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HIS300GA（史学 / History 300）
Approaches to Transnational History

Motoe SASAKI

Class code etc
Faculty/Graduate school Faculty of Intercultural Communication
Attached documents
Year 2022
Class code C1053
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Previous Class title
Term 秋学期授業/Fall
Day/Period 水2/Wed.2
Class Type
Campus 市ヶ谷 / Ichigaya
Classroom name 各学部・研究科等の時間割等で確認
Grade 1～4
Credit(s) 2
Notes
Open Program
Open Program (Notes)
Global Open Program ○
Interdepartmental class taking system for Academic Achievers
Interdepartmental class taking system for Academic Achievers (Notes)
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SDGs CP
Urban Design CP
Diversity CP
Learning for the Future CP
Carbon Neutral CP
Chiyoda Campus Consortium
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Capacity/Selection/Rondom
Frequency 毎年開講

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Outline and objectives

This course is designed for students who are interested in the history of cultural exchanges from transnational perspectives. By exploring various kinds of cross cultural encounters facilitated by the movement of people, ideas, goods, services, capital, and technology, students will be introduced to the basic concepts and methods of transnational history.

Goal

By the end of this course, students will be able to
●Understand various approaches to transnational history and how these approaches are connected to the issues of colonialism, the development of capitalism, and the formation and spread of the nation-state.
●Critically read and analyze both secondary scholarship and primary historical documents on transnational history.
●Write a short critical essay analyzing cross-cultural encounters and movements across borders.

Which item of the diploma policy will be obtained by taking this class?

国際文化学部のディプロマポリシーのうち、「DP1」「DP2」「DP3」「DP4」に関連。

Default language used in class

英語 / English

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. ）

The class consists of lectures, class discussions, and student presentations.

Active learning in class (Group discussion, Debate.etc.)

あり / Yes

Fieldwork in class

なし / No

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。

Week1[未定/undecided]：Introduction

An overview of transnational history

Week2[対面/face to face]：The Atlantic Slave Trade

Reading assignment: “The Atlantic Slave Economy”

Week3[対面/face to face]：The African Diaspora

Reading assignment: “The Atlantic Slave Economy”

Week4[対面/face to face]：The British Empire and China

Reading assignment: “The British Empire and Chinese Civilization”

Week5[対面/face to face]：Imperialism and China

Reading assignment: “The British Empire and Chinese Civilization”

Week6[対面/face to face]：Japan Opens to the West

Reading assignment: “Japan Opens to the West”

Week7[対面/face to face]：Japan Opens to the West -- The Practice of Analyzing Primary Sources and a Quiz

Assigned primary documents

Week8[対面/face to face]：Colonialism and Orientalism

Reading assignment: “The Influence of African, Asian, and Pacific Islander Art on European Art”

Week9[対面/face to face]：Colonialism and Primitivism

Reading assignment: “The Influence of African, Asian, and Pacific Islander Art on European Art”

Week10[対面/face to face]：The Sino-U.S. Relations from the Perspective of History, Culture, and Gender

Reading assignment:
"New Women and the World History"

Week11[対面/face to face]：Film as a Global Industry
-- Presentation(s): Group or Individual

Reference: “Hollywood and the Global Film Community”

Week12[対面/face to face]：Cold War Culture
-- Presentation(s): Group or Individual

Reference: “The Cold War, 1945-1991”

Week13[対面/face to face]：Americanizing the World through Culture
-- Presentation(s): Group or Individual

Reference: “Americanization of Popular and Consumer Culture”

Class14[対面/face to face]：The Age of Global Transformation and Communication
-- Presentation(s): Group or Individual

Reference: “Commercial Air Travel”

Work to be done outside of class (preparation, etc.)

Students are required to read all the assignments and be ready for class discussions, and also write a paper analyzing assigned primary sources.
Students are expected to spend about 4 hours a week on coursework outside the class.

Textbooks

Weekly reading assignments are uploaded to the course website (HOPPII).

References

● Akira Iyrie, Global and Transnational History: The Past, Present and Future
(Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013).
● Pierre-Yves Saunier, Transnational History (Basingstoke, U.K.: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013).
● Motoe Sasaki, Redemption and Revolution: American and Chinese New Women in the Early Twentieth Century (Cornell University Press, 2016).

Grading criteria

● Class participation (including weekly short response papers based on assigned readings) 30%
● In-class primary document analysis quiz 10%
● Presentation (15-20 mini-group presentation or 10 min-individual presentation) 30%
● Primary document analysis essay (a 700-800 word essay analyzing the primary documents, which will be made available in class or electronically in late December)
30%
Based on the grading criteria set by the instructor, students that successfully achieve 60% or more of course goals will be able to earn a passing grade for the course.

Changes following student comments

Group members will be shuffled several times in the semester to allow for more interaction.

Equipment student needs to prepare

ITC devices such as laptops and tablets.