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
12749:[2025 春セメスター]IR18‐CA206 Bridge to International StudiesⅡ(Cultural Understanding)(RA) 2025 春セメスター 木2 国際関係学部 KIM WACHUTKA JACKIE 2

キャンパス

衣笠

授業施設

諒友館RY309号教室

授業で利用する言語

English

授業の概要と方法

【+R-Jugyo】
Information for “+R-Jugyo” will be posted on the “Course News” on manaba+R by April 1. Be sure to check the “Course News” on manaba+R.

In the age of globalization, the world and its many frontiers have become larger and yet at the same time undeniably smaller. As people across nations and borders become increasingly more connected, there are also attempts to define, differentiate and identify one’s “own” “culture”, “tradition” and “way of life” that delineates the two entities of “us” and “them”. Within the milieu of migratory movements, immigration, emigration and temporary sojourn and domicile, how do we define local and global, micro and macro communities? What role does nation, ethnicity, race, and citizenship play in the concept of multiculturalism? Where do we belong and how do we position ourselves within the emergence and growth of multiculturalism?
The presence of various minority groups, who seek to find their voice and place within nation-states, challenges the founding myth of societies. Who are minorities? What are the specifics of their particular histories and how do they narrate their lived experiences as peoples on the fringes of society. What are the problems that they encounter and what are the issues that matter? This course examines the multifaceted lives of minorities, their battles and struggles in defining their identities, fighting for their rights, as well as their pursuit for a more just, fair, and civil society.

受講生の到達目標

We will examine various writings that depict and discuss minority issues through historical analysis, socio-cultural impact and political activism. First, we will closely read basic theoretical discussions of personhood, self-concept and identity. We will then analyze specific minority groups and identities in various nations and nation-states – their formation, development and transition in a society that faces an increasingly diverse and multi-ethnic population.

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
キーワード・文献・補足事項等
1-1

+R Jugyo
Orientation Video
-Discussion of Course
-Questions of self, identity and society
One of the most important endeavors in our lives, no matter who or where we come from, is pondering upon the questions of self, identity, and the society that we live in. Needless to say, these are extremely broad concepts that can be thought of, interpreted, assessed, and explained in numerous ways. Write in a free-style format, your own thoughts about these concepts and their interconnection and relationship.

Questions of self, identity and society

2-2

Lecture: How do you define society? How is society formed?

Society, Structures of society. Write and discuss.
Share in groups in class.

3-3

Watch video clip on society, constraints, agency.


Defining culture, culture as a system, society.
Make groups to present on a theme of interest.

4-4

Watch Blue Eyes, Brown Eyes Experiment video. How is society, culture, and images created?
Discuss in groups
-Short quiz

Understanding the individual and society. Structure, action, agency

5-5

-Lecture on Inequalities of Race and Ethnicity: Read Shepard & Greene (2002, pp.275-289)
Read and summarize for Homework. Share in class.

Race, ethnicity, stereotypes, discrimination, hate.

6-6

- Discussion of Shepard and Greene.
-Prepare for short Midterm Test.

Race, ethnicity, stereotypes, discrimination, hate.
Short group presentation starts

7-7

Group Presentation

Culture, society, discrimination, stereotypes

8-8

Group Presentation

Group presentation on topics of interest pertaining to Culture, society, discrimination, stereotypes

9-9

Multiculturalism and its definitions from Ali Rattansi's Short Introduction. Read for homework
-Discuss Rattansi’s definition of multiculturalism.
-Final Research Presentation Discussion.

Multiculturalism and its definitions

10-10

Multicultural and Intercultural: Lectuer and discussion

Multicultural societies, intercultural definitions, polarization and pillarization

11-11

Final Research Presentation, Q&A, Discussion

Final Research Presentation, Q&A, Discussion

12-12

Final Research Presentation, Q&A, Discussion

Final Research Presentation, Q&A, Discussion

13-13

Final Research Presentation, Q&A, Discussion
Final Test Review and Discussion

Final Research Presentation, Q&A, Discussion
Final Test Review and Discussion

14-14

Final Test
Class Wrap-up

Final Test of all readings and video clips

授業実施形態

All classes are to be conducted face to face; however, in the case of an emergency the instructor may elect to provide online (live-streamed) classes provided that the maximum number of online classes remains less than 1/2 of the total number of classes for the specified course. If an instructor does conduct a live-streamed class, then the link will be posted on Manaba+R.

College of IR Student Page：https://ct.ritsumei.ac.jp/ct/course_1728150
Study Support Site：https://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/pathways-future/eng/

(*)To check the class format for the first class of the course, you will need to apply for the “early use request function.” Refer to the Registration Guidebook AY 2023 for details. Please be careful that applying for the early use request does not sign you up for the course. You will need to register for courses during the designated period separately.

授業外学習の指示

Students must keep up with the intensive reading and be prepared for periodic surprise reading tests. Do not procrastinate, read, take notes during lectures and discussions and maintain an organized notebook.

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

•Class participation (Homework submissions, active discussions, short quiz) 20%
•Group Presentation 20%
•Final Paper (Approximately 1,500 words) 30%
•Final Presentation [PowerPoint Presentation] 30%

成績評価方法(備考)

• Attendance and class participation through submitting homework and taking part in discussions is crucial.

• Groups will present on their topic of interest pertaining to a theme on culture, stereotypes, discrimination, multicultural societies.
• Final Individual Presentation
Final individual presentation includes the following elements:
a) PowerPoint highlighting important points
b) Oral Presentation
• Final Paper will be approximately 1,500 words and will be directly related to the final presentation topic.

受講および研究に関するアドバイス

Students are required to keep up with current events. The four academic skills of reading, listening, speaking and writing are honed through note-taking during lectures and presentations of reading materials, active discussions and debates and peer questioning.

[Important Note]
***Course studies and submission of assignments will be conducted via manaba+R.
***“Reading materials” will be uploaded on Manaba and submissions will be made through the same portals.
*** This is a tentative schedule and changes may occur according to circumstances and levels of students.
*** Attendance will be taken through Manaba. All important submissions such as homework, quiz, tests will be explained in full detail in class.

教科書

教科書(使用頻度、その他補足)

参考書

書名 著者 出版社 ISBNコード 備考
Culture and Identity Kidd, W. & Teagle, A. Palgrave Macmillan 9780230281028
Multiculturalism: A Very Short Introduction Rattansi, A. Oxford University Press 12003250852
The Ethnicity Reader Guibernau, M. & Rex, J. Polity Press 9780745647012
Local Citizenship in Recent Countries of Immigration Tsuda, T. Lexington Books 9780745647012
Global Sociology Cohen, R. Kennedy, P. Palgrave Macmillan 9780745647012
Sociology and You Shepard, J. & Greene, R. McGraw-Hill 978-0078285769
Introduction to Contemporary Social Theory Elliott, A. & Lemert C. Routledge 978-0-415-52572-5

参考書(使用頻度、その他補足)

参考になるwwwページ

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,学生との直接対話,その他(教員より別途指示）

備考

Depending on circumstances, whether there will be an oral presentation will be discussed with the students at the beginning of the semester
【科目ナンバリング・カリキュラムマップはこちらから/Click here to see the Curriculum-Map and Course-Numbering】
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