WMG02901 Development and Culture

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences International Peace and Co-existence Program

Lecture Code WMG02901 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name Development and Culture

Subject Name
（Katakana）

Subject Name in
English Development and Culture

Instructor MOHACSI GERGELY

Instructor
(Katakana) モハーチ　ゲルゲイ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  Second Semester,  Intensive

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (Int) Inte：IDEC 201

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

Lecture & Seminar including discussions and student presentations

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction E : English

Course Level 5 : Graduate Basic

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 11 : Cultural Anthropology

Eligible Students master course students

Keywords Planetary health, Anthropocene, medical anthropology, zoonoses, disease, resilience, SDG_3, SDG_11, SDG_13

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 The aim of this course is to develop an academic interest in how humans have altered social-ecological systems on a planetary scale, often called Anthropocene, and the consequences of such transformation for health, disease and well-being. Lectures will explore the complex interactions between the changing environment, forms of disease and the healthcare system by introducing students to major theme in the interdisciplinary field of planetary health, such as emerging infectious diseases, food waste or chemical pollution. In addition, key concepts and methods in medical anthropology will be introduced to help students understand and interpret the changing relationship between health, disease and the environment in the 21st century. At the one-day off-campus field trip, participants will explore planetary health issues together in practice. In the subsequent seminars, participants will take a leading role in reviewing case studies from around the world through intensive group discussions. The course will be complemented by a mini workshop to discuss and wrap-up the topics covered during the four days.

Class Schedule lesson1 Introduction: What is planetary health?
lesson2 Ecologies of health and disease
lesson3 Biodiversity and nutrition
lesson4 Zoonosis: Animal farming and pandemics
lesson5 Field trip 1—What is “natural” farming?
lesson6 Field trip 2—Observing “natural” farming
lesson7 Field trip 3—Doing “natural” farming
lesson8 Field trip 4—Natural” farming for planetary health?
lesson9 Living on a toxic planet
lesson10 Drug resistance
lesson11 Presentations 1—Haze and asthma
lesson12 Presentations 2—Food system and local change
lesson13 Presentations 3—Conservation and health promotion
lesson14 Mini workshop

lesson15 Wrap-up

Text/Reference
Books,etc. * Samuel Myers and Howard Frumkin, eds. 2020. Planetary Health: Protecting Nature to Protect Ourselves. Island Press.
Hilary Duff, Carlos Faerron Guzmán, Amalia Almada, Christopher Golden and Samuel Myers. 2020. Planetary Health Case Studies: An Anthology of Solutions. Planetary Health Alliance.
Watanabe Toru and Watanabe Chiho, eds. 2019. Health in Ecological Perspectives in the Anthropocene. Springer.
Zywert, Katharine and Stephen Quilley, eds. 2020. Health in the Anthropocene: Living Well on a Finite Planet. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc.

(More Details)

Learning techniques to be incorporated

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review (1) All participants should read the assigned chapters of the textbook before the start of the course (required reading). In addition, (2) each student will be in charge of presenting one case study for which they should read the assigned chapter and prepare until the day of the presentation (assigned reading).

Required readings
All required readings are from the TEXTBOOK (Samuel Myers and Howard Frumkin, eds. 2020. Planetary Health: Protecting Nature to Protect Ourselves. Island Press.)

Class #1: Ch.1 “An Introduction to Planetary Health” (pp.3-16)
Class #2: Ch.3 “Population, Consumption, Equity, and Rights” (pp.37-70)
Class #3: Ch.5 “Food and Nutrition on a Rapidly Changing Planet” (pp.113-140)
Class #4: Ch.6 “Planetary Health and Infectious Disease” (pp.141-164)
Class #9: Ch.14 “Controlling Toxic Exposures” (pp.359-386)

Assigned readings
All assigned readings are from the READER (Duff, Hilary, Carlos Faerron Guzmán, Amalia Almada, Christopher Golden and Samuel Myers eds. 2020. Planetary Health Case Studies: An Anthology of Solutions. Planetary Health Alliance)

Students will choose one chapter from the reader by the end of the autumn sessions and will prepare a handout and presentation based on that text to be presented at the winter sessions.

Requirements The course will be offered in two parts. The part I of the course will be held on November 1(Sat) and 2(Sun), then the part II will be on December 6(Sat) and 7(Sun). Each “class” will be divided into three “sessions” conducted over half a day.

Session 1  09:00~09:50
Session 2  10:00~10:50
Session 3  11:00~11:50 +

      (Lunch)

Session 4  13:30~14:20
Session 5  14:30~15:20
Session 6  15:30~16:20 +

On the last day of the course, students will participate in a roundtable discussion with their peers designed to reflect on the key themes covered throughout the course. This will lead to a short final collaborative presentation that connects a particular type of environmental change to a specific human health outcome based on the field trip.

