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This course aims to conduct an in-depth exploration of contemporary Korean society and culture through various materials, such as documentaries and news articles. Students will select topics of interest and prepare individual or group presentations, thereby deepening their understanding of Korean society and culture while enhancing their presentation skills.
In this course, we will examine various issues in Korean society using Korean documentaries(which are not easily accessible in Japan). Starting with various analysis of the actual reality of Korean society, we will take a quick look at how we can explain it academically. In particular, using Korean society as an concrete example, we will have an opportunity to think about what position we can take on various kinds of inequality and discrimination.
In this seminar, we will learn about Germany, Austria and Switzerland. We will read various texts, watch videos and eventually hold talks with experts. There will also be an opportunity to work with students of Trier University in Germany (online collaboration: exchange, discussion, possibly presentations).
Literature and Bible: Do you know German literature? Have you read the German Bible? Do you have a favorite piece of literature?
In this course, we will read biblical texts and literary works together and discuss the symbols, metaphors, and allegories that appear in the text. For example, if one is not familiar with "wine" as a religious symbol, literary texts cannot be properly understood. The goal of this course is to understand literary expressions as well as vocabulary and to analyze and interpret literary texts from a scholarly perspective.
German Literature:
Do you know German literature? Have you read German literature? Do you have your favourite literature?
In this content course we will read different texts together and discuss symbols, metaphors and allegories that appear in the text. The aim of this course is to understand literary formulations and vocabulary and to analyse and interpret literary texts from a scientific point of view.
German Literature and the Bible
Do you know German literature? Have you read German Bible? Do you have your favourite literature?
In this content course we will read biblical texts and literature together and discuss symbols, metaphors and allegories that appear in the text. The aim of this course is to understand literary formulations and vocabulary and to analyse and interpret literary texts from a scientific point of view.
Deutsche Literatur und Bibel
Kennen Sie deutsche Literatur? Haben Sie deutsche Bibel gelesen? Haben Sie Ihre Lieblingsliteratur?
In diesem Contentskurs lesen wir biblischen Text und Literatur gemeinsam und diskutieren wir auch dabei über Symbole, Metapher oder auch Allegorien, die im Text auftauchen. Das Ziel von diesem Kurs ist es, literarische Formulierungen sowie Wortschätze zu verstehen und literarische Texte aus dem wissenschaftlichen Aspekt zu analysieren und interpretieren.
In this seminar, we will learn about Germany, Austria and Switzerland. We will read various texts, watch videos and eventually hold talks with experts. There will also be an opportunity to work with students of Trier University in Germany (online collaboration: exchange, discussion, possibly presentations).
There is no human society that does not value certain acts and prohibit others. Each society designs rules to measure and judge behaviour that it considers "normal", and to which the members of a group must submit on pain of being excluded from the community. An individual who does not conform to the rest of the group is labelled a "deviant" in relation to the norm in force in that group. But what defines the deviant nature of an act? The aim of this course will be to use selected texts to understand the social construction of deviance and, consequently, to deduce what is defined as 'normality' according to society and time.
The body is a kind of “buffer zone” between outside and inside. It’s an interface between our « self » and social world. In sociology, this externality can be understood as responsible institutions for our education : family, school, amateur sport, first job, et cetera ; internality must be understood by the embodiement of its education (the body is learning and memorizing unconsciously social conducts). Sociology of body is about the embodiement of such norms. How are we internalizing these social norms ? How these norms are structuring our mind and, de facto, our perception of the world. Our class will answer to all of these questions.
What it means being a ‟stranger”? Is it living in a different country from the one where we were born? If that is the case, how did we embodying the way of life and thinking of our native country? How this country, where we are originary from, is defining our cultural identity?
Furthermore, being a ‟stranger”, is it living in a very different social environment from the one where we have been educated? In other words, being a ‟stranger” is it likewise having the feeling to be different than everyone else and feeling incomfortable with people who are meeting each day (metro, work place, amusement places, etc.)? If that he case, how these interactions are weakening our social identity?
In brief, we can tell being a ‟stranger” is the embodiment of our native culture and social environment which both are expressing through our interaction with people. This interaction is defining our stranger’s identity same as an alterated and deforming mirror which is reflecting our alterity or worse our exoticism.
We will answer to those questions.
The Nikkei Communities in Latin America and Japan.
In this course we will explore the Nikkei communities in Latin America from a historical and cultural perspective. Students will analyze the historical background of the Japanese migration to Latin America, the settlement and community development. The analysis of the historical processes will enable the students to understand the contemporary features of Nikkei communities in different Latin American societies. In the second part of the course, we will examine the so-called “return migration” to Japan. This analysis aims to understand these ethnic minorities, whose temporary migration has gradually turned into a permanent stay.
Along the course we aim to consider the main causes and effects of migration, the cultural characteristics of the migrants and their families, and the effects of their settlement on their children education. Additionally, we will discuss the migrants’ identity and the maintenance (or non) of their heritage language.
