Comparative Study of Agricultural History2B
| Numbering Code | G-AGR06 6FA68 LJ82 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Second semester |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Lecture |
| Target Year | Target Student | ||
| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | Mon.5 |
| Instructor name | ADACHI YOSHIHIRO (Graduate School of Agriculture Professor) | ||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course | Text-Based Seminar: lectures and seminar by reading important books on:(1) developments of farm management and agricultural technique as well as history of agricultural policy, farmers movements and rural society of Japan and Eastern Asia in modern age, (2)agricultural and ecological history of Europe in 20th century. | ||
| Course Goals |
By completing this course students will be able to: 1. Use their own words to describe their historical understanding of the modern world?in particular the modern world as examined through various problems related to agriculture, food and the environment. 2. Familiarize themselves with leading paradigms to gain a historical understanding of the agricultural, environmental and food shortage problems of the modern world, and identify research problems that need to be resolved urgently and the social significance of their own research themes through discussions; 3. Acquire the skills needed to prepare a research paper by taking turns reading relevant materials in class, including the skills for collecting information from research materials and publications, handling and understanding historical documents, key issues to consider in empirical analysis, and how to validate a theory based on research. |
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| Schedule and Contents |
Session 1: Deciding class reading policies and selecting and assigning reading materials for the second semester Sessions 2 to 10: Reporting and discussion on each chapter Sessions 2 to 5: Topics related to the history of agricultural technology and agricultural and food production Sessions 6 to 8: Topics related to environmental history Sessions 9 and 10: Topics related to government and civil society (*However, these topics are subject to change depending on the reading materials selected.) Session 11: Overview of the book and organization of key arguments / Organization of related research papers Sessions 12 to 15: Presentations and discussions on related research papers |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Evaluation will be based on presentations of assigned readings and participation in class discussion. | ||
| Course Requirements | Interest in the topics listed above and availability to attend each class and participate in discussion after completing the assigned readings. | ||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Not only the presenter but all other students are expected to read the assigned portions before class, and prepare their questions and issues for discussion. Students are also expected to be proactive in searching for related articles and go through them in advance. | ||
