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
50973:[2025 春セメスター]Policy Studies Ⅲ (EPS-A)(A) § 50974:Policy Science Special Lecture （EPS-A)(A) 2025 春セメスター 木4 政策科学部 THELLE ANNE HELENE 2

キャンパス

OIC

授業施設

AS356セミナールーム

授業で利用する言語

This course will be conducted primarily in English

授業の概要と方法

The focus of this course will be on narratives; the stories, real or imagined, that we use to share our experiences and events with others. We will consider how narratives shape our understanding of historical events, and how these in turn shape and inform our understanding of the present. The course will take a global perspective, and will introduce a variety of narratives. In the first half of the course, we will focus on pre-selected texts - short stories, novel excerpts, popular culture, and critical texts - with an emphasis on the social and political commentary of the works. For the latter half, students will take the lead in selecting other works and analyzing their impact on political discourse. 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

The aims of this course are to:
•Understand the influence of of narratives on perceptions of minority, race, and conflict.
•Improve critical, logical and creative thinking
•Improve academic communication skills in English
<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)]

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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

Course Information and Orientation - The stories we tell

【+R-Jugyo】Information for “+R-Jugyo” will be posted on manaba+R.
Watch the video-on-demand before our first face-to-face class

Introductory lesson:
How narratives shape our world

Background reading: "The Past is Not Dead" in Tessa Morris-Suzuki, The Past Within Us

2

Working with literature - an introduction

Primary text: Nadine Gordimer - The Moment Before the Gun Went Off


Background reading: "The Best Remedy for Hate, Injustice and Prejudice" in Rutger Bregman, Human Kind: A Hopeful History

3

Narrating Trauma

Han Kang - Can the past save the present?

Primary text: Extracts from Han Kang's novel Human Acts

Background reading: Han Kang's Nobel Prize acceptance speech

4

Literature as Resistance

Isabella Hammad - On Palestine and Narrative
Primary text: Isabella Hammad, "Gertrude"

Background reading: "At the Rendezvous of Victory" in Edward Said, Culture and Resistance

5

Literature and Resistance

Contemplating Edward Said, Hammad, and Han Kang
Drawing connections to other tales of resistance

6

Memory and Identity

Remembering the Holocaust
Primary "texts": 3 holocaust films

Secondary texts: "The transformation of Memories" by Anette Storeide
"Introduction" in After Testimony, the Ethics and Aesthetics of Holocaust Narrative for the Future

7

Memory and Identity II

Tales of war and defeat in Japan - From Barefoot Gen to Akira
Primary text: chosen war story from Japan

Secondary text: "Remaking Master Narratives: Anime Confronts History" and "No More Words: Barefoot Gen, Grave of Fireflies, And 'Victim's History'" in Susan Napier, Anime: From Akira to Princess Mononoke

8

Voices from the Margin I

The Japanese minority in English language literature
Primary text: Julie Otsuka - The Buddha in the Attic

Secondary text: documentary videos about US internment camps

9

Theme: Chosen in class

Based on the research interests of the class, we will agree on one or more texts for discussion

Focus: telling stories with photos

10

Theme: Chosen in class

Group work and presentation of findings

11

Theme: Individual research

Individual research assignment: introduction of assignment

12

Theme: Individual research

Work on individual research assignment

13

Theme: Individual research

Presentation of projects

14

Closure

Feedback and reflection

授業実施形態

Apart from a 20 minute course introduction on VOD, all 14 classes will be on Face to Face basis

授業外学習の指示

Listen to lectures such as TED talks, news shows, and podcasts in English. Collaborate with a study partner or group.
Do the recommended reading and homework assignments given week to week on Manaba.
Approximate time required outside of class: 1 hour/week.

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

Continuous assessment based on participation,presentations, and writing assignments.

成績評価方法(備考)

Active participation in class room activities is required.
Further details will be given in the first week of class.

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)

No textbook purchase is required

参考書

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

備考

This class will be conducted in English and students are expected to engage in active learning for the entire 95 minutes of class time.
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