授業の目的 【日本語】
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授業の目的 【英語】
Goals of the Course | | This course will examine how identities are constructed, mobilized, negotiated and resisted through material objects circulated through consumer culture.
Even when they appear to be distant from global economic centers elsewhere, people’s lives in specific local spaces are intricately connected with the circulation of commodities and ideas beyond those places. Employing an interdisciplinary approach, students will acquire theoretical knowledge and skills to explore a range of themes in material cultural studies, such as consumer desires, commodity fetishism, affects, the private/public spheres and mobility. |
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到達目標 【日本語】
Objectives of the Course(JPN) | | Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
• Grasp key concepts and research frameworks in humanistic and social science research about people’s relationships with objects and their material surroundings.
• Identify and describe how various aspects of material culture – e.g. meaning making, construction of difference and identities, physical and emotional experience, collective impact – manifest in (or through) particular objects.
• Verbally present main findings in existing research on the course subject with confidence.
• Demonstrate their understanding of key concepts about material culture by writing a research paper focusing on a chosen object. |
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授業の内容や構成
Course Content / Plan | | The course will be constituted by the three sections below:
Section I: Key concepts and theoretical premises,
Section II: Material culture and consumerism,
Section III: The body and normalcy. |
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履修条件・関連する科目
Course Prerequisites and Related Courses | | | No prerequisites for this course. |
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成績評価の方法と基準
Course Evaluation Method and Criteria | | Active participation in classroom discussion 10%
Critical response papers 40%
Presentation 50%
To pass, students must earn 60 points in total. |
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教科書・テキスト
Textbook | | Readings will be provided via NUCT. For each class, students will read a relevant journal article or a chapter from the books below:
Du Gay, P. ed. 2013. Doing Cultural Studies, second edition. London: Sage.
Sturken, M. and L. Cartwright. 2017. Practices of looking: An Introduction to Visual Culture. 3rd ed. New York: Oxford University Press. |
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参考書
Reference Book | | |
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課外学習等（授業時間外学習の指示）
Study Load(Self-directed Learning Outside Course Hours) | | | All students are expected to come to class with weekly readings done. For every class, you will write a critical response (300-500 words) to a required reading, in which you will (i) summarize the core argument of the text; and (ii) write your commentaries and questions regarding this text. You must submit your response paper to a reading in the class in which the reading will be discussed. Main objectives of this assignment are to encourage your active engagement with diverse cultural and social theories, to prepare you for class discussion and to facilitate the development of your critical thinking and writing skills. |
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履修取り下げ制度（利用の有無）学部のみ
Course withdrawal | | |
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備考
Others | | |
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授業開講形態等
Lecture format, etc. | | The course will be taught in person, but the format is subject to change according to Nagoya University guidelines for activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Changes will be notified via NUCT. An online option can be provided for students who cannot regularly attend class for pandemic-related reasons, such as underlying illness and immigration control. Please inform the instructor about your specific needs in advance.
If you will be (or have been) absent from class for medical or other temporary issues, and require an accommodation for delayed assignments, please notify the instructor as soon as possible. |
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