AHH35001 Comparative Study of Social Culture

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences

Lecture Code AHH35001 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 社会文化論

Subject Name
（Katakana）シャカイブンカロン

Subject Name in
English Comparative Study of Social Culture

Instructor KAWAI NOBUHARU

Instructor
(Katakana) カワイ　ノブハル

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Tues1-4：IAS K203

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face, Online (on-demand)

Lecture, I use MS-Powerpoint und talk about every thema.

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 07 : History

Eligible Students

Keywords SDG-08  SDG-09  SDG-11  SAG-12   European Comtemporary History, East Germany, German Unification

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) This lecture belongs to human culture class in human research division.
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Integrated Arts and Sciences
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・Knowledge and understanding of the importance and characteristics of each discipline and basic theoretical framework.
・Knowledge and understanding of "Japanese and Japanese culture"  and "foreign languages and foreign culture" which are prerequisite abilities for communication with peoples in different culture and areas.
（Comprehensive Abilities）
・The general ability to discover issues based on the ethics in research and subjective intellectual interests, and make planning to solve them.
・The ability to conduct research proactively by combining knowledge,  understanding, and skills for the tasks, based on flexible creativity and imagination.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline This Lecture explains History of East Germany from Soviet Oppupation to Geman Unification(1945~1990). We think too about Comparisions of West Germany and Japan for knowing characters of society after WWII.

Class Schedule lesson1 Introduction,  Idea of Socialism
lesson2 Socialism as "Movement" ～1920
lesson3 Socialism as "Regime"  Sowjetunion 1930～1945
lesson4 Communist in Germany before WWII and Oqupation by Sowjetunion
lesson5 Oqupation by Sowjetunion (1945～1949）Cold War and Establishment of East Germany
lesson6 Cold War and East Germany (1949～1954)
lesson7 Construction of Socialism
lesson8 Era of Reform (1960')
lesson9 Leadership Change from Ulbricht to Honecker
lesson10 Guided Socialstate of Honecker
lesson11 Fall in Crisises
lesson12 East Germany in Crisises in 1980'
lesson13 Collasp of Socialist Regime and German Unification of 1990
lesson14 German Unification and the after
lesson15 Summery and Final examination

Review sheet for every lessons and final exeamination

Thema History of East Germany

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Text Book:
KAWAI, Nobuharu, A Short History of East Germany. Challenge and Setback of a Divided State, (Tokyo 2020)

Reference Books:
MÄHLERT, Ulrich, Kleine Geschichte der DDR, 7th.ed. (Japanese Translatin by 2019)
etc.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Text, Visual Materials, Microsoft Stream

(More Details) MS-Powerpoint and prints. DVD

Learning techniques to be incorporated Post-class Report

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Lessoon 1-14: read your notebooks and  prepare for the next lecture with reference books, please.

Requirements

Grading Method Review sheet for every lessons 30% and final examination 70%

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message

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	2025Year	School/Graduate School	School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences
Lecture Code	AHH35001	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	社会文化論
Subject Name （Katakana）	シャカイブンカロン
Subject Name in English	Comparative Study of Social Culture
Instructor	KAWAI NOBUHARU
Instructor (Katakana)	カワイ　ノブハル
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, Second Semester, 3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(3T) Tues1-4：IAS K203
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face, Online (on-demand)
Lecture, I use MS-Powerpoint und talk about every thema.
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	4	Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	07 : History
Eligible Students
Keywords	SDG-08 SDG-09 SDG-11 SAG-12 European Comtemporary History, East Germany, German Unification
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	This lecture belongs to human culture class in human research division.
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Integrated Arts and Sciences （Knowledge and Understanding）・Knowledge and understanding of the importance and characteristics of each discipline and basic theoretical framework. ・Knowledge and understanding of "Japanese and Japanese culture" and "foreign languages and foreign culture" which are prerequisite abilities for communication with peoples in different culture and areas. （Comprehensive Abilities）・The general ability to discover issues based on the ethics in research and subjective intellectual interests, and make planning to solve them. ・The ability to conduct research proactively by combining knowledge, understanding, and skills for the tasks, based on flexible creativity and imagination.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	This Lecture explains History of East Germany from Soviet Oppupation to Geman Unification(1945~1990). We think too about Comparisions of West Germany and Japan for knowing characters of society after WWII.
Class Schedule	lesson1 Introduction, Idea of Socialism lesson2 Socialism as "Movement" ～1920 lesson3 Socialism as "Regime" Sowjetunion 1930～1945 lesson4 Communist in Germany before WWII and Oqupation by Sowjetunion lesson5 Oqupation by Sowjetunion (1945～1949）Cold War and Establishment of East Germany lesson6 Cold War and East Germany (1949～1954) lesson7 Construction of Socialism lesson8 Era of Reform (1960') lesson9 Leadership Change from Ulbricht to Honecker lesson10 Guided Socialstate of Honecker lesson11 Fall in Crisises lesson12 East Germany in Crisises in 1980' lesson13 Collasp of Socialist Regime and German Unification of 1990 lesson14 German Unification and the after lesson15 Summery and Final examination Review sheet for every lessons and final exeamination Thema History of East Germany
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Text Book: KAWAI, Nobuharu, A Short History of East Germany. Challenge and Setback of a Divided State, (Tokyo 2020) Reference Books: MÄHLERT, Ulrich, Kleine Geschichte der DDR, 7th.ed. (Japanese Translatin by 2019) etc.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Text, Visual Materials, Microsoft Stream
(More Details)	MS-Powerpoint and prints. DVD
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Post-class Report
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Lessoon 1-14: read your notebooks and prepare for the next lecture with reference books, please.
Requirements
Grading Method	Review sheet for every lessons 30% and final examination 70%
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
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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