ASA17001 American Society

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences

Lecture Code ASA17001 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name アメリカ社会研究

Subject Name
（Katakana）アメリカシャカイケンキュウ

Subject Name in
English American Society

Instructor UCHIYAMA NAOKO

Instructor
(Katakana) ウチヤマ　ナオコ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Tues5-8：IAS K211

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) 　

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 07 : History

Eligible Students

Keywords United States of America; culture; art; visual representation; social art history; history; race and ethnicity

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 "Japanese and Japanese culture"  and "foreign languages and foreign culture" which are prerequisite abilities for communication with peoples in different culture and areas.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline This lecture-based course examines the role that visual representation has played in the history of the United States of America from the 19th century until today. We will particularly focus on the historical construction of images of the racial ‘Other’ as well as the efforts undertaken by ethnic minorities to reconstruct their identities in the aftermath of these stereotypical portrayals. This course aims to acknowledge that visual representations have contributed to the construction of our social consciousness and that images such as ‘race’ or ‘ethnicity’ are neither singular nor stable, being continuously re-constructed through our continuing cultural practices.

(Objectives)
- To understand the role of visual representation, including artwork, in American society.
- To critically examine visual representations in the social context in which they are produced and received.

Class Schedule Session 1: Introduction
Session 2: ‘Race’/‘Ethnicity’ and Culture
Session 3: The ‘Other’ in Western Art History
Session 4: Pre-Civil War Years
Session 5: Civil War
Session 6: Reconstruction and ‘Jim Crow Laws’
Session 7: The ‘Great Migration’ and the Harlem Renaissance
Session 8: The Great Depression and the Federal Art Project
Session 9: Images of the ‘Other’ in American Films_1: Formation of Stereotypes
Session 10: Images of the ‘Other’ in American Films_2: Struggles in Reconstructing Identities
Session 11: Artists in the Anti-Lynching Movement
Session 12: Artists of Ethnic Minorities and the Culture of the 'Other'
Session 13: From the Second World War to the Civil Rights Movement
Session 14: Post-Civil Rights Movement
Session 15: Conclusion

You will be required to submit an essay at the end of the term.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. This course will not use a textbook. References and reading guides will be provided during the lecture.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details) We will use PowerPoint to show visual images in class.

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review It is strongly recommended that you follow up on the references that are given during lectures and seek additional reading materials on a theme you find interesting.

Requirements

Grading Method Class participation and an end-of-term essay.

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message I hope this lecture sparks your interest in the role of visual representation in our society and encourages you to critically engage with these images on your own. You can take this class regardless of your previous familiarity with the history of the USA or the history of art in that region. Any questions or feedback will be welcomed and may be presented to me either during or outside of class.

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.

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences
Lecture Code	ASA17001	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	アメリカ社会研究
Subject Name （Katakana）	アメリカシャカイケンキュウ
Subject Name in English	American Society
Instructor	UCHIYAMA NAOKO
Instructor (Katakana)	ウチヤマ　ナオコ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, Second Semester, 3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(3T) Tues5-8：IAS K211
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)

Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	07 : History
Eligible Students
Keywords	United States of America; culture; art; visual representation; social art history; history; race and ethnicity
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 "Japanese and Japanese culture" and "foreign languages and foreign culture" which are prerequisite abilities for communication with peoples in different culture and areas.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	This lecture-based course examines the role that visual representation has played in the history of the United States of America from the 19th century until today. We will particularly focus on the historical construction of images of the racial ‘Other’ as well as the efforts undertaken by ethnic minorities to reconstruct their identities in the aftermath of these stereotypical portrayals. This course aims to acknowledge that visual representations have contributed to the construction of our social consciousness and that images such as ‘race’ or ‘ethnicity’ are neither singular nor stable, being continuously re-constructed through our continuing cultural practices. (Objectives) - To understand the role of visual representation, including artwork, in American society. - To critically examine visual representations in the social context in which they are produced and received.
Class Schedule	Session 1: Introduction Session 2: ‘Race’/‘Ethnicity’ and Culture Session 3: The ‘Other’ in Western Art History Session 4: Pre-Civil War Years Session 5: Civil War Session 6: Reconstruction and ‘Jim Crow Laws’ Session 7: The ‘Great Migration’ and the Harlem Renaissance Session 8: The Great Depression and the Federal Art Project Session 9: Images of the ‘Other’ in American Films_1: Formation of Stereotypes Session 10: Images of the ‘Other’ in American Films_2: Struggles in Reconstructing Identities Session 11: Artists in the Anti-Lynching Movement Session 12: Artists of Ethnic Minorities and the Culture of the 'Other' Session 13: From the Second World War to the Civil Rights Movement Session 14: Post-Civil Rights Movement Session 15: Conclusion You will be required to submit an essay at the end of the term.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	This course will not use a textbook. References and reading guides will be provided during the lecture.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	We will use PowerPoint to show visual images in class.
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	It is strongly recommended that you follow up on the references that are given during lectures and seek additional reading materials on a theme you find interesting.
Requirements
Grading Method	Class participation and an end-of-term essay.
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	I hope this lecture sparks your interest in the role of visual representation in our society and encourages you to critically engage with these images on your own. You can take this class regardless of your previous familiarity with the history of the USA or the history of art in that region. Any questions or feedback will be welcomed and may be presented to me either during or outside of class.
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.

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