授業の目的 【日本語】
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授業の目的 【英語】
Goals of the Course | | | Through critical theory, this course investigates the cultural, political and philosophical implications of globalization. It provides an opportunity to engage in serious critical reflection on questions of progress, multiculturalism, and authority. Although literature is the main focus we will also explore these critical concepts and approaches through other media. In addition, over the course of the semester, students will undertake a close reading of The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon (1965). At the end of this course, students will have a thorough understanding of multiple approaches to critical theory, and experience of close reading a multitude of texts. |
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到達目標 【日本語】
Objectives of the Course(JPN) | | |
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授業の内容や構成
Course Content / Plan | | 1. Introduction
2. Walter Benjamin, ‘The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction’ (1936).
3. Edward Said, ‘Orientalism’ (1977) (extracts).
4. Vijay Mishra, “What was Multiculturalism?” (2005).
5. Jean-François Lyotard, ‘The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge’ (1979) (extracts).
6. Frederic Jameson, ‘Postmodernism, or, the Cultural Logic of Late Capital’ (1989) (extracts).
7. Joseph Tabbi, ‘Postmodern Sublime’ (1995) (extracts).
8. Roland Barthes, “The Death of the Author” (1967).
9. Michel Foucault, “What Is an Author?” (1969).
10. J.M. Coetzee, ‘Diary of a Bad Year’ (2007) (extracts).
11. Jacques Derrida, ‘Archive Fever’ (1995) and ‘Writing and Difference’ (1967) (extracts).
12. Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari, ‘A Thousand Plateaus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia’ (1987) (extracts).
13. Jean Baudrillard, ‘Simulacra and Simulation’ (1981) (extracts).
14. Alan Kirby, ‘Digimodernism’ (2009) (extracts).
15. Jussi Parrika, ‘A Geology of Media’ (2015) (extracts) and Conclusion. |
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履修条件・関連する科目
Course Prerequisites and Related Courses | | | Good English and an interest in discussion. |
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成績評価の方法と基準
Course Evaluation Method and Criteria | | | Assessment will be via a presentation where students lead discussion (worth 20%) and two written assignments – a series of short answer responses (worth 30%) and a final comparative essay (worth 40%). An additional 10% is awarded for participation in class discussion. Students are expected to write using correct English, and display a deep knowledge of and ability to apply the critical theory covered in class. |
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教科書・テキスト
Textbook | | The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon, Vintage Classics, ISBN-10 : 0099532611
ISBN-13 : 978-0099532613, JPY 873.
All other readings will be provided. |
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参考書
Reference Book | | For further reading (note: this is not compulsory reading):
Connor, S. (Ed.). (2004). ‘The Cambridge Companion to Postmodernism’ (Cambridge Companions to Literature). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. |
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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) | | | Reading and written assignments are to be done outside of class. Additionally, additional research for essays outside of the set reading is encouraged. |
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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. | | | To accommodate international students who may not be able to enter Japan, this course will be conducted on-line. |
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