ASIAN TEXTS: LEGACY OF THE PAST*

国際教養学部

ALIT3250

コース情報

担当教員: THOMPSON Mathew

単位数: 4

年度: 2024

学期: 秋学期

曜限: 火3, 金3

形式: 対面授業

レベル: 300

アクティブラーニング: あり

他学部履修: 可

評価方法

授業参加

60%

リアクションペーパー

40%

その他

1) Active, even passionate, participation in games we play in this class is extremely important: 60% 2) Formal essays and presentations: 40%. Periodically, students will be required to make formal speeches within the context of a game and to submit those speeches in written form. 3) Regular attendance is particularly important to this class. Late arrivals, if numerous, will be considered the same as an absence. Any student missing more than two classes (without explanation or receiving permission) will receive a lower final grade. Students who are absent more than four classes should expect to fail.

詳細情報

概要

This course is designed to give students an intensive introduction to the cultural and intellectual landscapes of certain moments in world history, with an emphasis on East Asia. Although the content changes from year to year, possible subject matter includes: Confucianism and Ming China, Samurai Culture in Tokugawa Japan, Dynastic Change in Choson Korea, The Fall of the Bakufu in 19th Century Japan, The French Revolution, Revolution in India, and others. This course will be run as a non-traditional course that makes use of the Reacting to the Past pedagogy. Although a few classes will be devoted to lectures and seminar-style group discussion, most classes will be devoted to interactive role-playing games that take the form of structured debates.

目標

First and foremost this course is designed to increase students' cultural literacy of seminal moments in cultural and intellectual history. A heavy emphasis will also be placed on close reading of important texts, writing persuasively, speaking eloquently, and strategic thinking.

授業外の学習

It is extremely important to be aware that this class requires a high level of effort from students. Given the nature of the role-playing games we will be playing in class, each student's commitment to the course will have a substantial impact on the quality of the experience that other students have. This is not a course that students can be passive listeners in; it demands active participation 100% of the time. As such, students should expect to work very hard (and enjoy themselves in the process). Expected work: Course Readings (120 minutes); Group Work (90 minutes); Writing Assignments (40 minutes)

所要時間: 250 minutes.

スケジュール

Course Introduction: The content of this course will change from year to year. Please consult the syllabus distributed at the first class for the most up-to-date schedule.
RTTP Game 1: Intro
Game 1 - "Confucianism and the Succession Crisis of the Wanli Emperor, 1587" Document Preparation and Class Discussion
Game 1: Document Preparation and Class Discussion
Game 1: Document Preparation and Class Discussion, part II
Game 1, Session 1
Game 1, Session 2
Game 1, Session 3
Game 1, Session 4
Game 1, Session 5
Wrapping up game 1: Class discussion of game events and how they compare to historical events and the problems that plagued Ming dynasty emperors
Game 2: "Legacy of the 47 Samurai"
Game 2: Document Preparation and Class Discussion
Game 2: Document Preparation and Class Discussion
Game 2, Session 1
Game 2, Session 2
Game 2, Session 3
Game 2, Session 4
Game 2, Session 5
Wrapping up game 2: Class discussion of game events - 1) how they compare to the outcome of the Ako Incident; 2) how they reflect the position of samurai in the 18th century
Game 3: "Defining a Nation: India on the Eve of Independence, 1945"
Game 3: Document Preparation and Class Discussion
Game 3: Document Preparation and Class Discussion
Game 3, Session 1
Game 3, Session 2
Game 3, Session 3
Wrapping up game 3
Concluding the class

教科書

There are no readings/textbooks that need to be purchased for this class. All week-to-week readings will be made available to students through Moodle.

参考書

書籍情報はありません。