WMBB2501 Seminar on History and Culture A

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Humanities Program

Lecture Code WMBB2501 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 歴史文化論演習Ａ

Subject Name
（Katakana）レキシブンカロンエンシュウA

Subject Name in
English Seminar on History and Culture A

Instructor NAKAMURA TAIRA

Instructor
(Katakana) ナカムラ　タイラ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  First Semester

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1st) Tues9-10：LET A152

Lesson Style Seminar Lesson Style
(More Details) 　

Seminar ・Discussion・Oral presentation・Field Trip
We will discuss what to read and read English (or other) articles. We will also take some field trips. Each participant will make one or more presentations during the course.

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction B : Japanese／English

Course Level 5 : Graduate Basic

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 14 : Cultural Studies

Eligible Students

Keywords Hiroshima (Chugoku Area), Cultural Exchange, Colonialism, Memory, Historical Experiences.

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)

Class Objectives
/Class Outline The class explores the various aspects of the history and culture of the relationship of Hiroshima and the Chugoku Region to East Asia in an attempt to construct an image of historical experiences with people in these areas through methods including field trips. Students will study modern exchanges of people and goods between Japan and East Asia and participate in field trips to learn about the history and cultural exchanges of the islands in the Inland Sea of Japan. Next we will learn about the modern history of Hiroshima as a military city and source of emigration, and delve into the memory and historical experience of the city in the Asia-Pacific War, including the atomic bombing. Field trips will visit and discuss the port areas of Kure and Ujina. Student interest in the issues will deepen through participants inspiring one another. This class is connected to Lecture on history and culture A. Participants have to take both classes basically.

Class Schedule lesson 1: Guidance and introduction to each other
lesson 2: History of the traffic of both people and things between Japan and other parts of Asia in the modern era (1)
lesson 3: History of the traffic of both people and things between Japan and other parts of Asia in the modern era (2)
lesson 4-6: Field trip(Suo-Ohshima etc.)
lesson 7: Modern history of Hiroshima in relation to other parts of Asia
lesson 8: Memories and historical experiences of the Asia-Pacific War (1)
lesson 9: Memories and historical experiences of the Asia-Pacific War (2)
lesson 10: A Critique of Postcolonial Reason (1)
lesson 11: A Critique of Postcolonial Reason (2)
lesson 12-14: Field trip(the ports of Kure and Ujina area)
lesson 15: Summary and report writing

Comments：Let us make an effort to investigate each other’s questions and interests. The course plan above may be adjusted depending on participants’ interests, learning speed, and discussion.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Morimoto, Takashi. 2002. History of fishermen's community: a case study of Okikamurojima Island in the Seto Inland Sea, Kobe: Mizunowa.
Takashi Fujitani etc eds. 2001. Perilous Memories: The Asia-Pacific War(s), Duke University Press.
Sodei, Rinjiro. 2000. Were We The Enemy? American Survivors of Hiroshima, Perseus.
Lisa Yoneyama. 1999. Hiroshima Traces: Time, Space, and the Dialectics of Memory, University of California Press.
G. C. Spivak. 1999. A Critique of Postcolonial Reason, Harvard University Press
空辰男1994『加害基地宇品：新しいヒロシマ学習』汐文社
呉叡人「台湾ポストコロニアルテーゼ」（『受困的思想：臺灣重返世界』台北：衛城、2016年所収）
And others. We will discuss participants’ intentionality and decide them in class.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details) Text・Handout by presenters・Picture（Video/PC/Other）

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Participants read the assigned materials in advance. Presenters should adequately prepare for their in-class presentation.

