CC340604 Peace Education and Media

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2026Year School/Graduate School School of Education

Lecture Code CC340604 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name Peace Education and Media（平和教育とメディア）

Subject Name
（Katakana）ヘイワキョウイクトメディア

Subject Name in
English Peace Education and Media

Instructor CHANG CHIH HAO,To be announced.

Instructor
(Katakana) チャン　チハオ,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) Weds5-8：EDU K215

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

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction E : English

Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 24 : Social Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 07 : Education

Eligible Students

Keywords

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) Program in Multicultural and Global Education
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・Have understanding about
（Comprehensive Abilities）
・持続可能な開発目標に向けて取り組む力
・多文化教育・平和教育・国際開発教育のカリキュラム開発と実践・評価力

Class Objectives
/Class Outline This course explores how media shape understandings of conflict, violence, reconciliation, and peacebuilding. Drawing on peace education theory and critical media studies, students examine news media, digital platforms, visual culture, propaganda, and memorial institutions. The course emphasizes analytical skills and practical application, encouraging students to critically evaluate media narratives and design media-based peace education initiatives.
Situating media as both a site of power and a pedagogical tool, the course examines how narratives of war and peace are constructed, circulated, contested, and institutionalized. Special attention is given to the role of museums and memorial institutions in shaping collective memory and promoting (or constraining) reconciliation. Through critical analysis and project-based learning, students will connect theoretical frameworks with real-world media practices.
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
1. Explain core concepts in peace education (e.g., positive/negative peace, structural and cultural violence).
2. Apply critical media literacy frameworks to analyze representations of conflict.
3. Evaluate the role of digital media in shaping polarization and peace discourse.
4. Critically assess the educational and narrative functions of museums.
5. Design a media-based peace education initiative grounded in theory.

Class Schedule lesson1  Peace Education & Media Foundations
lesson2 Media as Knowledge & Power
lesson3 The Function of Museums in Peace Education
lesson4 The Function of Museums in Peace Education
lesson5 War Journalism vs. Peace Journalism
lesson6 Framing Workshop
lesson7 Digital Peace Activism
lesson8 Digital Peace Activism
lesson9 Visual Politics of Suffering
lesson10 Documentary as Peace Education
lesson11 Participatory Media and Storytelling
lesson12 Participatory Media and Storytelling
lesson13  Overview of Peace Education and Media
lesson14 Final Presentations
lesson15 Final Presentations

Text/Reference
Books,etc. No textbook is required. Handouts will be provided.

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

(More Details)

Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, Paired Reading

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Students are expected to actively engage in class activities and make an effort to use English.

Requirements

Grading Method -Active participation and contributions: 30 %
-A written report 35%
-Final presentation: 35%

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	2026Year	School/Graduate School	School of Education
Lecture Code	CC340604	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	Peace Education and Media（平和教育とメディア）
Subject Name （Katakana）	ヘイワキョウイクトメディア
Subject Name in English	Peace Education and Media
Instructor	CHANG CHIH HAO,To be announced.
Instructor (Katakana)	チャン　チハオ,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) Weds5-8：EDU K215
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face

Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	4	Language of Instruction	E : English
Course Level	2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	24 : Social Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	07 : Education
Eligible Students
Keywords
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)	Program in Multicultural and Global Education （Knowledge and Understanding）・Have understanding about （Comprehensive Abilities）・持続可能な開発目標に向けて取り組む力・多文化教育・平和教育・国際開発教育のカリキュラム開発と実践・評価力
Class Objectives /Class Outline	This course explores how media shape understandings of conflict, violence, reconciliation, and peacebuilding. Drawing on peace education theory and critical media studies, students examine news media, digital platforms, visual culture, propaganda, and memorial institutions. The course emphasizes analytical skills and practical application, encouraging students to critically evaluate media narratives and design media-based peace education initiatives. Situating media as both a site of power and a pedagogical tool, the course examines how narratives of war and peace are constructed, circulated, contested, and institutionalized. Special attention is given to the role of museums and memorial institutions in shaping collective memory and promoting (or constraining) reconciliation. Through critical analysis and project-based learning, students will connect theoretical frameworks with real-world media practices. By the end of the course, students will be able to: 1. Explain core concepts in peace education (e.g., positive/negative peace, structural and cultural violence). 2. Apply critical media literacy frameworks to analyze representations of conflict. 3. Evaluate the role of digital media in shaping polarization and peace discourse. 4. Critically assess the educational and narrative functions of museums. 5. Design a media-based peace education initiative grounded in theory.
Class Schedule	lesson1 Peace Education & Media Foundations lesson2 Media as Knowledge & Power lesson3 The Function of Museums in Peace Education lesson4 The Function of Museums in Peace Education lesson5 War Journalism vs. Peace Journalism lesson6 Framing Workshop lesson7 Digital Peace Activism lesson8 Digital Peace Activism lesson9 Visual Politics of Suffering lesson10 Documentary as Peace Education lesson11 Participatory Media and Storytelling lesson12 Participatory Media and Storytelling lesson13 Overview of Peace Education and Media lesson14 Final Presentations lesson15 Final Presentations
Text/Reference Books,etc.	No textbook is required. Handouts will be provided.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Text, Handouts, Audio Materials, Visual Materials
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions, Paired Reading
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Students are expected to actively engage in class activities and make an effort to use English.
Requirements
Grading Method	-Active participation and contributions: 30 % -A written report 35% -Final presentation: 35%
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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