Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Management Sciences Program
Lecture Code WMF02600 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name フィールドワーク論
Subject Name
(Katakana)
フィールドワークロン
Subject Name in
English
Ethnographic fieldwork
Instructor MATSUSHIMA TAKESHI
Instructor
(Katakana)
マツシマ タケシ
Campus Higashi-Senda Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  First Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1st) Tues11-12:Higashi-Senda Seminar Rm 2
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Face-to-face
 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 2 Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 6 : Graduate Advanced
Course Area(Area) 24 : Social Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 04 : Management
Eligible Students
Keywords Fieldwork, Ethnography, Corporeality, Objectivity
SDG_01, SDG_11, SDG_15 
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
Fieldwork is not a mere method among various methods in human and social sciences, but is an experience that widens our thinking and feeling. In this lecture we will explore what is fieldwork through reading different ethnographies and group discussion. 
Class Schedule lesson1 Introduction
lesson2-3 What is a problem of 'objectivity'?
lesson4-5 On anthropological fieldwork
lesson6-8 Reading ethnographies
lesson9 Watching an ethnographic film
lesson10-12 Reading ethnographies
lesson13 Watching an ethnographic film
lesson14-15 Presentation of mini fieldwork 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Texts
村上靖彦『客観性の落とし穴』筑摩書房 2023
新原道信(編著)『人間と社会のうごきをとらえるフィールドワーク入門』ミネルヴァ書房 2022
ブロニスワフ・マリノフスキ『西太平洋の遠洋航海者』講談社 2010
and others 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Text, Handouts, Visual Materials, moodle
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Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, Fieldwork / Survey, Post-class Report
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Students are requested to read the text carefully before each lecture to contribute to a group discussion. 
Requirements  
Grading Method Active participation in class and communication papers 60%
Presentation of mini fieldwork 40% 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other   
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