＜概要/Course Content Summary＞
Modern Japanese History is a lecture-oriented course designed to impart students with basic knowledge of Japanese history. This course undertakes a linear chronological survey of Japanese civilization from the year 1600 until the end of World War II, and offers a broad narrative and analysis of political, social, cultural, economic and religious developments.
This online course will be conducted live on Microsoft Teams.
＜到達目標/Goals,Aims＞
By the end of the semester students will able to identify significant personalities and explain events that have shaped Japanese civilization. In addition, students will have a firm grasp of the political, social, cultural, economic and religious developments of each historical period.
＜授業計画/Schedule＞
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（実施回/ Week）
Week 1
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（内容/ Contents）
Introduction
Course description and a brief survey of Japanese history.
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（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments）
None.
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Week 2
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（内容/ Contents）
The Edo Period (Part 1)
Unification and the The Tokugawa Shogunate (part 1).
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（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments）
Gordon, chapter 1, p. 11-21. Submit summary to Turnitin.
Reading: minimum 60 minutes. Writing: minimum 60 minutes.
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Week 3
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（内容/ Contents）
The Edo Period (Part 2)
The Tokugawa Shogunate (part 2).
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（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments）
McClain, chapter 1, p. 20-30. Submit summary to Turnitin.
Reading: minimum 60 minutes. Writing: minimum 60 minutes.
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Week 4
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（内容/ Contents）
The Edo Period (Part 3)
Social and Economic Changes.
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（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments）
Gordon, chapter 2, p. 22-34. Submit summary to Turnitin.
Reading: minimum 60 minutes. Writing: minimum 60 minutes.
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Week 5
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（内容/ Contents）
The Edo Period (Part 4)
Intellectual Developments.
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（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments）
Gordon, chapter 3, p. 35-46. Submit summary to Turnitin.
Reading: minimum 60 minutes. Writing: minimum 60 minutes.
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Week 6
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（内容/ Contents）
The Edo Period (Part 5)
The Overthrow of the Tokugawa Bakufu
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（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments）
Gordon, chapter 4, p. 47-59. Submit summary to Turnitin.
Reading: minimum 60 minutes. Writing: minimum 60 minutes.
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Week 7
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（内容/ Contents）
Meiji Japan (Part 1)
The New Order.
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（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments）
Gordon, chapter 5, p. 61-76. Submit summary to Turnitin.
Reading: minimum 60 minutes. Writing: minimum 60 minutes.
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Week 8
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（内容/ Contents）
Midterm: The Edo Period.
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（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments）
Prepare for midterm quiz.
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Week 9
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（内容/ Contents）
Meiji Japan (Part 2)
Politics and Popular Participation.
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（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments）
Gordon, chapter 6, p. 77-94. Submit summary to Turnitin.
Reading: minimum 60 minutes. Writing: minimum 60 minutes.
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Week 10
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（内容/ Contents）
Meiji Japan (Part 3)
Society, Economy, and Culture.
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（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments）
Gordon, chapter 7, p. 95-116. Submit summary to Turnitin.
Reading: minimum 60 minutes. Writing: minimum 60 minutes.
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Week 11
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（内容/ Contents）
Meiji Japan (Part 4)
Nation and Empire Building.
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（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments）
Gordon, chapter 8, p. 117-141. Submit summary to Turnitin.
Reading: minimum 60 minutes. Writing: minimum 60 minutes.
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Week 12
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（内容/ Contents）
Imperial Japan (Part 1)
Taishō Politics, Economy and Society.
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（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments）
Gordon, chapter 9, p. 143-165. Submit summary to Turnitin.
Reading: minimum 60 minutes. Writing: minimum 60 minutes.
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Week 13
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（内容/ Contents）
Imperial Japan (Part 2)
Taishō Democracy, Japan between the World Wars, and the Depression Crisis.
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（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments）
Gordon, chapters 10 and 11, p. 166-208 (assigned parts). Submit summary to Turnitin.
