授業の目的、または到達目標

To introduce a critical analysis to compare the cultures and societies through a body of literature called Nihonjinron ( a systematic assertion of Japanese society and culture).

授業の概要

This course will explore the carious discourses found in Nihonjinron. They will be examined from three aspects， a product of overgeneralization from limited expmples or episodes， a comparison with a Specific idealized image of America， and an assertion based on a homogeneous approach which regard Japanese as monolithic in terms of culture and society.

授業の形態

• Lectures， Discussions， Presentations， Quizzes， Research paper

準備学習

• The students are required to read assignment articles every week (approximately 20 pages) and consider them critically.

教科書

• E. Reischauer (1994) The Japanese Today Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Company

成績評価方法・基準