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 unpack the theoretical assumptions and tensions related to major concepts in cultural studies through introducing key texts in the field.
Students will become familiar with cultural studies terminology while acquiring skills for critical thinking and close reading. |
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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:
• Become familiar with key concepts and research frameworks in cultural studies and related fields, such as the politics of vision, gender and intersectionality, and affects.
• Theoretically discuss issues in culture, society and visual media by drawing upon prominent academic authors.
• Verbally present main findings in existing research on the course subject with confidence.
• Demonstrate their understanding of the key concepts by writing weekly response papers. |
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授業の内容や構成
Course Content / Plan | | | Some of the concepts to be covered are audience, affects, modernism/postmodernism, cultural politics, discourse and power. After covering main concepts and debates in cultural studies in the first half of the course, students will read Chrys Ingraham's White Weddings: Romancing Heterosexuality in Popular Culture to become familiar with the method of feminist material cultural studies. |
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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 class 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 | | Students will read a relevant journal article or a book chapter for each class.
The e-books below are accessible via the Nagoya University Library website:
David Oswell. 2006. Culture and Society: An Introduction to Cultural Studies, Sage Publications.
Chrys Ingraham, 2008. White Weddings: Romancing Heterosexuality in Popular Culture, 2nd ed. Routledge.
Other readings will be provided via NUCT. |
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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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