Culture of Japan １

平成28年度以降入学者	Culture of Japan １
平成27年度以前入学者	Culture of Japan １
教員名	青柳　寛
単位数	2	学年	1～4	開講区分	文理学部
学期	前期	履修区分	選択

授業テーマ	ＪＡＰＡＮＥＳＥ　ＰＯＰＵＬＡＲ　ＣＵＬＴＵＲＥ ________________________________________ This course covers the ethnographic approach to Japanese popular culture (JPC). Students will examine social mechanisms, cultural practices, and historical processes that set the stage for the social phenomena of JPC. Investigations include: how JPC and relevant trends emerge, spread, and become parts of Japanese national competence. Subjects include manga, anime, J-pop music, pop idols, power spot boom, otaku syndrome, Cawaii culture, and Cool Japan. ※この講座では現代日本のポピュラー文化の文化社会的な意味や政治経済的な成立条件、あるいはトレンド形成のメカニズムと効果を民族誌的な視点から吟味する。授業は英語と日本語を合理的に取り入れながら履修生自らの解説能力の助長を図る。
授業のねらい・到達目標	To enhance skills in academic acquisition, research, and communication in both English and Japanese – mainly for Japanese students who are interested in studying and working abroad. ※主に海外での留学や仕事を考えている学部生に対し、英語と日本語の双方を駆使した学術的なコミュニケーションを通して、日本の事情や日本文化の諸相をよりよく理解し伝えて行くスキルを養う。
授業の方法	1) A series of lectures to enhance acquisition 2) Assignments that aim to enhance summarization skills 3) Presentations that facilitate skills in research and communication
履修条件	No specific background is required, but students must be willing to learn, think, and communicate for the sake of personal betterment. ※既成の専門知識は要求されないが、学術的な探究と思索とコミュケーションの意欲は持ち合わせていることが必要である。
事前学修・事後学修，授業計画コメント	Core lectures, arguments, as well as reading and writing will be executed in English, while acquisitional techniques will be discussed in Japanese for Japanese students. ”国際派”を目指す日本人履修者のスキルアップを念頭に、修学の技法を日本語で解説しながら、コアとなる高度な英語による講義と議論、及び読み書きの各作業を行っていく。

授業計画
1	Introduction to the Course: Ethnographic Approach to JPC
2	Japanese Popular Cultural Studies: Overarching Framework and Study Outlines
3	Japan, Inc. and the "Bright New World": Understanding the National Matrix of Postwar Japan
4	J-Pop Music and Japanese Cosmology: How Genres are Culturally Composed
5	Pop Idolatry of Past and Present
6	Research Workshop 1: Organization Guildelines
7	Semiotics and Cultural Strategies of J-Fashion
8	TAKUMI World and the Legacy of Japanese-Style Cultural Production
9	Japan's Popular Visual Arts 1: From Animism to Animation
10	Japan's Popular Visual Arts 2: The TAKUMI of Japanimation Industry
11	Kogal Phenomenon: Manifestations of Subculture in Japan
12	Research Project Workshop 2. How to Analyze and Summarize Your Research Data
13	The Fantastic World of O-Edo: The Dawn of Japanese Consumer Culture
14	Meiji Transformation and the Westernization of Japanese Lifestyle
15	Cool Japan: Issues Surrounding the Dissemination of Japanese Trend in Asia and Beyond

その他
教科書	Course Package will be assigned in class
成績評価の方法及び基準	レポート(30%)、授業内テスト(30%)、授業参画度(40%)
オフィスアワー	Before and after class hours