AQS00901 Anthropology of Health, Gender and Power

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

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

Lecture Code AQS00901 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name Anthropology of Health, Gender and Power (健康・ジェンダー・権力の人類学)

Subject Name
（Katakana）ケンコウ・ジェンダー・ケンリョクノジンルイガク

Subject Name in
English Anthropology of Health, Gender and Power

Instructor NISHI MAKOTO

Instructor
(Katakana) ニシ　マコト

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  First Semester,  1Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1T) Fri3-4：IAS K106

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) 　

Online (simultaneous interactive) access will be provided when necessary.

Credits 1.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction E : English

Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 11 : Cultural Anthropology

Eligible Students

Keywords Ethnography, global health, gender, violence

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.
（Abilities and Skills）
・The ability and skills to collect and analyze necessary literature or data among various sources of information on individual academic disciplines.
・The abilities and skills to summarize one's own research in reports or academic papers, and to deliver presentations at a seminar or research meetings, and to answer questions.
（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.

Integrated Global Studies
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・The knowledge and understanding of the important characteristics and basic theoretical framework of individual academic disciplines.
（Abilities and Skills）
・The ability to collect and analyze necessary literature or data among various sources of information in individual academic disciplines.
・The ability to summarize one's own research in reports or academic papers, deliver presentations at seminars or research meetings, and explain it in an easy way so that people in different cultures and areas of specialization understand.
（Comprehensive Abilities）
・The ability to think in an interdisciplinary way to discover issues based on ethical research practices and subjective intellectual interests, and propose a plan 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 Learn how to use knowledge of cultural anthropology and related fields to understand issues related to disease and disability, gender, violence, and power in the contemporary world. Students will be asked to join discussions based on case studies concerning global health.

Class Schedule Lesson 1: Methods and theories of ethnography
Lesson 2: Thinking about the intersection of health, gender, and violence
Lessons 3–4: Case study one reading and discussion
Lessons 5–8: Case study two reading and discussion

*Case study one focuses on the HPV vaccination program targeting scheduled tribes in India. Case study two concerns the HPV controversy in Japan.

Reading quizzes, in-class assignments, and a term paper will be assigned.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Reading materials will be furnished by the instructor.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details) PC-necessary

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Students are expected to read papers suggested by the instructor before attending the class.

Requirements Students are expected to share their ideas in class discussions. However, fluency is not required. Instructor will guide them to express their ideas using plain English.

Grading Method Discussions, quizzes, in-class assignments, term paper (Further information will be given during the first class session.)

Practical Experience Experienced

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it Having been an officer at a diplomatic mission abroad, the lecturer would discuss how knowledge of anthropology is related to global health knowledge and interventions.

Message Bring your laptop to 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
Lecture Code	AQS00901	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	Anthropology of Health, Gender and Power (健康・ジェンダー・権力の人類学)
Subject Name （Katakana）	ケンコウ・ジェンダー・ケンリョクノジンルイガク
Subject Name in English	Anthropology of Health, Gender and Power
Instructor	NISHI MAKOTO
Instructor (Katakana)	ニシ　マコト
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, First Semester, 1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1T) Fri3-4：IAS K106
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
Online (simultaneous interactive) access will be provided when necessary.
Credits	1.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	E : English
Course Level	3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	11 : Cultural Anthropology
Eligible Students
Keywords	Ethnography, global health, gender, violence
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. （Abilities and Skills）・The ability and skills to collect and analyze necessary literature or data among various sources of information on individual academic disciplines. ・The abilities and skills to summarize one's own research in reports or academic papers, and to deliver presentations at a seminar or research meetings, and to answer questions. （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. Integrated Global Studies （Knowledge and Understanding）・The knowledge and understanding of the important characteristics and basic theoretical framework of individual academic disciplines. （Abilities and Skills）・The ability to collect and analyze necessary literature or data among various sources of information in individual academic disciplines. ・The ability to summarize one's own research in reports or academic papers, deliver presentations at seminars or research meetings, and explain it in an easy way so that people in different cultures and areas of specialization understand. （Comprehensive Abilities）・The ability to think in an interdisciplinary way to discover issues based on ethical research practices and subjective intellectual interests, and propose a plan 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	Learn how to use knowledge of cultural anthropology and related fields to understand issues related to disease and disability, gender, violence, and power in the contemporary world. Students will be asked to join discussions based on case studies concerning global health.
Class Schedule	Lesson 1: Methods and theories of ethnography Lesson 2: Thinking about the intersection of health, gender, and violence Lessons 3–4: Case study one reading and discussion Lessons 5–8: Case study two reading and discussion *Case study one focuses on the HPV vaccination program targeting scheduled tribes in India. Case study two concerns the HPV controversy in Japan. Reading quizzes, in-class assignments, and a term paper will be assigned.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Reading materials will be furnished by the instructor.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	PC-necessary
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Students are expected to read papers suggested by the instructor before attending the class.
Requirements	Students are expected to share their ideas in class discussions. However, fluency is not required. Instructor will guide them to express their ideas using plain English.
Grading Method	Discussions, quizzes, in-class assignments, term paper (Further information will be given during the first class session.)
Practical Experience	Experienced
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it	Having been an officer at a diplomatic mission abroad, the lecturer would discuss how knowledge of anthropology is related to global health knowledge and interventions.
Message	Bring your laptop to 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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