Requirements

Grading Method Oral presentation in class (60%), Research paper (40%)

*Grading distribution:
  100-90% →S(秀=Excellent)
　89-80% →A(優=Very Good)
   79-70% →B(良=Good)
   69-60% →C(可=Fair)
   BELOW 59% →D(不可=Fail)

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message We will discuss participants’ own interests surrounding the issues, and adjust our trajectory in the first class. Check the field trip schedule. Please participate in the first 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	Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Humanities Program
Lecture Code	WMBB2501	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	歴史文化論演習Ａ
Subject Name （Katakana）	レキシブンカロンエンシュウA
Subject Name in English	Seminar on History and Culture A
Instructor	NAKAMURA TAIRA
Instructor (Katakana)	ナカムラ　タイラ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, First Semester, First Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1st) Tues9-10：LET A152
Lesson Style	Seminar	Lesson Style (More Details)
Seminar ・Discussion・Oral presentation・Field Trip We will discuss what to read and read English (or other) articles. We will also take some field trips. Each participant will make one or more presentations during the course.
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	B : Japanese／English
Course Level	5 : Graduate Basic
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	14 : Cultural Studies
Eligible Students
Keywords	Hiroshima (Chugoku Area), Cultural Exchange, Colonialism, Memory, Historical Experiences.
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)
Class Objectives /Class Outline	The class explores the various aspects of the history and culture of the relationship of Hiroshima and the Chugoku Region to East Asia in an attempt to construct an image of historical experiences with people in these areas through methods including field trips. Students will study modern exchanges of people and goods between Japan and East Asia and participate in field trips to learn about the history and cultural exchanges of the islands in the Inland Sea of Japan. Next we will learn about the modern history of Hiroshima as a military city and source of emigration, and delve into the memory and historical experience of the city in the Asia-Pacific War, including the atomic bombing. Field trips will visit and discuss the port areas of Kure and Ujina. Student interest in the issues will deepen through participants inspiring one another. This class is connected to Lecture on history and culture A. Participants have to take both classes basically.
Class Schedule	lesson 1: Guidance and introduction to each other lesson 2: History of the traffic of both people and things between Japan and other parts of Asia in the modern era (1) lesson 3: History of the traffic of both people and things between Japan and other parts of Asia in the modern era (2) lesson 4-6: Field trip(Suo-Ohshima etc.) lesson 7: Modern history of Hiroshima in relation to other parts of Asia lesson 8: Memories and historical experiences of the Asia-Pacific War (1) lesson 9: Memories and historical experiences of the Asia-Pacific War (2) lesson 10: A Critique of Postcolonial Reason (1) lesson 11: A Critique of Postcolonial Reason (2) lesson 12-14: Field trip(the ports of Kure and Ujina area) lesson 15: Summary and report writing Comments：Let us make an effort to investigate each other’s questions and interests. The course plan above may be adjusted depending on participants’ interests, learning speed, and discussion.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Morimoto, Takashi. 2002. History of fishermen's community: a case study of Okikamurojima Island in the Seto Inland Sea, Kobe: Mizunowa. Takashi Fujitani etc eds. 2001. Perilous Memories: The Asia-Pacific War(s), Duke University Press. Sodei, Rinjiro. 2000. Were We The Enemy? American Survivors of Hiroshima, Perseus. Lisa Yoneyama. 1999. Hiroshima Traces: Time, Space, and the Dialectics of Memory, University of California Press. G. C. Spivak. 1999. A Critique of Postcolonial Reason, Harvard University Press 空辰男1994『加害基地宇品：新しいヒロシマ学習』汐文社呉叡人「台湾ポストコロニアルテーゼ」（『受困的思想：臺灣重返世界』台北：衛城、2016年所収） And others. We will discuss participants’ intentionality and decide them in class.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	Text・Handout by presenters・Picture（Video/PC/Other）
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Participants read the assigned materials in advance. Presenters should adequately prepare for their in-class presentation.
Requirements
Grading Method	Oral presentation in class (60%), Research paper (40%) *Grading distribution: 100-90% →S(秀=Excellent) 　89-80% →A(優=Very Good) 79-70% →B(良=Good) 69-60% →C(可=Fair) BELOW 59% →D(不可=Fail)
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	We will discuss participants’ own interests surrounding the issues, and adjust our trajectory in the first class. Check the field trip schedule. Please participate in the first 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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