ASA39001 British Society Studies

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

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

Lecture Code ASA39001 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name イギリス社会研究

Subject Name
（Katakana）イギリスシャカイケンキュウ

Subject Name in
English British Society Studies

Instructor KASUGA AYUKA

Instructor
(Katakana) カスガ　アユカ

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

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Thur5-8：IAS K313

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face

Lecture-centred

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

Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 07 : History

Eligible Students

Keywords Britain, history, modern, society, environmental problems, air pollution, Climate Change

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) 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.
・The knowledge and understanding  to fully recognize the mutual relations and their importance among individual academic diciplines.
（Abilities and Skills）
・The abilities and skills to summarize one's own research in reports or academic papers, and to deliver presentations at a seminar or research meetings, and to answer questions.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline This lecture surveys smoke (air pollution) problems in modern Britain. 19th century Britain believed that smoke control could be achieved by "burning the smoke completely," and devices to effectively feed fuel and inject air into industrial furnaces were recommended. It was also advertised that this smoke control was financially beneficial because it would reduce fuel consumption. However, some factory owners who installed these devices claimed that the measures were impractical, complaining that fuel consumption was not sufficiently reduced, and that damage to the boiler would result. These concerns of factory owners were not fully addressed throughout the 19th century. Numerous attempts have been made to demonstrate the usefulness of such devices, and experimental results have been quantified, but the doubts lingered.
　This situation seems to be analogous to the doubts surrounding current environmental issues. Why were effective solutions not being disseminated? In this issue, the proponents of smoke control were criticized for not trying to understand the holes and problems in the measures, while some resorted to extreme opposition. Why was it so difficult to have a calm discussion? In this lecture, we will consider these questions, which are not easily answered.

Class Schedule lesson1　Introduction
lesson2　Introduction
lesson3　Pre-history of British smoke problems
lesson4　Pre-history of British smoke problems
lesson5　Industrial Revolution
lesson6　The beginning of the modern struggles
lesson7　Legislation
lesson8　English government in the nineteenth century
lesson9　Local contexts
lesson10　Other solutions
lesson11　Numbers and figures
lesson12　Numbers and figures
lesson13　Class
lesson14　The final stage
lesson15　Conclusion

Term paper

Text/Reference
Books,etc. textbooks are not used. References will be informed during the lecture.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Handouts, Microsoft Forms, moodle

(More Details) Handouts, and slides

Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, Quizzes/ Quiz format, Post-class Report

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review It is recommended to read references if you are interested in them.

Requirements

Grading Method An essay (20%), Exam (50%), comment papers or tests for each lecture (30%)
The judgement criteria for an essay will be informed during the lecture.

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	ASA39001	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	イギリス社会研究
Subject Name （Katakana）	イギリスシャカイケンキュウ
Subject Name in English	British Society Studies
Instructor	KASUGA AYUKA
Instructor (Katakana)	カスガ　アユカ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, Second Semester, 3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(3T) Thur5-8：IAS K313
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face
Lecture-centred
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	4	Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	07 : History
Eligible Students
Keywords	Britain, history, modern, society, environmental problems, air pollution, Climate Change
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)	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. ・The knowledge and understanding to fully recognize the mutual relations and their importance among individual academic diciplines. （Abilities and Skills）・The abilities and skills to summarize one's own research in reports or academic papers, and to deliver presentations at a seminar or research meetings, and to answer questions.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	This lecture surveys smoke (air pollution) problems in modern Britain. 19th century Britain believed that smoke control could be achieved by "burning the smoke completely," and devices to effectively feed fuel and inject air into industrial furnaces were recommended. It was also advertised that this smoke control was financially beneficial because it would reduce fuel consumption. However, some factory owners who installed these devices claimed that the measures were impractical, complaining that fuel consumption was not sufficiently reduced, and that damage to the boiler would result. These concerns of factory owners were not fully addressed throughout the 19th century. Numerous attempts have been made to demonstrate the usefulness of such devices, and experimental results have been quantified, but the doubts lingered. 　This situation seems to be analogous to the doubts surrounding current environmental issues. Why were effective solutions not being disseminated? In this issue, the proponents of smoke control were criticized for not trying to understand the holes and problems in the measures, while some resorted to extreme opposition. Why was it so difficult to have a calm discussion? In this lecture, we will consider these questions, which are not easily answered.
Class Schedule	lesson1　Introduction lesson2　Introduction lesson3　Pre-history of British smoke problems lesson4　Pre-history of British smoke problems lesson5　Industrial Revolution lesson6　The beginning of the modern struggles lesson7　Legislation lesson8　English government in the nineteenth century lesson9　Local contexts lesson10　Other solutions lesson11　Numbers and figures lesson12　Numbers and figures lesson13　Class lesson14　The final stage lesson15　Conclusion Term paper
Text/Reference Books,etc.	textbooks are not used. References will be informed during the lecture.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Handouts, Microsoft Forms, moodle
(More Details)	Handouts, and slides
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions, Quizzes/ Quiz format, Post-class Report
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	It is recommended to read references if you are interested in them.
Requirements
Grading Method	An essay (20%), Exam (50%), comment papers or tests for each lecture (30%) The judgement criteria for an essay will be informed during the lecture.
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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