SCOPESCOPE (Sustainability Co-Creation Programme)
ARS300HAJapanese Rural SocietyJapanese Rural Society
Shamik Chakraborty
授業コードなどClass code etc
学部・研究科Faculty/Graduate school | SCOPESCOPE (Sustainability Co-Creation Programme) |
添付ファイル名Attached documents | |
年度Year | 2022 |
授業コードClass code | C3513 |
旧授業コードPrevious Class code | |
旧科目名Previous Class title | |
開講時期Term | 秋学期授業/Fall |
曜日・時限Day/Period | 火4/Tue.4 |
科目種別Class Type | |
キャンパスCampus | 市ヶ谷 / Ichigaya |
教室名称Classroom name | 各学部・研究科等の時間割等で確認 |
配当年次Grade | 1~4 |
単位数Credit(s) | 2 |
備考(履修条件等)Notes | |
他学部公開科目Open Program | |
他学部公開(履修条件等)Open Program (Notes) | |
グローバル・オープン科目Global Open Program | ○ |
成績優秀者の他学部科目履修制度対象Interdepartmental class taking system for Academic Achievers | |
成績優秀者の他学部科目履修(履修条件等)Interdepartmental class taking system for Academic Achievers (Notes) | |
実務経験のある教員による授業科目Class taught by instructors with practical experience | |
SDGsCPSDGs CP | |
アーバンデザインCPUrban Design CP | |
ダイバーシティCPDiversity CP | |
未来教室CPLearning for the Future CP | |
カーボンニュートラルCPCarbon Neutral CP | |
千代田コンソ単位互換提供(他大学向け)Chiyoda Campus Consortium | |
カテゴリーCategory |
展開科目/Disciplinary & Elective Courses 日本社会とサステイナビリティ/Japan & Sustainability |
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授業の概要と目的(何を学ぶか)Outline and objectives
This is an introductory course on Japanese rural society from a cultural anthropology/ human geography point of view. The main objective is to develop an understanding of Japanese rural society and its contact points with sustainability arguments among the students. It is designed in a way to engage the students to read and understand key literature, as well as to provide a roadmap for further exploration on the subject.
到達目標Goal
In this course, students will develop a good understanding of the rural societies of Japan, including rural landscapes, and their change, and they will be able to analyze them through recent sustainability literature. Students will become aware of various related issues in Asian and global contexts which will give them a broader idea of the sustainability of rural landscapes in general. This will be helpful for their further studies/research in sustainability studies.
この授業を履修することで学部等のディプロマポリシーに示されたどの能力を習得することができるか(該当授業科目と学位授与方針に明示された学習成果との関連)Which item of the diploma policy will be obtained by taking this class?
Among diploma policies, "DP3" is related
授業で使用する言語Default language used in class
英語 / English
授業の進め方と方法Method(s)(学期の途中で変更になる場合には、別途提示します。 /If the Method(s) is changed, we will announce the details of any changes. )
Lectures will be combined with student presentations (2 sessions). There will also be opportunities for reflection and discussion on the lectures/readings. Students are required to come prepared to the class and complete assignments on time.
Feedback on assignments submitted by students will be provided in class or through the Learning Management System. The class will be conducted on a face-to-face basis with availability of online platforms only for those students who are not in Japan at the time of conducting the classes. Please note that the teaching approach may vary according to which threat level of Covid -19. The details will be announced through the Learning Management System.
アクティブラーニング(グループディスカッション、ディベート等)の実施Active learning in class (Group discussion, Debate.etc.)
あり / Yes
フィールドワーク(学外での実習等)の実施Fieldwork in class
なし / No
授業計画Schedule
授業形態/methods of teaching:対面/face to face
※各回の授業形態は予定です。教員の指示に従ってください。
Week 1[対面/face to face]:Understanding cultural anthropology and its connection to rural society
What is cultural anthropology? How cultural anthropology can be applied for ‘deeper’ understanding of human-nature relationships.
Week 2[対面/face to face]:Concept of landscapes
What are landscapes? How concept of landscapes can be applied to the study of rural societies.
Week 3[対面/face to face]:Satoyama and Satoumi ecosystems of Japan
What are Satoyama and Satoumi? Satoyama and Satoumi as cultural landscapes and seascapes, their role in sustaining the rural society.
Week 4[対面/face to face]:Role of rural landscapes in society
Role of rural landscapes in language, social relations, gender, ethnicity, identity in Japan: Examples from field studies
Week 5[対面/face to face]:Rural Depopulation
Rural depopulation in Japan and its effects on Satoyama/Satoumi environments
Week 6 [対面/face to face]:Methods for studying rural societies
Cultural anthropological methods to study rural societies with illustrative examples.
Week 7[対面/face to face]:Case studies of selected rural societies and their sustainability
Examples of rural socio-ecological landscapes from Japan and their changes -(Part A) Satoyama landscapes of Shirakawa-go, active volcanic landscape of Aso, matagi hunter-gatherers of the Shirakami mountains.
Week 8[対面/face to face]:Case studies of selected rural societies and their sustainability
Examples of socio-ecological landscapes from Japan and their changes -(Part B) Satoumi seascapes. The ama female divers of Ise-island, fishing villages of Seto-Inland sea, traditional nearshore fisheries in Okinawa.
Week 9[対面/face to face]:Factors of degradation and restoration of Satoyama and Satoumi
Factors of degradation of traditional rural landscapes in Japan, recent ventures for their revitalizations.
Week 10[対面/face to face]:Different epistemologies of rural landscape -1
Towards a transdisciplinary approach to understand rural societies: Unification of different epistemologies of inland and coastal areas, and their cultural relations to Japanese society.
Week 11[対面/face to face]:Different epistemologies of rural landscape -2
Towards a transdisciplinary approach to understand rural societies: Unification of different epistemologies of inland and coastal areas, and their cultural relations to Japanese society.
Week 12[対面/face to face]:Students' presentations
Student presentations and discussions (Individual or group presentation will be decided based on the number of students enrolled).
Week 13[対面/face to face]:Students' presentations
Student presentations and discussions (reserve day).
Week 14[対面/face to face]:Summary
Summary of course and wrap up
授業時間外の学習(準備学習・復習・宿題等)Work to be done outside of class (preparation, etc.)
Preparatory study and review time for this class are 2 hours each.
テキスト(教科書)Textbooks
There is no strict requirement for buying textbooks but the following books will be followed in general
•Satoyama: The Traditional Rural landscapes of Japan. Kazuhiko Takeuchi, Robert D. Brown, Izumi Washitani, Atsushi Tsunekawa, Makoto Yokohari (Eds.). Springer, Tokyo, 2003.
•Social and Cultural Anthropology: The Key Concepts. Nigel Rapport. Routledge, London. 2014.
参考書References
Further Readings:
The Ecological Transition: Cultural Anthropology and Human Adaptation. John W. Bennett. Pergamon Press, New York. 2014.
Japan's Shrinking Regions in the 21st Century. Peter Matanle, Paul Rausch & the Shrinking Regions Research Group. Cambria Press, London. 2011.
Other materials will be distributed in Class.
成績評価の方法と基準Grading criteria
Class participation and discussions: 20%
Presentations: 30%
Final report: 50%
学生の意見等からの気づきChanges following student comments
No significant changes were required based on students' comments.
学生が準備すべき機器他Equipment student needs to prepare
None
その他の重要事項Others
Please note that if the number of students attending the first class significantly exceeds expectations, in order for the instructor to effectively manage the class, the number of students who are allowed to register for the course may be limited.