Reading: minimum 60 minutes. Writing: minimum 60 minutes.
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Week 14
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（内容/ Contents）
Imperial Japan (Part 3)
Japan during World War II.
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（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments）
Gordon, chapter 12, p. 209-231. Submit summary to Turnitin.
Reading: minimum 90 minutes. Writing: minimum 60 minutes.
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Week 15
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（内容/ Contents）
Final Evaluation (Written Test)
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（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments）
Review all topics discussed during the semester.
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All lectures will be conducted live on Microsoft Teams. Assignment details and submission deadlines will be posted in the Class Materials folder on Teams.
＜成績評価基準/Evaluation Criteria＞
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Attendance
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10%
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Weekly Assignments
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60%
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Midterm
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10%
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Final Evaluation
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20%
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Course Requirements:
a) Attendance:
This is an online course. You are required to attend all classes on Microsoft Teams. Failure to attend all lectures will lower your final grade; an attendance record lower than 80% will automatically result in final grade F.
b) Weekly Assignments:
This course includes extensive reading on assigned historical topics; you are responsible for completing the reading assignments and are expected to come to class prepared to discuss them. You will upload your assignment (summary/report) to Turnitin before each class and use it as your notes during the lecture. Late submissions are not permitted. There are no makeup credits or assignments for failed or missed submissions.
c) Midterm:
A quiz will be held during the semester to monitor your mastery of class content.
d) Final Evaluation:
At the conclusion of the course you will take a written test.
＜テキスト/Textbook＞
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Gordon, Andrew
, A Modern History of Japan
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from Tokugawa Times to the Present
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4th ed
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(New York: Oxford University Press, 2020)
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ISBN:978-0190920555
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McClain, James L.
, Japan: A Modern History
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(New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2002)
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ISBN:978-0393977202
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＜参考文献/Reference Book＞
＜備考/Remarks＞
INSTRUCTOR: David Uva
OFFICE: Shikōkan 3F Room SK321
TELEPHONE: 075-251-4975
EMAIL: duva@mail.doshisha.ac.jp
OFFICE HOURS: Monday 13:10-14:40, or by appointment
ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION AND CLASSROOM POLICIES:
1. Communication with the instructor will be done by email and via Microsoft Teams.
2. All lectures will be conducted live on Microsoft Teams. A message on how to join the Teams class will be sent on DUET to all registered students. If you are unable to attend the live online classes this semester, you must contact me as soon as possible and no later than 24 hours after the first class to discuss alternative course requirements. If you do not contact me, you will be expected to attend all classes live on Teams. Students are required to turn their cameras on during class and use their microphones when communicating. All classes will be recorded and available for viewing on Microsoft Stream for 48 hours after the class finishes.
3. Log in to Microsoft Teams prepared and on time. Do not enter the online classroom if you are more than 15 minutes late.
4. Let me know if you have an emergency and will not be able to come to class.
5. You are not allowed to make sound or video recordings, or to take pictures of the class.
6. No sleeping in class.
7. Additional reading materials will be distributed on Webdisk or on Microsoft Teams.
8. 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 library. Please speak with the librarian.
9. Accommodation: this course requires reading, writing, note taking, using Microsoft Teams, using the online plagiarism service Turnitin, viewing maps, viewing pictures, viewing on-screen PowerPoint slides, and test taking. Reasonable accommodation for students with known disabilities will be made in accordance with Doshisha’s guidelines. Requests for accommodation must be made at the beginning of the course. Please consult Doshisha’s Counseling Center or contact the ILA Office as soon as possible.
Note: This syllabus will be subject to changes and/or revisions.
Note to students: The ILA will be offering all courses through remote learning over the spring and fall semesters of the 2021 Academic Year. Course lecturers will send DUET messages with details on how to participate in the courses that you have registered for. Be sure to check the DUET system when course registration has been finalized in order to receive further instructions from your course lecturers.
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