Hiroshima University Syllabus

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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 WMG01001 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name Hiroshima Peace Studies II
Subject Name
(Katakana)
 
Subject Name in
English
Hiroshima Peace Studies II
Instructor KAWANO NORIYUKI
Instructor
(Katakana)
カワノ ノリユキ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  Second Semester,  4Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (4T) Tues5-8:IDEC 201
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Lecture, Discussion, Presentation.
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, Global Nuclear Damages 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
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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 II, is concerned with the multiple aspects of the damage caused by the Atomic-bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the nuclear weapons testing in Semipalatinsk and the nuclear power plant accidents in Chernobyl and Fukushima. Students are required to submit a term paper. For their term paper, students can choose a topic related to their master's thesis project and discuss it from a Peace Studies perspective. Active participation in the class discussion is fundamental.
Students who would like to take this course are required to take Hiroshima Peace Studies I as well. 
Class Schedule lesson1 Introduction (12/3)
lesson2 Aspects of the damage caused by the Atomic-bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (12/3)
lesson3  Aspects of the damage caused by the Atomic-bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (12/10)
lesson4  Aspects of the damage caused by the Atomic-bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (12/10)
lesson5 Short presentations about the consequences of the Atomic-bombings (12/17)
lesson6 Short presentations about the consequences of the Atomic-bombings (12/17)
lesson7 Fukushima nuclear power plant explosion: present condition and remaining issues (1/7)
lesson8 Fukushima nuclear power plant explosion: present condition and remaining issues (1/7)
lesson9 Nuclear damage in Semipalatinsk and Chernobyl (1/14)
lesson10 Short presentations about the use of nuclear energy and Peace (1/14)
lesson11 Short presentations about the use of nuclear energy and Peace (1/21)
lesson12 Short presentations about the use of nuclear energy and Peace (1/21)
lesson13 Term paper presentations and discussion (1/28)
lesson14 Term paper presentations and discussion (1/28)
lesson15 Term paper presentations and discussion/ course summary (2/4) 
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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Read the provided materials carefully 
Requirements  
Grading Method Assessment: Term paper (40%), Short Presentations (30%), Discussion (30%) 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
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