The Nikkei Communities
In this course we will explore the Nikkei communities from a social, cultural and educational perspectives.
We will examine the current Nikkei communities in different societies in the Americas, in addition to the so-called “return migration” to Japan.
Along the course we will examine the main causes and effects of migration, and the main cultural and social characteristics of the migrants and their families. Additionally, we will study the effects of the settlement on the education and the maintenance and/or loss of the heritage language in the young generations.
"Idioma quechua de los Andes de Sudamérica y su cultura"
El idioma quechua, el cual se habla en toda la región andina y que cuenta con aproximadamente 8 millones de hablantes, es la mayor lengua indígena de las Américas. Los Andes ha sido la cuna de las civilizacions y estados desde muy antes de la llegada de los españoles. En este curso aprendemos la variante surandino del quechua, y abordamos también los temas culturales, políticos, y sociales relacionados con el idioma.
The Nikkei Communities in Latin America and Japan.
In this course we will explore the Nikkei communities in Latin America from a historical and cultural perspective. Students will analyze the historical background of the Japanese migration to Latin America, the settlement and community development. The analysis of the historical processes will enable the students to understand the contemporary features of Nikkei communities in different Latin American societies. In the second part of the course, we will examine the so-called “return migration” to Japan. This analysis aims to understand these ethnic minorities, whose temporary migration has gradually turned into a permanent stay.
Along the course we aim to consider the main causes and effects of migration, the cultural characteristics of the migrants and their families, and the effects of their settlement on their children education. Additionally, we will discuss the migrants’ identity and the maintenance (or non) of their heritage language.
The Nikkei Communities in Latin America and Japan
In this course we will explore the Nikkei communities in Latin America from a historical and cultural perspective. Students will analyze the historical background of the Japanese migration to Latin America, the settlement and community development. The analysis of the historical processes will enable the students to understand the contemporary features of Nikkei communities in different Latin American societies. In the second part of the course, we will examine the so-called “return migration” to Japan. This analysis aims to understand these ethnic minorities, whose temporary migration has gradually turned into a permanent stay.
Along the course we aim to consider the main causes and effects of migration, the cultural characteristics of the migrants and their families, and the effects of their settlement on their children education. Additionally, we will discuss the migrants’ identity and the maintenance (or non) of their heritage language.
The Nikkei Communities
In this course we will explore the Nikkei communities from a social, cultural and educational perspectives.
We will examine the current Nikkei communities in different societies in the Americas, in addition to the so-called “return migration” to Japan.
Along the course we will examine the main causes and effects of migration, and the main cultural and social characteristics of the migrants and their families. Additionally, we will study the effects of the settlement on the education and the maintenance and/or loss of the heritage language in the young generations.
In this lecture, students will learn about European thought, beginning with ancient Greece and including Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Burke, Adam Smith, and Kant. By learning the history from which these ideas emerged, students will gain a new perspective on modern society. Although this is an online course, we would like to make it as interactive as possible.
In this class, the teacher will give lectures of Western philosophy and discuss with students.
In this lecture, students will learn about European thought, beginning with ancient Greece and including Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Burke, Adam Smith, and Kant. By learning the history from which these ideas emerged, students will gain a new perspective on modern society. Although this is an online course, we would like to make it as interactive as possible.
Japan's laws and ordinances constitute the legal system of vast spreading hem with the Constitution as the highest regulation at the top. It is important to understand the basic principle and interpretation of the Constitution, since various laws and regulations have been enacted based on the Constitution which is the highest law in the country of law. In this lecture, we acquire the necessary legal thinking for social life through the mechanism of human rights protection in the Constitution.
In this class, case studies will be conducted using precedents on torts in the Civil Code.
Using microeconomics and game theory mainly, the public choice explains political phenomena, analyzes interdependence between polity and economy, and clarifies the basis of legal system and social norm. Adopting the analytical methods of microeconomics and game theory here means that the public choice basically depends on the hypothesis that people and organizations behave to maximally achieve their specific objectives under given conditions.
In this lecture, in order to place emphasis on having students understand the basic idea of public choice, we will not carry out detailed technical explanation as a rule. However, because it is necessary to respond well to the intellectual requirements of graduate students, somewhat advanced contents may be included for undergraduates.
This course is offered in conjunction with the undergraduate and graduate courses.
In this course, students will learn about the "three approaches (1) government, (2) markets, and (3) communities" to public management, their respective characteristics, challenges and limitations, theories and models of practice to deepen understanding, current situations and challenges faced, and approaches to reform.
In doing so, lectures and exercises will be conducted with a particular focus on fusion approaches such as "government-market combined practice models" and "community finance".
This course is offered in conjunction with the undergraduate and graduate courses.
In this course, students will learn about the "three approaches (1) government, (2) markets, and (3) communities" to public management, their respective characteristics, challenges and limitations, theories and models of practice to deepen understanding, current situations and challenges faced, and approaches to reform.
In doing so, lectures and exercises will be conducted with a particular focus on fusion approaches such as "government-market combined practice models" and "community finance".