WMBR2501 Seminar on the Theory of Culture in German-speaking Countries A

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

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 WMBR2501 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name ドイツ語圏文化論演習Ａ

Subject Name
（Katakana）ドイツゴケンブンカロンエンシュウA

Subject Name in
English Seminar on the Theory of Culture in German-speaking Countries A

Instructor KOBAYASHI EKIKO

Instructor
(Katakana) コバヤシ　エキコ

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

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Tues7-8：LET B102, (4T) Tues7-8：LET B202

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

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 2 Language of Instruction O : Others

Course Level 6 : Graduate Advanced

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 05 : Literature

Eligible Students students of master course

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)

Class Objectives
/Class Outline Following the arts and culture in German expressionism, we would like to compare poems, theater, novel, picuture and architecture those days with each other.  I will mention the influences in Japanese theater from German expressionisms .

Class Schedule lesson1   orientation
lesson2   background of expressionism.  Stadler
lesson3   poems of Stadler
lesson4   poems of Benn
lesson5   poems of Trakl
lesson6   Novel of Benn
lesson7   Novel of Benn
lesson8   Novel of Benn
lesson9   Novel of Benn
lesson10  Novel of Benn
lesson11  Theater of expressionism.  Hasenclever
lesson12  Theater of expressionism.  Hasenclever
lesson13  Expressionism and Japan
lesson14  Expressionism and Japan
lesson15   Summary

Text/Reference
Books,etc. prints.
References will be shown during the lessons.

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

(More Details)

Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, Project Learning

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Careful preparation is necessary.

Requirements

Grading Method translation and presentation 50%、　report 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	2026Year	School/Graduate School	Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Humanities Program
Lecture Code	WMBR2501	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	ドイツ語圏文化論演習Ａ
Subject Name （Katakana）	ドイツゴケンブンカロンエンシュウA
Subject Name in English	Seminar on the Theory of Culture in German-speaking Countries A
Instructor	KOBAYASHI EKIKO
Instructor (Katakana)	コバヤシ　エキコ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, Second Semester, Second Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(3T) Tues7-8：LET B102, (4T) Tues7-8：LET B202
Lesson Style	Seminar	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face

Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	2	Language of Instruction	O : Others
Course Level	6 : Graduate Advanced
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	05 : Literature
Eligible Students	students of master course
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)
Class Objectives /Class Outline	Following the arts and culture in German expressionism, we would like to compare poems, theater, novel, picuture and architecture those days with each other. I will mention the influences in Japanese theater from German expressionisms .
Class Schedule	lesson1 orientation lesson2 background of expressionism. Stadler lesson3 poems of Stadler lesson4 poems of Benn lesson5 poems of Trakl lesson6 Novel of Benn lesson7 Novel of Benn lesson8 Novel of Benn lesson9 Novel of Benn lesson10 Novel of Benn lesson11 Theater of expressionism. Hasenclever lesson12 Theater of expressionism. Hasenclever lesson13 Expressionism and Japan lesson14 Expressionism and Japan lesson15 Summary
Text/Reference Books,etc.	prints. References will be shown during the lessons.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Text, Handouts, Audio Materials, Visual Materials
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions, Project Learning
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Careful preparation is necessary.
Requirements
Grading Method	translation and presentation 50%、　report 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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