立命館大学シラバス

授業科目名	年度	学期	開講曜日・時限	学部・研究科	全担当教員	単位数
50556:[2025 春セメスター]General Education Course Ⅱ(P)	2025	春セメスター	水5	政策科学部	SAKATA GONZALES YURI	2

キャンパス

OIC

授業施設

AS451セミナールーム

授業で利用する言語

English

授業の概要と方法

Music, Art, politics and contemporary society This course examines how the arts [music, painting, literature, etc.] are influential expressions and reflections of societies. How we express and create cultural products are being challenged and enhanced by changing values and highly globalization. The focus of this course is to explore in what extend art can be related to identity, globalization, representation, and inclusion . We examine these concepts through the lens of the arts and related policies. The course will utilize examples of the arts and music. This course is student-focused, with short introductory lectures followed by group and pair work, discussions, debates, and presentations. This course is open to both PS and CRPS students.

受講生の到達目標

-Identify the ways in which music and art functions in society, specially when coming from minority groups.
-Broaden your perspectives and knowledge of the arts
-Examine the influence of the arts as expressions and reflections of our times
-Improve critical, logical and creative thinking; reading skills
<政策科学部学生のためのCEFR Can-Do listを参照のこと>
[S(B2.2-C1)], [L(B2.2-C1], [W(B2.2-C1)]

事前に履修しておくことが望まれる科目

授業スケジュール

授業回数/ 担当教員（複数担当の場合）	テーマ
授業回数/ 担当教員（複数担当の場合）	キーワード・文献・補足事項等
Week 1	[What is art?]
Week 1	Definitions of art from an anthropological and a sociological perspectives. ~ Art is a complex cultural expression that different fields of study approach from various perspectives. This week, we will discuss what we understand by art, the definitions that we consider dominant in society regarding art, and we will contrast them with some definitions provided by specialists in the Humanities. 【+R-Jugyo】Information for “+R-Jugyo” will be posted on manaba+R.
Week 2	[What is art?]
Week 2	Art as a co-creative product. ~ Art embodies a communicative process of encoding and decoding symbols. This week, we will discuss who participates in the communicative act, their intentions, and how they do so.
Week 3	[Art and activism (changes in societies' expectations of art)]
Week 3	Key concepts and examples in fine arts. ~ Art, in its role as a communicative medium, has been used as a tool to combat and resist injustices, spreading political statements. This week, we will discuss political art.
Week 4	[Art and activism (changes in societies' expectations of art)]
Week 4	~ Art has been used as a tool for denouncing injustices by minority communities. This week, we will discuss the ways in which art is used by minority groups to make their struggles visible. We will focus on the case of social protest and music in United States and Latin America.
Week 5	[Art for thinking policies for social cohesion and building an inclusive national identity in diverse societies]
Week 5	Key concepts: race, ethnicity and nation. ~ There are many diverse countries that face challenges regarding the social cohesion of their populations. In these cases, art has also been a space for expression and visibility of the different ways people feel part of a nation/nationality. This week, we will explore what it means to be a native citizen in a country and how these reflections are expressed in art.
Week 6	[Art for thinking policies for social cohesion and building an inclusive national identity in diverse societies]
Week 6	Art of the Asian diaspora. ~ This week, we will discuss the case of Asian in the UK and reflect on how artists from this community have used art to discuss what it means to be English.
Week 7	[Art for Claiming Visibility]
Week 7	Memory and art. ~ The official history of a society is built from a selection of events, many of which are relegated to oblivion. Artists have rescued these forgotten events and made them visible through their art. This week, we will discuss the motivations and effects of the actions of these artists.
Week 8	[Art for Claiming Visibility]
Week 8	Memory and women's perspective in art. ~ The official history of a society often leaves out the participation of women. This week, we will discuss how the valuable experiences of women are rescued through art, as well as the motivations and intentions that artists have in doing so.
Week 9	PRESENTATION 1
Week 9	Presentations and discussion.
Week 10	[Art for Claiming Visibility]
Week 10	Memory and political art in Latin America. ~ The official history of a state often hides the injustices perpetrated by governments, which are revealed and brought into discussion again by artists. This week, we will discuss this use of art and examine Latin American cases.
Week 11	[Art for Reconciliation]
Week 11	Case studies from Pakistan, Nepal, Myanmar, Indonesia, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. ~ Art has been used also as a tool for seeking empathy from other groups. This week, we will discuss cases in which art has functioned as an integrative and cohesive tool.
Week 12	[Art for Reconciliation]
Week 12	Case studies from Pakistan, Nepal, Myanmar, Indonesia, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. ~ We will continue the discussion of cases in which art has functioned as a tool for integration and reflect on the artistic qualities required for it to be considered an appropriate tool for these purposes.
Week 13	PRESENTATION 2
Week 13	Presentations and discussion.
Week 14	[closure]
Week 14	Evaluation and reflection. ~ We will have a general review of key topics from the semester and reflect on the possibilities that art offers as an expressive tool, for denunciation, and as an integrative means.
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授業実施形態

14 classes on Face to Face basis.

授業外学習の指示

Being curious about
- other cultural expressions of music and art, specially from minority communities.

Accessing to
- short Ted Talks
- short videos about art exhibitions (for example, at janm.org), and music.
*links for accessing to the suggested materials will be provided during classes.
- the BBC learning English website.
- news videos at DW.com.
- news articles at Edition.cnn.com

Practicing
- speaking English with friends outside of class.
- listening to music in English outside of class.

成績評価方法

種別	割合(%)	評価基準等
定期試験（筆記）
レポート試験（統一締切日を締切とするレポート）
上記以外の試験・レポート、平常点評価（日常的な授業における取組状況の評価）	100	Participation (in class) 30% Presentations 40% Homework 30%

成績評価方法(備考)

受講および研究に関するアドバイス

教科書

教科書(使用頻度、その他補足)

Learning materials will be distributed in class.

参考書

参考書(使用頻度、その他補足)

Learning materials will be distributed in class.

参考になるwwwページ

Learning materials will be distributed in class.

授業内外における学生・教員間のコミュニケーションの方法

manaba+R

備考

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