ASIAN POLITICS

概要

This course employs two perspectives to understand the histories of modern Japan in the context of East Asia and globalization from the early 20th century to the present. It examines how modern boundaries, identities, and cultures shaped in a rapidly emerging modern world order. The course also looks at how individuals respond to and are shaped by the variety of modernity(ies).

目標

The main questions that will be asked and addressed including: What and why does the history of East Asia matter where capitalism has reached into all corners of the world and the term ‘globalization’ has become a cliché? What are the major transformations and lines of continuity in East Asian politics? What factors in the historical development of modern China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan explain changes and continuity? This course has some basic goals including: 1) To familiarize students with some fundamental concepts of reconciliation, peace, and coexistence in a range of historical contexts; 2) To encourage students the capacity to analyze and to interpret historical theories and case studies in the local and global context of East Asia (China, Japan, Korea(s), and Taiwan) to ensure a transnational perspective; and 3) To help students develop an in-depth understanding of national, regional, and global dimensions in the makings of modern East Asia and interactions by shedding particular lights on human agency, nongovernmental organization, and local dynamics in East Asia to think critically about development of nation-state discourses and narratives.

授業外の学習

This course highly encourages students to engage in discussion and debate, and the capacity to interpret social and political theories and case studies in local and global context. Students are expected to study at least three hours per week for each class.

所要時間: At least 190 minutes or more per lecture.