6631002Japanese History (Special Lectures)
| Numbering Code | G-LET23 66631 LJ38 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Second semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | special lecture | |
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| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | Tue.4 | |
| Instructor name | MIYAKE MASAHIRO (Graduate School of Letters Associate Professor) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course |
In recent years, research on early modern Japanese history has arrived at a level that demands the critique of historical materials, as well as methods for depicting political processes based on primary sources. This course aims to remake conventional commonly accepted understandings while making full use of primary sources, and demonstrate the basic methods and appeal of studying early modern Japanese history by showing the process of acquiring new methodologies and questions. The professor of this course studies the political history of the beginning of the early modern period primarily using samurai family documents (primary sources such as letters, diaries, and ordinances, as well as secondary sources such as compilations of materials). With a focus on the political structure and shogunate relationships of daimyo families, the professor examines how the early modern nation was formed through various processes, and the kinds of structures and characteristics these came to have as a result over the medium to long term. Specific historical documents will be shown in class, and we will discuss them while hearing an explanation interpreting these documents. The goal is for students to learn the actual research methods shown in class, rather than just learn information. |
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| Course Goals | To improve one's basic abilities for reading and understanding early modern historical materials, especially materials related to early political history and samurai society, and to gain viewpoints and methodologies for developmental application. At the end of the semester, students will be able to draft a report based on reading various historical materials based on their own research topics. | |||
| Schedule and Contents |
*The topics, number of sessions, and order shown below are not fixed and may change according to the professor's lecture plan, students' background and understanding, or the status of the professor's research progress or trends in the academic world. 1. Introduction - How to approach the process by which the early modern nation was formed - [2 weeks] 2. Structure of early modern historical materials [2 weeks] 3. Hachisuka Masakatsu [4 weeks] 4. Hachisuka Iemasa [6 weeks] 5. Conclusion and review [1 week] |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Assessments based on end-of-term report | |||
| Course Requirements | None | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | In addition to reading the reference books, students will gather and read related academic works independently. They will set their own research topics, gather and analyze historical materials, and write a report. | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | Other, printouts will be distributed during class. | ||
| References, etc. | Introduced during class | |||
