| 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 |
WMBP2002 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
アメリカ文学理論演習Ａ |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
アメリカブンガクリロンエンシュウA |
Subject Name in
English |
Seminar on American Literary Theory A |
| Instructor |
MATSUNAGA KYOKO |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
マツナガ キョウコ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
1st-Year, Second Semester, 4Term |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(4T) Tues5-8：Faculty Office |
| Lesson Style |
Seminar |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive) |
| ・Lecture, discussion, oral presentation |
| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
4 |
Language of Instruction |
B
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Japanese／English |
| Course Level |
5
:
Graduate Basic
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| Course Area（Area） |
23
:
Arts and Humanities |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
05
:
Literature |
| Eligible Students |
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| Keywords |
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| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
In this class, we will explore the connections between literature, theory, and interdisciplinary studies. Through the collection of critical essays, Making Kin Not Population: Reconceiving Generations (2018), this course introduces the concepts and the historical background and development of specific theories and interdisciplinary approaches related to feminism, anti-racism, environmental justice, reproductive justice, kinship, and global inequality among others. |
| Class Schedule |
lesson1 Introduction
lesson2 Literature, Theory, and Interdisciplinary Studies
lesson3 Chapter1: "Black AfterLives Matter"Feminism
lesson4 Chapter1: "Black AfterLives Matter"
lesson5 Chapter2: "Making Kin in the Chthulucene"
lesson6 Chapter2: "Making Kin in the Chthulucene"
lesson7 Chapter 3: "Against Population, Towards Alterlife"
lesson8 Chapter 3: "Against Population, Towards Alterlife"
lesson9 Chapter 4: "New Feminist Biopolitics in Ultra-low-fertility East Asia"
lesson10 Chapter 4: "New Feminist Biopolitics in Ultra-low-fertility East Asia"
lesson11 Chapter 5: "Making Love and Relations Beyond Settler Sex and Family"
lesson12 Chapter 5: "Making Love and Relations Beyond Settler Sex and Family"
lesson13 Presentations
lesson14 Presentations
lesson15 Review
Writing Project Due |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
Adele Clarke and Donna J. Haraway. Making Kin not Population: Reconceiving Generations. ISBN: 978-0996635561 |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
Text, Handouts, Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams |
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| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
Discussions |
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
Students are expected to read all of the assigned materials, write response papers, and prepare discussion questions before attending classes. |
| Requirements |
N/A |
| Grading Method |
Participation (20%)
Response Papers (20%)
Discussion Leader (20%)
Presentations (10%)
Writing Project (30%) |
| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
I will explain about the syllabus and rules for the class in the first week of class. The schedule provided is tentative and subject to change. |
| 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. |