| Academic Year |
2026Year |
School/Graduate School |
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Humanities Program |
| Lecture Code |
WMBB5602 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
超域文化論演習Ｂ |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
チョウイキブンカロンエンシュウB |
Subject Name in
English |
Seminar on Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies B |
| Instructor |
FUJIKI KOSUKE |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
フジキ コウスケ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
1st-Year, Second Semester, 4Term |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(4T) Weds5-8：LET B205 |
| Lesson Style |
Seminar |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
Face-to-face |
| Seminar, discussion |
| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
4 |
Language of Instruction |
J
:
Japanese |
| Course Level |
5
:
Graduate Basic
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| Course Area（Area） |
23
:
Arts and Humanities |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
04
:
Arts |
| Eligible Students |
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| Keywords |
Japanese cinema, Aoyama Shinji, locality, art cinema, adaptation |
| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
This course focuses on the works of Aoyama Shinji as a filmmaker, aiming to understand the characteristics of Japanese cinema since the 1990s. Students are required to discuss the films while taking into account the assigned readings. |
| Class Schedule |
lesson 1: Helpless (1)
lesson 2: Helpless (2)
lesson 3: Desert Moon (1)
lesson 4: Desert Moon (2)
lesson 5: My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? (1)
lesson 6: My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? (2)
lesson 7: Crickets (1)
lesson 8: Crickets (2)
lesson 9: Sad Vacation (1)
lesson 10: Sad Vacation (2)
lesson 11: Tokyo Park (1)
lesson 12: Tokyo Park (2)
lesson 13: The Backwater (1)
lesson 14: The Backwater (2)
lesson 15: In-class essay |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
None. Course readings will be uploaded on Moodle.
[Reference] Higuchi Yasuhito, ed. Aoyama Shinji Chronicles, Little More, ISBN: 4-89815-5639 |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
Handouts, Visual Materials, moodle |
| (More Details) |
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| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
Discussions, Post-class Report |
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
Lessons 1 & 2
Preparation: Read the distributed materials related to Helpless.
Lessons 3 & 4
Preparation: Read the distributed materials related to Desert Moon.
Lessons 5 & 6
Preparation: Read the distributed materials related to My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?
Lessons 7 & 8
Preparation: Read the distributed materials related to Crickets.
Lessons 9 & 10
Preparation: Read the distributed materials related to Sad Vacation.
Lessons 11 & 12
Preparation: Read the distributed materials related to Tokyo Park.
Lessons 13 & 14
Preparation: Read the distributed materials related to The Backwater.
Lesson 15
Preparation: Review the previous lectures. |
| Requirements |
The use of light-emitting devices such as smartphones is strictly prohibited while watching videos. |
| Grading Method |
Participation in discussions during lectures: 50%
Effort on reports undertaken during the final lesson: 50% |
| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
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| Other |
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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. |