ASB04001 Study of Euro-American Cultural Contact

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

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

Lecture Code ASB04001 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 欧米大陸間文化研究

Subject Name
（Katakana）オウベイタイリクカンブンカケンキュウ

Subject Name in
English Study of Euro-American Cultural Contact

Instructor AOKI TOSHIO

Instructor
(Katakana) アオキ　トシオ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  First Semester,  First Semester

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1st) Weds3-4：IAS K303

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) 　

Lecture-based, with written materials, handouts, PowerPoint and video. When the university instructs online classes, remote classes will be conducted using Teams.

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） 13 : Area Studies

Eligible Students

Keywords

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）
・The knowledge and understanding  to fully recognize the mutual relations and their importance among individual academic diciplines.
（Abilities and Skills）
・The ability and skills to specify necessary theories and methods for consideration of issues.
（Comprehensive Abilities）
・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 class is conducted in Japanese.
The indigenous civilizations that flourished in the Americas were destroyed by European nations after the end of the 15th century, and the lives of the people who lived there were drastically transformed. After 300 years of colonial rule, many countries in the Americas gained their independence from the end of the 18th century to the beginning of the 19th century. However, the relationship between the Europe and the Americas has remained unbroken and continues to this day. In this lecture, we will review the history between the two continents from the so-called "discovery" of Columbus to the present day, and discuss some of the issues that have been raised in the history of the two continents. We will examine these issues in relation to issues of importance to us today, such as indigenous issues, racial issues, intercultural contact, intercultural understanding, nationalism, cultural identity, the politics of culture, colonialism, poverty, social change, globalization, and neoliberalism. We would like to raise a variety of questions about how we take on and think about the issues raised by the historical history between the two continents today.

Class Schedule 1. Orientation on class content
2. Introduction to Latin American history: What is "Latin America"?
3. European "invention" of America by Europe: The "discovery" and "conquest" periods
4. "Indio" for Europe: The colonial period
5. Significance of national "independence": The independence period
6. "Creation of the indio": From independence to nation building
7. The "indio" as a social problem: The turn of the century from the 19th to the 20th Century
8. The racial problem in Latin America: The theory of "mestizaje"
9. Critique of "indigenismo" and "neo-indigenismo"
10. Street children in Mexico
11. About the report
12. Latin America at the end of the 20th Century Part 1: Capitalist society in the light of Amazonian indigenous society
13. Latin America at the end of the 20th Century Part 2: World disparity from the Potosi Silver Mine
14. Latin America today Part 1: Mexico
15. Latin America today Part 2: Cuba
　　Contemporary issues of "Latin America".

report at least 2000 words

Text/Reference
Books,etc. See the Japanese syllabus.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details) See the Japanese syllabus.

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review See the Japanese syllabus.

Requirements

Grading Method The evaluation will be based on the report (about 80-90%) and 10-20% of the comments submitted for each class. However, those who do not submit 10 or more comments will not be evaluated even if they submit reports.

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.

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences
Lecture Code	ASB04001	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	欧米大陸間文化研究
Subject Name （Katakana）	オウベイタイリクカンブンカケンキュウ
Subject Name in English	Study of Euro-American Cultural Contact
Instructor	AOKI TOSHIO
Instructor (Katakana)	アオキ　トシオ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, First Semester, First Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1st) Weds3-4：IAS K303
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
Lecture-based, with written materials, handouts, PowerPoint and video. When the university instructs online classes, remote classes will be conducted using Teams.
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）	13 : Area Studies
Eligible Students
Keywords
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）・The knowledge and understanding to fully recognize the mutual relations and their importance among individual academic diciplines. （Abilities and Skills）・The ability and skills to specify necessary theories and methods for consideration of issues. （Comprehensive Abilities）・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 class is conducted in Japanese. The indigenous civilizations that flourished in the Americas were destroyed by European nations after the end of the 15th century, and the lives of the people who lived there were drastically transformed. After 300 years of colonial rule, many countries in the Americas gained their independence from the end of the 18th century to the beginning of the 19th century. However, the relationship between the Europe and the Americas has remained unbroken and continues to this day. In this lecture, we will review the history between the two continents from the so-called "discovery" of Columbus to the present day, and discuss some of the issues that have been raised in the history of the two continents. We will examine these issues in relation to issues of importance to us today, such as indigenous issues, racial issues, intercultural contact, intercultural understanding, nationalism, cultural identity, the politics of culture, colonialism, poverty, social change, globalization, and neoliberalism. We would like to raise a variety of questions about how we take on and think about the issues raised by the historical history between the two continents today.
Class Schedule	1. Orientation on class content 2. Introduction to Latin American history: What is "Latin America"? 3. European "invention" of America by Europe: The "discovery" and "conquest" periods 4. "Indio" for Europe: The colonial period 5. Significance of national "independence": The independence period 6. "Creation of the indio": From independence to nation building 7. The "indio" as a social problem: The turn of the century from the 19th to the 20th Century 8. The racial problem in Latin America: The theory of "mestizaje" 9. Critique of "indigenismo" and "neo-indigenismo" 10. Street children in Mexico 11. About the report 12. Latin America at the end of the 20th Century Part 1: Capitalist society in the light of Amazonian indigenous society 13. Latin America at the end of the 20th Century Part 2: World disparity from the Potosi Silver Mine 14. Latin America today Part 1: Mexico 15. Latin America today Part 2: Cuba 　　Contemporary issues of "Latin America". report at least 2000 words
Text/Reference Books,etc.	See the Japanese syllabus.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	See the Japanese syllabus.
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	See the Japanese syllabus.
Requirements
Grading Method	The evaluation will be based on the report (about 80-90%) and 10-20% of the comments submitted for each class. However, those who do not submit 10 or more comments will not be evaluated even if they submit reports.
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.

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