Grading Method 1) Active participation in class (50%)
2) Mid-term individual presentation (50%)

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	Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences International Peace and Co-existence Program
Lecture Code	WMG02901	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	Development and Culture
Subject Name （Katakana）
Subject Name in English	Development and Culture
Instructor	MOHACSI GERGELY
Instructor (Katakana)	モハーチ　ゲルゲイ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, Second Semester, Intensive
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(Int) Inte：IDEC 201
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face
Lecture & Seminar including discussions and student presentations
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	E : English
Course Level	5 : Graduate Basic
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	11 : Cultural Anthropology
Eligible Students	master course students
Keywords	Planetary health, Anthropocene, medical anthropology, zoonoses, disease, resilience, SDG_3, SDG_11, SDG_13
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	The aim of this course is to develop an academic interest in how humans have altered social-ecological systems on a planetary scale, often called Anthropocene, and the consequences of such transformation for health, disease and well-being. Lectures will explore the complex interactions between the changing environment, forms of disease and the healthcare system by introducing students to major theme in the interdisciplinary field of planetary health, such as emerging infectious diseases, food waste or chemical pollution. In addition, key concepts and methods in medical anthropology will be introduced to help students understand and interpret the changing relationship between health, disease and the environment in the 21st century. At the one-day off-campus field trip, participants will explore planetary health issues together in practice. In the subsequent seminars, participants will take a leading role in reviewing case studies from around the world through intensive group discussions. The course will be complemented by a mini workshop to discuss and wrap-up the topics covered during the four days.
Class Schedule	lesson1 Introduction: What is planetary health? lesson2 Ecologies of health and disease lesson3 Biodiversity and nutrition lesson4 Zoonosis: Animal farming and pandemics lesson5 Field trip 1—What is “natural” farming? lesson6 Field trip 2—Observing “natural” farming lesson7 Field trip 3—Doing “natural” farming lesson8 Field trip 4—Natural” farming for planetary health? lesson9 Living on a toxic planet lesson10 Drug resistance lesson11 Presentations 1—Haze and asthma lesson12 Presentations 2—Food system and local change lesson13 Presentations 3—Conservation and health promotion lesson14 Mini workshop lesson15 Wrap-up
Text/Reference Books,etc.	* Samuel Myers and Howard Frumkin, eds. 2020. Planetary Health: Protecting Nature to Protect Ourselves. Island Press. Hilary Duff, Carlos Faerron Guzmán, Amalia Almada, Christopher Golden and Samuel Myers. 2020. Planetary Health Case Studies: An Anthology of Solutions. Planetary Health Alliance. Watanabe Toru and Watanabe Chiho, eds. 2019. Health in Ecological Perspectives in the Anthropocene. Springer. Zywert, Katharine and Stephen Quilley, eds. 2020. Health in the Anthropocene: Living Well on a Finite Planet. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	(1) All participants should read the assigned chapters of the textbook before the start of the course (required reading). In addition, (2) each student will be in charge of presenting one case study for which they should read the assigned chapter and prepare until the day of the presentation (assigned reading). Required readings All required readings are from the TEXTBOOK (Samuel Myers and Howard Frumkin, eds. 2020. Planetary Health: Protecting Nature to Protect Ourselves. Island Press.) Class #1: Ch.1 “An Introduction to Planetary Health” (pp.3-16) Class #2: Ch.3 “Population, Consumption, Equity, and Rights” (pp.37-70) Class #3: Ch.5 “Food and Nutrition on a Rapidly Changing Planet” (pp.113-140) Class #4: Ch.6 “Planetary Health and Infectious Disease” (pp.141-164) Class #9: Ch.14 “Controlling Toxic Exposures” (pp.359-386) Assigned readings All assigned readings are from the READER (Duff, Hilary, Carlos Faerron Guzmán, Amalia Almada, Christopher Golden and Samuel Myers eds. 2020. Planetary Health Case Studies: An Anthology of Solutions. Planetary Health Alliance) Students will choose one chapter from the reader by the end of the autumn sessions and will prepare a handout and presentation based on that text to be presented at the winter sessions.
Requirements	The course will be offered in two parts. The part I of the course will be held on November 1(Sat) and 2(Sun), then the part II will be on December 6(Sat) and 7(Sun). Each “class” will be divided into three “sessions” conducted over half a day. Session 1 09:00~09:50 Session 2 10:00~10:50 Session 3 11:00~11:50 + (Lunch) Session 4 13:30~14:20 Session 5 14:30~15:20 Session 6 15:30~16:20 + On the last day of the course, students will participate in a roundtable discussion with their peers designed to reflect on the key themes covered throughout the course. This will lead to a short final collaborative presentation that connects a particular type of environmental change to a specific human health outcome based on the field trip.
Grading Method	1) Active participation in class (50%) 2) Mid-term individual presentation (50%)
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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