ASB08001 Urban Culture

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

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

Lecture Code ASB08001 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 都市文化論

Subject Name
（Katakana）トシブンカロン

Subject Name in
English Urban Culture

Instructor YOSHIMOTO KAZUHIRO

Instructor
(Katakana) ヨシモト　カズヒロ

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

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2nd) Fri3-4：IAS K106

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) 　

Face-to-face, Lecture, discussion and presentation.
Reading of related texts.

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） 14 : Cultural Studies

Eligible Students

Keywords Urban Culture, Cultural Studies, 19th Century London, Adventure, Gothic, Crime, Science Fiction, British Imperialism and Colonialism, Photography and Fine Art, Exhibition, Class, Surveillance, Destruction of the City

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) High-intermediate
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.
（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 Mainly dealing with descriptions of the city of London in the late 19th century British literary works, this class attempts to discuss the meaning of the big city, the inter-relationship between the metropolitan city and the peripheral area during the era of the British Empire, the influence of new media, especially photography, on the Pre-Raphaelite art movement and some important theories of cultural studies.

Class Schedule lesson1 Introduction, General Information about the 19th Century. London
lesson2 Origin of Adventure Stories: _Robinson Crusoe_ by Defoe. Castaway and New World.
lesson3 End of Adventure Stories 1: _Peter Pan_ by Barrie. Not Growing Up to be a Man.
lesson4 End of Adventure Stories 2: _Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland_ by Carroll. Meaning of Adventure.
lesson5 Creation of Monster: _Frankenstein_ by M. Shelley. Science and God.
lesson6 Genealogy of Monster 1: The film, _Blade Runner_, by Ridley Scott as a Descendant of Frankenstein’s Monster.
lesson7 Genealogy of Monster 2: _Dracula_ by B. Stoker. Fear of Invasion into London and Pandemic.
lesson8 Genealogy of Monster 3: _The Picture of Dorian Gray_ by Oscar Wilde. Portrait and Self Image.
lesson9 Class and City: _Great Expectations_ by Charles Dickens. Center and Periphery, Image of Gentleman.
lesson10 Emergence of Detective Stories: _The Sign of Four_ by Conan Doyle. Detective, City, Crime, Colony and Fortune.
lesson11 Emergence of Science Fiction: _The Time Machine_ and _The World Set Free_ by H. G. Wells. Future of Man and Atomic Bomb.
lesson12 Creation of Photography and Pre-Raphaelite Paintings: Arthur Munby and Photographs of Working-Class Women.
lesson13 City and culture of Exhibition: The Great Exhibition in 1851 and Museums and Shows of London.
lesson14 Presentations by the Students (1)
lesson15 Presentations by the Students (2)

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Reference:『美しき汚れ』春風社, 2015年

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details) YouTube

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review lessons 1-13:Sufficient preparations, including close reading of the text, are required.
lessons 14-15:Prepare for the presentation each student is supposed to make.

Requirements Motivation and interest in reading and understanding English literary text is required. Japanese translations can be used as reference.

Grading Method Based on class participation and the report.

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message Final report can be based on literary works introduced in the class or your favored modern works in various media, so please think about the work you are to deal with while taking lessons.

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	ASB08001	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	都市文化論
Subject Name （Katakana）	トシブンカロン
Subject Name in English	Urban Culture
Instructor	YOSHIMOTO KAZUHIRO
Instructor (Katakana)	ヨシモト　カズヒロ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, Second Semester, Second Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(2nd) Fri3-4：IAS K106
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
Face-to-face, Lecture, discussion and presentation. Reading of related texts.
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）	14 : Cultural Studies
Eligible Students
Keywords	Urban Culture, Cultural Studies, 19th Century London, Adventure, Gothic, Crime, Science Fiction, British Imperialism and Colonialism, Photography and Fine Art, Exhibition, Class, Surveillance, Destruction of the City
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	High-intermediate
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. （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	Mainly dealing with descriptions of the city of London in the late 19th century British literary works, this class attempts to discuss the meaning of the big city, the inter-relationship between the metropolitan city and the peripheral area during the era of the British Empire, the influence of new media, especially photography, on the Pre-Raphaelite art movement and some important theories of cultural studies.
Class Schedule	lesson1 Introduction, General Information about the 19th Century. London lesson2 Origin of Adventure Stories: _Robinson Crusoe_ by Defoe. Castaway and New World. lesson3 End of Adventure Stories 1: _Peter Pan_ by Barrie. Not Growing Up to be a Man. lesson4 End of Adventure Stories 2: _Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland_ by Carroll. Meaning of Adventure. lesson5 Creation of Monster: _Frankenstein_ by M. Shelley. Science and God. lesson6 Genealogy of Monster 1: The film, _Blade Runner_, by Ridley Scott as a Descendant of Frankenstein’s Monster. lesson7 Genealogy of Monster 2: _Dracula_ by B. Stoker. Fear of Invasion into London and Pandemic. lesson8 Genealogy of Monster 3: _The Picture of Dorian Gray_ by Oscar Wilde. Portrait and Self Image. lesson9 Class and City: _Great Expectations_ by Charles Dickens. Center and Periphery, Image of Gentleman. lesson10 Emergence of Detective Stories: _The Sign of Four_ by Conan Doyle. Detective, City, Crime, Colony and Fortune. lesson11 Emergence of Science Fiction: _The Time Machine_ and _The World Set Free_ by H. G. Wells. Future of Man and Atomic Bomb. lesson12 Creation of Photography and Pre-Raphaelite Paintings: Arthur Munby and Photographs of Working-Class Women. lesson13 City and culture of Exhibition: The Great Exhibition in 1851 and Museums and Shows of London. lesson14 Presentations by the Students (1) lesson15 Presentations by the Students (2)
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Reference:『美しき汚れ』春風社, 2015年
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	YouTube
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	lessons 1-13:Sufficient preparations, including close reading of the text, are required. lessons 14-15:Prepare for the presentation each student is supposed to make.
Requirements	Motivation and interest in reading and understanding English literary text is required. Japanese translations can be used as reference.
Grading Method	Based on class participation and the report.
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	Final report can be based on literary works introduced in the class or your favored modern works in various media, so please think about the work you are to deal with while taking lessons.
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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