Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences International Peace and Co-existence Program
Lecture Code WMG00901 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name Hiroshima Peace Studies I
Subject Name
(Katakana)
Subject Name in
English
Hiroshima Peace Studies I
Instructor KAWANO NORIYUKI,VASILEVA VLADISAYA
Instructor
(Katakana)
カワノ ノリユキ,ヴァシレヴァ ヴラデサヤ ビラノヴァ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Tues5-8:IDEC 201
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Lecture, Discussion, Student Presentations.
All lectures of this course are conducted face-to-face. 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction E : English
Course Level 6 : Graduate Advanced
Course Area(Area) 24 : Social Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 05 : Sociology
Eligible Students
Keywords Peace, Violence in Peace Studies, Global Nuclear Damage 
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
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Class Objectives
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By the end of Hiroshima Peace Studies I and II, students will acquire understanding of the fundamental theories of Peace Studies. At the same time, they will acquire knowledge about global nuclear damage incidents including the Atomic-bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the Fukushima nuclear power plant explosion. Students will be encouraged to reflect on the various aspects of nuclear damage and analyze them in the context of relevant Peace Studies theories. Active participation in class discussion is fundamental to the progression of the course.  

Hiroshima Peace Studies I is primarily concerned with the fundamental theories of Peace Studies. Special attention is given to the concepts of direct and structural violence. Students will be expected to select cases of direct and structural violence and analyze them in the context of the relevant theories. During their presentations, students will be expected to provide sufficient background information and advance ideas about possible solutions to the discussed problems. Active participation in class discussion is fundamental.
Students are required to take both Hiroshima Peace Studies I and Hiroshima Peace Studies II in order to complete the course. 
Class Schedule lesson1 Introduction (10/8)
lesson2 What is "Peace Studies"? Development and history of "Peace Studies" (10/8)
lesson3 Short presentations about the development and history of "Peace Studies" (10/15)
lesson4 Short presentations about the development and history of "Peace Studies"(10/15)
lesson5 Concept of Peace (10/22)
lesson6 Short presentations about the concept of Peace (10/22)
lesson7 Direct violence: war and conflict (10/29)
lesson8 Short presentations about direct violence: war and conflict (10/29)
lesson9 Short presentations about direct violence: war and conflict (11/5)
lesson10 Structural violence (11/5)
lesson11 Structural violence (11/12)
lesson12 Short presentations about cases of Structural violence (11/12)
lesson13 Short presentations about cases of Structural violence (11/19)
lesson14 Final presentations (11/19)
lesson15 Final presentations (11/26) 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Mastsugu Matsuo (2005), Peace and Conflict Studies: A Theoretical Introduction, Keisuisha
The Committee for the Compilation of Materials on Damage Caused by the Atomic Bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki (1981), HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI, The Physical, Medical, and Social Effects of the Atomic Bombings, Iwanami Shoten 
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Preparation and
Review
Careful reading of the assigned textbook chapters and papers 
Requirements  
Grading Method Assessment: Final Presentation (40%), Short Presentations (30%), Discussion (30%) 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other Please submit the end-of-course course evaluation survey. 
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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