WMG02901 Development and Culture

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 International Peace and Co-existence Program

Lecture Code WMG02901 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name Development and Culture

Subject Name
（Katakana）　

Subject Name in
English Development and Culture

Instructor MOHACSI GERGELY

Instructor
(Katakana) モハーチ　ゲルゲイ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  Second Semester,  Intensive

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (Int) Inte：IDEC 201

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Lecture & Seminar including discussions and student presentations

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction E : English

Course Level 5 : Graduate Basic

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 11 : Cultural Anthropology

Eligible Students

Keywords Planetary health, Anthropocene, medical anthropology, zoonoses, disease, resilience, SDG_3, SDG_11, SDG_13

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 aim of this course is to develop an academic interest in how humans have altered social-ecological systems on a planetary scale, often called Anthropocene, and the consequences of such transformation for health, disease, and well-being. Lectures will explore the complex interactions between the changing environment, forms of the disease, and the healthcare system by introducing students to major theme areas in the interdisciplinary field of planetary health, such as emerging infectious diseases, food waste, or chemical pollution. In the subsequent seminars, participants will take a leading role in reviewing case studies from around the world through intensive group discussions. In addition, key concepts and methods in medical anthropology will be introduced to help students understand and interpret the changing relationship between health, disease, and the environment in the 21st century.  The course will be completed by an off-campus fieldtrip (half-day) and a take-home final paper.

Class Schedule lesson1 Introduction: What is planetary health?
lesson2 Ecologies 1: Population, consumption, technology
lesson3 Ecologies 2: Changing environments and planetary boundaries
lesson4 Heat 1: Energy and health
lesson5 Metabolism 1: Biodiversity and nutrition
lesson6 Pollution 1: Living on a toxic planet
lesson7 Zoonosis 1: Animal farming and pandemics
lesson8 Heat 2: Haze and asthma (presentation and discussion)
lesson9 Metabolism 2: Food system and local change (presentation &discussion)
lesson10 Zoonosis 2: Conservation and health promotion (presentation & discussion)
lesson11 Pollution 2: Drug resistance (presentation & discussion)
lesson12  Mini workshop
lesson13 Wrap-up
lesson14 Field trip
lesson15 Field trip

【Class Schedule】
November 3 (Sun)9:00 - 16:30
November 4 (Mon) 9:00 - 16:30
December 7 (Sat) 9:00 - 16:30
December 8(Sun) 9:00 - 16:30

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Samuel Myers and Howard Frumkin eds. 2020. Planetary Health: Protecting Nature to Protect Ourselves. Island Press.
Hilary Duff, Carlos Faerron Guzmán, Amalia Almada, Christopher Golden and Samuel Myers. 2020. Planetary Health Case Studies: An Anthology of Solutions. Planetary Health Alliance.
Watanabe Toru and Watanabe Chiho eds. 2019. Health in Ecological Perspectives in the Anthropocene. Springer.
Zywert, Katharine and Stephen Quilley, eds. 2020. Health in the Anthropocene: Living Well on a Finite Planet. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details) PPT slides

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review All participants should read the assigned chapters of the textbook before the start of the course  (required reading). In addition, each student will be in charge of presenting one case study for which they should read the assigned chapter and prepare until the day of the presentation (assigned reading).

Requirements

Grading Method 1) Active participation in class (40%)
2) Mid-term individual presentation (30%)
3) Final report (30%)

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message

Other Required readings
All required readings are from the textbook (Samuel Myers and Howard Frumkin, eds. 2020. Planetary Health: Protecting Nature to Protect Ourselves. Island Press.

