6731005Oriental History (Special Lectures)

Numbering Code G-LET24 66731 LJ38 Year/Term 2022 ・ First semester
Number of Credits 2 Course Type special lecture
Target Year Target Student
Language Japanese Day/Period Thu.1
Instructor name TAKASHIMA KOU (Graduate School of Letters Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course This course explores history of sports in Manchuria. Although the area is both interesting and important, because Japanese (including Koreans) and Chinese had complicated relations in Manchuria, from cooperation to opposition, few have studied the history of sports in Manchuria.
This course deals with various topics described below, taking into account the history of sports in Japan, Korea, and China.
Course Goals After 2008, East Asian countries have hosted, and is going to host several summer and winter Olympics, Beijing (2008), Pyeong Chang (2018), Tokyo (2020), and Beijing (2022). As East Asia became a highly visible presence in the sporting world, it is necessary to better relations among its countries through sports. Understanding history of sports in East Asia is the first step toward this objective.
Schedule and Contents Section 1.
Sports and imperialism in modern Japan
Section 2.
Origin of sports in Manchuria
Section 3.
Baseball in Manchuria
Section 4.
The Manchurian Railway Company and sports
Section 5.
Okabe Heita: Father of sports in Manchuria
Section 6.
Military and sports in Manchuria
Section 7.
Koshien and Manchuria
Section 8.
Sports organizations in Manchuria
Section 9.
Japanese and Chinese: relationship through sports
Section 10.
Sportsmen in Manchuria
Section 11.
Meiji Shrine Meet and Manchuria
Section 12.
International sports and Manchukuo
Evaluation Methods and Policy Short Quiz (40%) and Final Report (60%)
Course Requirements None
Study outside of Class (preparation and review) The students are expected to read the assigned materials.
References, etc. Teikoku Nihon to Sports, Ko Takashima, (Hanawa Shobo)
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