Numbering Code	G-AAA02 82809 LJ31	Year/Term	2022 ・ Intensive, Second semester
Number of Credits	2	Course Type	Lecture
Target Year	From 1st to 5th year students	Target Student
Language	Japanese	Day/Period	Intensive
Instructor name	NAITO NAOKI (Part-time Lecturer)
Outline and Purpose of the Course	This course discusses the dynamics of place construction by human/non-human assemblages in contemporary African pastoral societies, using multi-disciplinary theories, ethnographies and research data I have collected. Each year, I will select a theme pertaining to this subject and develop empirical and theoretical arguments together with the course participants. In the 2019 course, we will consider the ecology of place with setting "assemblage" as the key concept, based on both the lecturer’s field research on East African pastoralists and the literature review of the relevant studies such as anthropology of domestication, place and space and anthropocene.
Course Goals	In this course, we will develop the above areas of interest by analyzing selected domains of place and human/non-human assemblage based on ethnographic materials.
Schedule and Contents	This course deals with the following topics, each of which lasts two or three weeks. The topics may be modified according to the interests of the class. The lectures are given mostly in English, although I will use Japanese if all of the students are Japanese. 1. Ecology and evolution of pastoralism 2-3. The domestication of animals 4. Socio cultural aspects of pastoral societies in Africa 1: Age system and polygamy 5. Socio cultural aspects of pastoral societies in Africa 2: Begging as a mode of communication 6-7. Development and sedentarization in East African pastoral societies 8-9. The impact of Market economy, nation state and media in East African pastoral societies 10-11. Conflict, refugee and peace in East African pastoral societies 12-13. Anthropology of space and place 14-15. Human/Non-human assemblage in East African pastoral societies: Towards the ecology of place
Evaluation Methods and Policy	Grading is based primarily on reports and class discussions, with weight given to active engagement in class.
Course Requirements	None
Study outside of Class (preparation and review)	Students will be required to submit two reports, one at the beginning and one during the middle of the course. Details about these reports will be provided in class.
Textbooks	Textbooks/References	Handouts will be provided in class.
References, etc.	アナ・チン 『マツタケ：不確定な時代を生きる術』 (みすず書房) ISBN:978-4622088318 Tsing, Anna. 2017. The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins. Princeton: Princeton University Press. Other reference documents will be introduced during classes.