JK10001Foundations I-Seminar(SEG)
| Numbering Code | G-LET36 6JK10 LE36 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ First semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | special lecture | |
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| Language | English | Day/Period | Fri.1 | |
| Instructor name | ERICSON, Kjell David (Graduate School of Letters Program-Specific Senior Lecturer) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course |
Although national borders typically structure academic research, historical change extends beyond individual nation-states. In many cases, topics such as imperialism, migration, travel, scientific and technological change, capital flows, artistic movements, and language cannot be grasped without examining supra-national and sub-national scales. This course allows students to examine the methods, assumptions, and findings of recent historical work that can be variously (and perhaps simultaneously) be classified as "global," "transnational," and "transcultural." A key focus of the seminar is to engage deeply with book-length monographs that cover a wide range of case studies and approaches. Students will evaluate and discuss research that makes use of multi-location, multi-lingual historical archives, field sites, and interview subjects. Along the way, they will have the opportunity to plan global, transnational, and/or transcultural historical projects of their own. |
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| Course Goals |
・To understand recent trends in English-language global, transnational, and transcultural historical research ・To develop research questions that address border-crossing historical problems ・To work with historical archival sources on campus and through online sources ・To enable students to sharpen their skills in critical analysis through structured reading, discussion, written assignments and a small scale research project. Study Focus: Society, Economy and Governance. Modules: Focus I-- Foundations I. |
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| Schedule and Contents |
1. Introduction 2. Ideas of (Cultural) History 3. Space 4. Global/Transnational History 5. Material Culture 6. (Global) Microhistory 7. Mid-Term Exam 8. Migration and Mobility 9. Modes of Comparison and Connection 10. Gender 11. Labor 12. Race 13. Environment 14. Knowledge on the Move: Science and Technology 15. Paper Presentations (Please note that topics are subject to change) |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy |
Attendance, participation, and presentations in class (30%) Short weekly reading responses (25%) Midterm essay on course readings (15%) Final paper (30%) To JDTS/MATS students: This is course can be taken as either reduced (4 ECTS) or full seminar (8 ECTS). Please indicate your ECTS requirement to the teacher. |
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| Course Requirements | None | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) |
・Students are required to read through assigned readings and prepared for the discussions and presentations each week. ・Students are expected to actively participate in preparations for the final project. |
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| Textbooks | Textbooks/References |
At least one copy of the books should be available in the library and through the university's online subscriptions, although in some cases (particularly during the weeks where you are responsible for presenting) it may be advisable to purchase a new or used copy for yourself. In other cases, articles will be available for download through the university library or distributed before class. |
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