic
10-12: City and Country in a Changing World
13-15: Presentations
【学習の方法・準備学修に必要な学修時間の目安】
・受講のあり方
If you have any questions, never forget to ask. That's what the teacher is there for.
・授業時間外学習（予習・復習）のアドバイス
Read the stories beforehand, and prepare questions and comments.
【成績の評価】
・基準
Apart from your final presentation, taking an active part in discussions and Q&A will be most important for successful participation.
・方法
Final Presentation&Handout: 40%
Active Participation: 60%
【テキスト・参考書】
Prints of the stories will be handed out during the class.
【その他】
・学生へのメッセージ
This class will introduce you to some interesting aspects, and some fine novelists of modernizing Japan.
・オフィス・アワー
Thursday, 13:30 to 14:30 (General Education Section 1, 2nd floor, E-204)
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