Syllabus data
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Teacher name ： ADACHI Setsuko
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Academic year
2025Year
Term
Second Semester
Course title
Transculturality
Class type
Lecture
Course title (ENG)
Transculturality
Class code・Class name・Teaching forms
Z2000011 Transculturality
Instructor
ADACHI Setsuko
Credits
2.0Credits
Day and Time
Wed.3Period
Campus
Shinjuku Campus
Location
A-0475教室（大学院工学研究科）
Relationship between diploma policies and this course
A) A high degree of specialized expertise 100%
B) The skills to use science and technology 0% C) The ability to conduct research independently, knowledge pertaining to society and occupations, and sense of ethics required of engineers and researchers 0% D) Creative skills in specific areas of specialization 0% Goals and objectives
Transculturality investigates instances of the hybridization of cultures throughout history.
This course applies current cultural and critical theoretical devises, which were taught in Critical Theory, to the examination of various regions and time periods in order to reveal crossovers, merges, adaptations, and supplantations of culturally constructed systems; thus, revealing that the notion of concise homogeneous cultures is antiquated and that cultures are, in fact, hybridizations. Prerequisites
None
Method Using AL・ICT
Discussion Debate／Presentation
Class schedule
Week 1: Overview; Tribalization – Forces in Action When Tribes Interact
Weeks 2 - 3: Ancient States & Empires Weeks 4 – 5: China – South Asia – Europe Trade Weeks 6 – 7: Missionary Religions Weeks 8 – 9: Colonialization Weeks 10 – 11: Postcolonialism Weeks 12 – 14: Advanced Information and Communications Systems (AICS) Evaluation
Grades will be determined through projects(30%), participation(20%), and papers(50%).
Feedback for students
Feedback will be given verbally in class.
Textbooks
No textbook is required for this course.
Reference materials
Cultural Geography: A Critical Introduction. Don Mitchell. Blackwell Publishing: 2007.
Cultural Geography: Environments, Landscapes, Identities, Inequalities. William Norton. Oxford University Press: 2006. The Cultures of Globalization. Fredric Jameson & Masao Miyoshi (editors). Duke University Press: 2001. Cultural Studies: The Basics. Jeff Lewis. Sage Publications: 2003. Identity and Difference. Martin Heidegger, translated by Joan Stambaugh. The University of Chicago Press: 1969. An Introduction to Human Geography. James M. Rubenstein. Prentice Hall: 2008. Mythologies: The Complete Edition. Roland Barthes, translated by Richard Howard & Annette Lavers. Hill and Wang: 2013. Structural Anthropology. Claude Levi-Strauss, translated by Claire Jacobson & Brooke Schoepf. Basic Books: 1963. Office hours and How to contact teachers for questions
Wednesday and Thursday 11:50-12:20 in A-2737, or by appointment.
Message for students
Course by professor with work experience
Not applicable
Work experience and relevance to the course content if applicable
Teaching profession course
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