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.
Students will become familiar with cultural studies terminology while acquiring skills for critical thinking and 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.
• 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. |
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授業の内容や構成
Course Content / Plan | | | Some of the concepts to be covered are cultural production and consumption, mobile privatization, affective work, governmentality, neoliberalism, and postfeminism. After covering the concepts and debates surrounding them, students will read Chrys Ingraham's White Weddings: Romancing Heterosexuality in Popular Culture (Routledge 2008) to become familiar with an intersectional approach to popular culture. |
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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. Readings will be made available through TACT. |
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参考書
Reference Book | | The e-book below is accessible via the Nagoya University Library website:
David Oswell. 2006. Culture and Society: An Introduction to Cultural Studies, Sage Publications. |
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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. | | B-1）Face-to-face course（Including some simultaneous interactive online
classes)
If you will be (or have been) absent from class for medical or other temporary issues, and require accommodation for delayed assignments, please notify the instructor as soon as possible. |
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