ESOPExchange Students from Overseas Program

The course will introduce contemporary Japanese society with a special focus on gender studies. Students are expected to read academic articles and discuss topics related to gender roles in the family, media and performing arts of Japan.
Both international students and regular Hosei students will work together in groups to conduct a fieldwork experiment and create presentations and papers on a topic covered in class.

By the end of the course, students should be able to build their knowledge of Japanese contemporary society by critically examining gendered and stereotyped images of Japan. In conducting the group work together, both international and domestic students will gain cooperation skills and be able to share their viewpoints, which will be drawn from their diverse perspectives.

英語 / English

This course will be taught through short lectures and group discussions. Students are expected to read the assigned readings and discuss related topics in class on a weekly basis. They will also conduct mini-ethnographic projects as a group and write a report at the end of the course. Comments in the reaction paper will be introduced in class and used to deepen our discussions.

あり / Yes

あり / Yes

授業形態/methods of teaching：オンライン/online

※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。

1[オンライン/online]：Introduction

Introduction to the course and to gender studies in Japanese contemporary society

2[オンライン/online]：Gender equality in Japan (1)

Gendered gaps in the workplace and politics

3[オンライン/online]：Gender equality in Japan (2)

Gendered division of labour at home

4[オンライン/online]：Gender ideals among Japanese youth

Changing notions of gender roles: ikumen, kajidan, joshiryoku

5[オンライン/online]：Gender and koseki system in Japan

Shared family names, same-sex marriage, mukokuseki

6[オンライン/online]：Gender, sexuality and violence in Japan

Sexual harassment, sexual assault

7[オンライン/online]：Gender and sexuality in Japanese pop culture

Child pornography vs. freedom of expression

8[オンライン/online]：Gender and sexuality in the Japanese media

Body images, sexual orientation

9[オンライン/online]：Gender and contemporary performance in Japan

Musical/dance performance, cosplay

10[オンライン/online]：Fieldwork methods

How to conduct an ethnography, form a group based on the chosen topic (including at least one domestic Hosei student), submit a plan for mini-ethnography

11[オンライン/online]：Preparations
for mini-ethnography

Group tutorials for mini-ethnography, submit a fieldnote

12[オンライン/online]：Post mini-ethnography project I

Data analysis of mini-ethnography: Presentations I

13[オンライン/online]：Post mini-ethnography project II

Data analysis of mini-ethnography: Presentations II

14[オンライン/online]：Data analysis of mini-ethnography

Submit a first draft of essay, peer review of essay

1.The instructor will provide a weekly discussion question. Students must answer the question based on the required readings and submit their answer via Hosei Learning Management System to each class.
2.Students will be also expected to spend a significant amount of time outside of class preparing for and conducting a group fieldwork project on a topic covered in class.
a.Every group will submit a plan for their mini-ethnographic study by Week 10.
b.After completing the mini-ethnographic project, they will make a group presentation and each person will write an individual report about it for submission at the end of the course.
The average study time outside of class per week would be roughly 4 hours.

A textbook is not required.

Coates,J., Fraser, L. & Pendleton,M. 2019.The Routledge Companion to Gender and Japanese Culture. London and New York: Routledge.

Contribution to class discussions (25%)
Weekly assignments (20%)
Prior to the mini-ethnography project: writing a plan (10%)
After the mini-ethnography project: writing a fieldnote (10%) and a 2,000-word report (35%)

Not applicable.

Hosei Learning Management System（授業⽀援システム）will be used: https://hoppii.hosei.ac.jp/portal

You should attend the first class if you are interested in the course.