Hiroshima University Syllabus

Back to syllabus main page
Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences
Lecture Code AHH35001 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 社会文化論
Subject Name
(Katakana)
シャカイブンカロン
Subject Name in
English
Comparative Study of Social Culture
Instructor KAWAI NOBUHARU
Instructor
(Katakana)
カワイ ノブハル
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Fri1-4:IAS K205
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
 
Lecture, I use MS-Powerpoint und talk about every thema. 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area(Discipline) 07 : History
Eligible Students
Keywords SDG-08  SDG-09  SDG-11  SAG-12  Time in the everyday life, Work, Leisure, Europe, Germany,  
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Integrated Arts and Sciences
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・Knowledge and understanding of the importance and characteristics of each discipline and basic theoretical framework.
・Knowledge and understanding of "Japanese and Japanese culture"  and "foreign languages and foreign culture" which are prerequisite abilities for communication with peoples in different culture and areas.
(Comprehensive Abilities)
・The general ability to discover issues based on the ethics in research and subjective intellectual interests, and make planning to solve them.
・The ability to conduct research proactively by combining knowledge,  understanding, and skills for the tasks, based on flexible creativity and imagination. 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
This Lecture explains how usage of times has form in the european everyday life and how leisure separated from work in the history, for thinking about present european and german society. So we can compare european society with our society.  
Class Schedule lesson1 Introduction.  Time and social spaces in Europe
    Time and social spaces in antient Geek
lesson2 Time and social spaces in antient Rome
lesson3 Time and social spaces in medieval ages
        Church, rural and city
lesson4 Time and social spaces in later medieval ages and early modern
        Church, rural and city
lesson5 French and industrial revolution
        Change of European society
lesson6 Social spaces and leisure in modern Germany (1) Society after French Revolution
lesson7 Social spaces and leisure in modern Germany (2) Citizen's Society
lesson8 Social spaces and leisure in modern Germany (3) Labour class's Society
lesson9 Society and leisure after World War I.
lesson10 Leisure in "Volksgemeinschaft" from NS-time to World War II.
lesson11 individual activity and social spaces in the FRG (1)
lesson12 individual activity and social spaces in the FRG (2)/ after the reunification
lesson13 individual activity and social space in the GDR(1)
lesson14 individual activity and social space in the GDR (2)
lesson15 Summery and Final examination

Review sheet for every lessons and final exeamination

Thema Work and Leisure in Europe/Germany 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Reference Books: Hisashi Yano/Anselm Faust (ed.), German Social History, (Yohikaku 2001). (Japanese)
Rudy Koshar, German Travel Cultures, (Berg:Oxford/New York 2000).
I introduce other references in every lessons . 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
(More Details) MS-Powerpoint and prints. DVD 
Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Lessoon 1-14: read your notebooks and  prepare for the next lecture with reference books, please. 
Requirements  
Grading Method Review sheet for every lessons 30% and final examination 70% 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other   
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
Back to syllabus main page