Japanese

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	School of Integrated Arts and Sciences
Lecture Code	AQH00501	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	New Media and Art （ニュー・メディアとアート）
Subject Name （Katakana）	ニュー・メディアトアート
Subject Name in English	New Media and Art
Instructor	GRAJDIAN MARIA MIHAELA
Instructor (Katakana)	グラジディアン　マリア　ミハエラ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year,  First Semester,  1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1T) Thur7-8：IAS K204
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
			Seminar ・Discussion・Oral presentation
Credits	1.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	E : English
Course Level	1 : Undergraduate Introductory
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	11 : Cultural Anthropology
Eligible Students
Keywords	Media Studies, cultural consumption, entertainment industry
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Introductory Seminar
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. Integrated Global Studies （Knowledge and Understanding） ・The knowledge and understanding of the important characteristics and basic theoretical framework of individual academic disciplines.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	This class takes Takarazuka Revue (Company) as a practical example of Japanese mass-media. While observing its mechanisms, we compare it with Japanese traditional stage-arts as well as with similar phenomena of the Western entertainment industry.
Class Schedule	lesson 1：Takarazuka Revue (Company): a mass-medium or classical theatre? Definition, history, characteristics 1/4 lesson 2：Takarazuka Revue (Company): a mass-medium or classical theatre? Definition, history, characteristics 2/4 lesson 3：Takarazuka Revue (Company): a mass-medium or classical theatre? Definition, history, characteristics 3/4 lesson 4：Takarazuka Revue (Company): a mass-medium or classical theatre? Definition, history, characteristics 4/4 lesson 5：Takarazuka Revue, practical analysis: "Rurouni Kenshin", 1/2 lesson 6：Takarazuka Revue, practical analysis: "Rurouni Kenshin", 2/2 lesson 7：Takarazuka Revue, practical analysis: "Romeo  Juliette", 1/2 lesson 8：Takarazuka Revue, practical analysis: "Romeo  Juliette", 2/2 three mini-essays ("Takarazuka Revue between classical stage arts and mass-media", "Rurouni Kenshin", "The Legend of King Arthur"): 3 X 15% = 45% term paper (a topic of your own choice): 55%
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Understanding Media (McLuhand 1964), Mass-Communication Theory (McQuail 2010), Medium als Vermittlung (Schaeffer 2017), Media Theory in Japan (Zahlten/Steinberg 2017), A History of Takarazuka Revue since 2014 (Yamanashi 2012).
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
	(More Details)	PowerPoint presentation (PC, projector), video examples (DVD player, projector), handouts
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	lesson 1-lesson 8：Hiroshi Watanabe "Takarazuka Revue and the Transformation of Modernity" (Tokyo: Shinshokan, 1999); Kenko Kawasaki "Takarazuka Revue and the Spectacle of the Consumption Society" (Tokyo: Kodansha, 1999)
Requirements	The classes are held in English. The PPT slides are in English. Therefore, English skills are required.
Grading Method	three mini-essays ("Takarazuka Revue between classical stage arts and mass-media", "Rurouni Kenshin", "The Legend of King Arthur"): 3 X 15% = 45% term paper (a topic of your own choice): 55%
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