Class #1: Ch.1 “An Introduction to Planetary Health” (pp.3-16)
Class #2: Ch.3 “Population, Consumption, Equity, and Rights” (pp.37-70)
Class #3: Ch.4 “A Changing Planet” (pp.71-110)
Class #4/5: Ch.5 “Food and Nutrition on a Rapidly Changing Planet” (pp.113-140)
Class #6: Ch.6 “Planetary Health and Infectious Disease” (pp.141-164)
Class #7: Ch .14 “Controlling Toxic Exposures” (pp.359-386)

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 International Peace and Co-existence Program
Lecture Code	WMG02901	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	Development and Culture
Subject Name （Katakana）
Subject Name in English	Development and Culture
Instructor	MOHACSI GERGELY
Instructor (Katakana)	モハーチ　ゲルゲイ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, Second Semester, Intensive
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(Int) Inte：IDEC 201
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
Lecture & Seminar including discussions and student presentations
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	E : English
Course Level	5 : Graduate Basic
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	11 : Cultural Anthropology
Eligible Students
Keywords	Planetary health, Anthropocene, medical anthropology, zoonoses, disease, resilience, SDG_3, SDG_11, SDG_13
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 aim of this course is to develop an academic interest in how humans have altered social-ecological systems on a planetary scale, often called Anthropocene, and the consequences of such transformation for health, disease, and well-being. Lectures will explore the complex interactions between the changing environment, forms of the disease, and the healthcare system by introducing students to major theme areas in the interdisciplinary field of planetary health, such as emerging infectious diseases, food waste, or chemical pollution. In the subsequent seminars, participants will take a leading role in reviewing case studies from around the world through intensive group discussions. In addition, key concepts and methods in medical anthropology will be introduced to help students understand and interpret the changing relationship between health, disease, and the environment in the 21st century. The course will be completed by an off-campus fieldtrip (half-day) and a take-home final paper.
Class Schedule	lesson1 Introduction: What is planetary health? lesson2 Ecologies 1: Population, consumption, technology lesson3 Ecologies 2: Changing environments and planetary boundaries lesson4 Heat 1: Energy and health lesson5 Metabolism 1: Biodiversity and nutrition lesson6 Pollution 1: Living on a toxic planet lesson7 Zoonosis 1: Animal farming and pandemics lesson8 Heat 2: Haze and asthma (presentation and discussion) lesson9 Metabolism 2: Food system and local change (presentation &discussion) lesson10 Zoonosis 2: Conservation and health promotion (presentation & discussion) lesson11 Pollution 2: Drug resistance (presentation & discussion) lesson12 Mini workshop lesson13 Wrap-up lesson14 Field trip lesson15 Field trip 【Class Schedule】 November 3 (Sun)9:00 - 16:30 November 4 (Mon) 9:00 - 16:30 December 7 (Sat) 9:00 - 16:30 December 8(Sun) 9:00 - 16:30
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Samuel Myers and Howard Frumkin eds. 2020. Planetary Health: Protecting Nature to Protect Ourselves. Island Press. Hilary Duff, Carlos Faerron Guzmán, Amalia Almada, Christopher Golden and Samuel Myers. 2020. Planetary Health Case Studies: An Anthology of Solutions. Planetary Health Alliance. Watanabe Toru and Watanabe Chiho eds. 2019. Health in Ecological Perspectives in the Anthropocene. Springer. Zywert, Katharine and Stephen Quilley, eds. 2020. Health in the Anthropocene: Living Well on a Finite Planet. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	PPT slides
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	All participants should read the assigned chapters of the textbook before the start of the course (required reading). In addition, each student will be in charge of presenting one case study for which they should read the assigned chapter and prepare until the day of the presentation (assigned reading).
Requirements
Grading Method	1) Active participation in class (40%) 2) Mid-term individual presentation (30%) 3) Final report (30%)
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
Other	Required readings All required readings are from the textbook (Samuel Myers and Howard Frumkin, eds. 2020. Planetary Health: Protecting Nature to Protect Ourselves. Island Press. Class #1: Ch.1 “An Introduction to Planetary Health” (pp.3-16) Class #2: Ch.3 “Population, Consumption, Equity, and Rights” (pp.37-70) Class #3: Ch.4 “A Changing Planet” (pp.71-110) Class #4/5: Ch.5 “Food and Nutrition on a Rapidly Changing Planet” (pp.113-140) Class #6: Ch.6 “Planetary Health and Infectious Disease” (pp.141-164) Class #7: Ch .14 “Controlling Toxic Exposures” (pp.359-386)
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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