Japanese

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Integrated Arts and Human Sciences Program
Lecture Code	WMJ32001	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	英米文藝社会研究
Subject Name （Katakana）	エイベイブンゲイシャカイケンキュウ
Subject Name in English	British and American Literature and Society
Instructor	KIDO MITSUYO
Instructor (Katakana)	キド　ミツヨ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year,  First Semester,  1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1T) Tues5-8：IAS A407
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
			lecture, text reading, discussion
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	5 : Graduate Basic
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	05 : Literature
Eligible Students
Keywords	literature and travel, travel writing, nature and art, nationalism and cosmopolitanism
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	This course is designed to help students understand and examine the interaction between literature and society mainly in the UK and America, focusing on the genre of travel writing.  This year we will take up some well-known European and American travel writing in comparison with Japanese one and learn about the differences of the styles, themes or media of their narratives. The texts and topics discussed in class may be slightly changed according to the interests of students.
Class Schedule	lesson1: Introduction lesson2: European travel narratives in classical and medieval time lesson3: Japanese medieval travel narratives lesson4: Japanese modern travel narratives lesson5: British and American travel narratives in the 18th century lesson6: British and American travel narratives in the 19th century (America) lesson7: British and American travel narratives in the 19th century (The West) lesson8: British and American travel narratives in the 19th century (Europe) lesson9: British and American travel narratives in the 19th century (Asia) lesson10: British and American travel narratives in the 19th century (Asia) lesson11: British travel writing in the 20th century lesson12: British travel writing in the 20th century lesson13: American travel writing in the 20th century lesson14: American travel writing in the 20th century lesson15: American travel writing in the 20th century
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Handouts are distributed in each class. Reference books are shown at the beginning of the lecture.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
	(More Details)	Hard copy materials are mainly used and sometimes TV and PC may be used as well.
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Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Students are expected  to read through the reference materials in advance and express their opinions in class.
Requirements	This class is taught mainly in Japanese, but English may be used when necessary.
Grading Method	Students' evaluations are based on their class participation (50%) and their final essays.
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