ARS12101 Anthropology of the Contemporary World II

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

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

Lecture Code ARS12101 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name Anthropology of the Contemporary World II (現代世界の人類学 II)

Subject Name
（Katakana）ゲンダイセカイノジンルイガク II

Subject Name in
English Anthropology of the Contemporary World II

Instructor To be announced.

Instructor
(Katakana) タントウキョウインミテイ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  Second Semester,  4Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (4T) Thur7-8：IAS K209

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

Credits 1.0 Class Hours/Week 2 Language of Instruction E : English

Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 11 : Cultural Anthropology

Eligible Students 2nd-year

Keywords cultural anthropology, ethnography, fieldwork, interview, data analysis, autoethnography

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 Global Studies
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・The knowledge and understanding to fully recognize the
mutual relations and their importance among individual
academic disciplines.
（Abilities and Skills）
・The ability to summarize one's own research in reports or academic papers, deliver presentations at seminars or research meetings, and explain it in an easy way so that people in different cultures and areas of specialization understand.
（Comprehensive Abilities）
・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 In this course, students will learn the basics of ethnographic fieldwork: a critical method and attitude to explore the contemporary world anthropologically. After learning essential ideas, ethics, and case studies, students will practice ethnographic interviews and data analysis. Ethnographic fieldwork has been applied to many fields, including education, medical practices, and the business world. Through practical fieldwork training, this course will help students: 1) listen to people ethnographically, 2) relativize familiar views, and 3) gain anthropological perspectives.
Participants are also encouraged to take the related course, “Anthropology of the Contemporary World I,” which focuses on ethnographic observations.

Class Schedule Lesson 1: Guidance
Lesson 2: Ideas of ethnographic interviews
Lesson 3: Types of questions and case studies
Lesson 4: Ethnographic interview practice
Lesson 5: Autoethnography
Lesson 6: Interview data analysis
Lesson 7: Quoting interviews in ethnography
Lesson 8: Presentation and discussion

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Necessary readings and materials will be shared in class.
Further readings for your reference:
Lareau, Annette. 2021. Listening to People: A Practical Guide to Interviewing, Participant Observation, Data Analysis, and Writing It All Up. University of Chicago Press.
James P. Spradley. 2016 (1979). The Ethnographic Interview. Waveland Press Inc.
James P. Spradley. 1980. Participant Observation. Waveland Press Inc.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Text, Handouts, Audio Materials, Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams, moodle

(More Details)

Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, Paired Reading, Fieldwork / Survey

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Read the assigned reading materials and prepare comments and questions for classroom discussion. Engage with fieldwork (interview) assignments outside the class periods.

Requirements Students who wish to take this course must attend the first class.
English is used as the main medium of communication, but Japanese can be used supplementarily.

Grading Method Class contribution, engagement with the assignments, presentations, and essays will be graded comprehensively.

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message Participants are encouraged to take Anthropology of the Contemporary World I.

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 Global Studies
Lecture Code	ARS12101	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	Anthropology of the Contemporary World II (現代世界の人類学 II)
Subject Name （Katakana）	ゲンダイセカイノジンルイガク II
Subject Name in English	Anthropology of the Contemporary World II
Instructor	To be announced.
Instructor (Katakana)	タントウキョウインミテイ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, Second Semester, 4Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(4T) Thur7-8：IAS K209
Lesson Style	Seminar	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face

Credits	1.0	Class Hours/Week	2	Language of Instruction	E : English
Course Level	2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	11 : Cultural Anthropology
Eligible Students	2nd-year
Keywords	cultural anthropology, ethnography, fieldwork, interview, data analysis, autoethnography
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 Global Studies （Knowledge and Understanding）・The knowledge and understanding to fully recognize the mutual relations and their importance among individual academic disciplines. （Abilities and Skills）・The ability to summarize one's own research in reports or academic papers, deliver presentations at seminars or research meetings, and explain it in an easy way so that people in different cultures and areas of specialization understand. （Comprehensive Abilities）・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	In this course, students will learn the basics of ethnographic fieldwork: a critical method and attitude to explore the contemporary world anthropologically. After learning essential ideas, ethics, and case studies, students will practice ethnographic interviews and data analysis. Ethnographic fieldwork has been applied to many fields, including education, medical practices, and the business world. Through practical fieldwork training, this course will help students: 1) listen to people ethnographically, 2) relativize familiar views, and 3) gain anthropological perspectives. Participants are also encouraged to take the related course, “Anthropology of the Contemporary World I,” which focuses on ethnographic observations.
Class Schedule	Lesson 1: Guidance Lesson 2: Ideas of ethnographic interviews Lesson 3: Types of questions and case studies Lesson 4: Ethnographic interview practice Lesson 5: Autoethnography Lesson 6: Interview data analysis Lesson 7: Quoting interviews in ethnography Lesson 8: Presentation and discussion
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Necessary readings and materials will be shared in class. Further readings for your reference: Lareau, Annette. 2021. Listening to People: A Practical Guide to Interviewing, Participant Observation, Data Analysis, and Writing It All Up. University of Chicago Press. James P. Spradley. 2016 (1979). The Ethnographic Interview. Waveland Press Inc. James P. Spradley. 1980. Participant Observation. Waveland Press Inc.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Text, Handouts, Audio Materials, Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams, moodle
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions, Paired Reading, Fieldwork / Survey
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Read the assigned reading materials and prepare comments and questions for classroom discussion. Engage with fieldwork (interview) assignments outside the class periods.
Requirements	Students who wish to take this course must attend the first class. English is used as the main medium of communication, but Japanese can be used supplementarily.
Grading Method	Class contribution, engagement with the assignments, presentations, and essays will be graded comprehensively.
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	Participants are encouraged to take Anthropology of the Contemporary World I.
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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