| テーマ・内容 | Visions of Japan
For centuries, people inside and outside of Japan have developed and explained their understandings of Japan to a wider, global audience. How did they envision Japan, and how have those visions influenced perceptions of Japan at home and abroad? In this class we will investigate the changing visions of Japan, focusing especially on English-language interpretations that have shaped Japan's international communications. The course will be based on lectures, reading and discussion. |
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| 授業計画 | Theme: Visions of Japan
Week 1 Introduction
Weeks 2-3 Earliest Visions: Francis Xavier and the Japan
Mission
Week 4 Engelbert Kaempfer and the Idea of "Sakoku"
Week 5 Pacific Visions: Commodore Perry and Townsend Harris
Week 6 Revisioning Japan I: International Relations
(Fukuzawa Yukichi)
Week 7 Revisioning Japan II: Art and Culture (Okakura
Kakuzo)
Weeks 8-9 Bushido: The Soul of Japan
Weeks 10-11 Knowing the Enemy: The Chrysanthemum and the
Sword
Week 12 Visions of a Democratic Japan: Edwin O.
Reischauer and Modernization Theory
Week 13 Presentations
There is no textbook. Materials will be distributed as necessary in class. |
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| 成績評価の方法・基準 | | Grades will be based on class participation, the final presentation, and the final report. |
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| 要望・注意 | | You are expected to prepare the readings, present information, and participate actively in class discussion. |
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| 備考 | | You do not need to be a good speaker of English to take this class. Our classroom language choices will be flexible. You may prepare your presentation and report either in English or in Japanese. However, many of the class materials will be written in English. |
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