54015002 Literature and Society of the English-speaking Countries

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2026Year School/Graduate School Liberal Arts Education Program

Lecture Code 54015002 Subject Classification Area Courses

Subject Name 英語圏の文学と社会

Subject Name
（Katakana）エイゴケンノブンガクトシャカイ

Subject Name in
English Literature and Society of the English-speaking Countries

Instructor MATOBA IZUMI

Instructor
(Katakana) マトバ　イヅミ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  1Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1T) Mon1-4：IAS K205

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

Lecture, PowerPoint projection on the screen

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

Course Level 1 : Undergraduate Introductory

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 05 : Literature

Eligible Students

Keywords Literature and society in the United States, American culture, American literature

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status within
Liberal Arts Education Area Courses（Courses in Arts and Humanities/Social Sciences)　Category：Literature / Linguistics
*Students who got admitted in 2018 or after can take this course as an “Area Course”. For this group of students, credits from this course will be regarded as credits from an “Area Course”.
If students who got admitted in 2017 or before take this course, it is regarded as a “Package-Based Subject”. The latter group of students cannot take this course as an “Area Course”.
Expected Outcome 1. To be able to explain the formation and development processes and contemporary issues of each academic discipline.
2. To be able to explain historical and contemporary issues that span multiple academic disciplines from multifaceted perspectives.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline The objectives of this course is to show how American literature can be studied as a means to gain insight into a number of important aspects of American society from the Puritan era through modern times. The primary focus will be on the ways in which these texts (short stories, novels, political documents, poems, or films) both reflect and produce discourses related to race, class, gender in each era. Students will also be expected to learn major works by American authors in each period and understand the evolution of American culture and society through these texts.

Class Schedule lesson1 Introduction
lesson2 Post-independence
lesson3 American Renaissance (1)
lesson4 American Renaissance (2)
lesson5 Realism and Naturalism (1)
lesson6 Realism and Naturalism (2)
lesson7 Realism and Naturalism (3)
lesson8 Post-World War I (1)
lesson9 Post-World War I (2)
lesson10 Post-World War I (3)
lesson11 Post-World War II (1)
lesson12 Post-World War II (2)
lesson13 Post-Cold War (1)
lesson14 Post-Cold War (2)
lesson15 review

Final Exam, Post-class Reports

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Handouts are distributed in each class.

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

(More Details) Handouts.  Projections of films and PowerPoint slides on the screen

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

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Lessons 1-15 Sufficient preparations and reviews are required.

Requirements

Grading Method By final exam and submissions, etc.

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	Liberal Arts Education Program
Lecture Code	54015002	Subject Classification	Area Courses
Subject Name	英語圏の文学と社会
Subject Name （Katakana）	エイゴケンノブンガクトシャカイ
Subject Name in English	Literature and Society of the English-speaking Countries
Instructor	MATOBA IZUMI
Instructor (Katakana)	マトバ　イヅミ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, First Semester, 1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1T) Mon1-4：IAS K205
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face
Lecture, PowerPoint projection on the screen
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	4	Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	1 : Undergraduate Introductory
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	05 : Literature
Eligible Students
Keywords	Literature and society in the United States, American culture, American literature
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Liberal Arts Education	Area Courses（Courses in Arts and Humanities/Social Sciences)　Category：Literature / Linguistics *Students who got admitted in 2018 or after can take this course as an “Area Course”. For this group of students, credits from this course will be regarded as credits from an “Area Course”. If students who got admitted in 2017 or before take this course, it is regarded as a “Package-Based Subject”. The latter group of students cannot take this course as an “Area Course”.
Expected Outcome	1. To be able to explain the formation and development processes and contemporary issues of each academic discipline. 2. To be able to explain historical and contemporary issues that span multiple academic disciplines from multifaceted perspectives.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	The objectives of this course is to show how American literature can be studied as a means to gain insight into a number of important aspects of American society from the Puritan era through modern times. The primary focus will be on the ways in which these texts (short stories, novels, political documents, poems, or films) both reflect and produce discourses related to race, class, gender in each era. Students will also be expected to learn major works by American authors in each period and understand the evolution of American culture and society through these texts.
Class Schedule	lesson1 Introduction lesson2 Post-independence lesson3 American Renaissance (1) lesson4 American Renaissance (2) lesson5 Realism and Naturalism (1) lesson6 Realism and Naturalism (2) lesson7 Realism and Naturalism (3) lesson8 Post-World War I (1) lesson9 Post-World War I (2) lesson10 Post-World War I (3) lesson11 Post-World War II (1) lesson12 Post-World War II (2) lesson13 Post-Cold War (1) lesson14 Post-Cold War (2) lesson15 review Final Exam, Post-class Reports
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Handouts are distributed in each class.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Handouts, Visual Materials, moodle
(More Details)	Handouts. Projections of films and PowerPoint slides on the screen
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions, Quizzes/ Quiz format, Post-class Report
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Lessons 1-15 Sufficient preparations and reviews are required.
Requirements
Grading Method	By final exam and submissions, etc.
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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