＜概要/Course Content Summary＞
This course sets out to familiarize students with the way in which a variety of human groups and societies go about solving the problems that their social lives and environments create for them. Students will be asked to challenge their own assumptions and stereotypes about “culture.” By considering the process by which we all spin our own webs of meaning, we will explore the ways in which humans create, learn, and transmit cultural patterns.
Through readings assignments, written work, group discussions, and short presentations students will build up knowledge around the processes of social “structure” and “agency” in order to better interpret and understand how humans share and solve key issues in their social lives. In this way, we will work toward building cultural bridges to others, rather than constructing boundaries of difference.
＜到達目標/Goals,Aims＞
The course aims to encourage the student to reflect on a variety of cultural information and to find linkages and connections between this data. In essence, we will be rediscovering the many things about culture that we already know but don’t realize— knowledge that lies beyond our conscious awareness. Through so doing, students will be encouraged to exercise their interpretative and analytical skills and to organize and categorize complex and related information into written and oral forms.
＜授業計画/Schedule＞
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Assignments）
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Week 1
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（内容/ Contents）
Self-intro and course orientation
In-class writing—“What is ‘culture’ to you?”
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（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments）
Reflection Essay
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Week 2
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Writing Academic Essays
Seminar and Discussion
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（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments）
Prepare for Discussion
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Week 3
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Seeing culture through different lenses—Exploring the creation, construction, and transmission of culture
Student Presentations
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Reflection Essay
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Week 4
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（内容/ Contents）
Ethnographic Fieldwork Exercise
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（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments）
Reflection Essay
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Week 5
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Culture, tradition, and institutionalization—“How do I perform my social status?”
Seminar and Discussion
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（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments）
Reflection Essay
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Week 6
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Culture, tradition, and institutionalization—“How do I perform my social status?”
Student Presentations
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Reflection Essay
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Week 7
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The learning of culture—How do humans integrate socially into both “real” and “imagined” groups?
Seminar and Discussion
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（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments）
Reflection Essay
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Week 8
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（内容/ Contents）
The learning of culture—How do humans integrate socially into both “real” and “imagined” groups?
Student Presentations
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（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments）
Reflection Essay
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Week 9
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（内容/ Contents）
Documentary Film "Wings of Defeat"
Discussion
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Reflection Essay
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Week 10
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Encountering the “other”—How do social distinctions, categories and statuses emerge?
Seminar and Discussion
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（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments）
Reflection Essay
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Week 11
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（内容/ Contents）
Encountering the “other”—How do social distinctions, categories and statuses emerge?
Student Presentations
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（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments）
Reflection Essay
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Week 12
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Culture as a verb—Applying anthropological concepts to the doing of culture
Seminar and Discussion
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Reflection Essay
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Week 13
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Culture as a verb—Applying anthropological concepts to the doing of culture
Student Presentations
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（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments）
Reflection Essay
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Week 14
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（内容/ Contents）
Chapter presentations
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（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments）
Review (Report)
Presentation preparation
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Week 15
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Final in-class essay
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Essay
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This schedule is subject to change.
＜成績評価基準/Evaluation Criteria＞
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Participation-- Class Discussion, Reflection Essays
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40%
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You are required to prepare an overview of the readings through completion of a Weekly Reflection Essay. Each student is expected to participate actively in the weekly class discussion. Please consult with the instructor regarding asynchronous participation (in cases where the time difference of your residence or other extenuating circumstances prevent synchronous, real-time participation in class at the scheduled time in Japan).
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Chapter Presentation and Review
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25%
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1) Students will choose one section of a text to read and then write a one, two or three page Report that reviews the material, a “Synthesis & Critique”, referring to the guidelines set out by instructor) (15%)
2) Based on the Report, students will work in groups to prepare a summary in the form of a Presentation using software such as Google Slides or PowerPoint (10%)
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Final Essay Exam
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35%
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＜テキスト/Textbook＞
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Delaney, Carol
, Investigating Culture
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An Experiential Introduction to Anthropology
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2nd ed
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(Wiley, 2011)
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＜参考文献/Reference Book＞
＜参照ＵＲＬ/URL＞
＜備考/Remarks＞
Class Policies
1. Since discussion is an essential part of this course please come to class prepared and on time.
*Please consult with the instructor regarding asynchronous participation in cases where the time difference of your residence or other extenuating circumstances prevent synchronous, real-time participation in class at the scheduled time in Japan.
2. Let the instructor know if you have an emergency and will not be able to come to class or participate in a certain week.
3. Plagiarism and Cheating
Doshisha University does not tolerate plagiarism, cheating, or helping others to cheat. These actions will result in an automatic “F” in the course. Plagiarism is defined as misrepresenting the work of others (whether published or not) as your own. It may be inadvertent or intentional. Any facts, statistics, quotations, or paraphrasing of any information that is not common knowledge, should be cited.
For more information on paper writing, including how to avoid plagiarism and how to use citations, there are many resources to help you in the Doshisha Library and ILA Reference Library. One helpful online writing resource is available at:
http://anthropology.unt.edu/resources/writing-guide
4. Accommodations
Reasonable accommodation for students with known disabilities will be made in accordance with Doshisha’s guidelines. Any student who feels they may need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability is responsible for contacting the instructor as early as possible in the semester (within the first two weeks of the semester). It is also essential that you contact the ILA administrative staff who will advise you on registering with the Counseling Center early in each semester (see the ILA’s private homepage).
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