6640001 Japanese History
| Numbering Code | U-LET23 36640 SJ36 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Year-round | |
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| Number of Credits | 4 | Course Type | Seminar | |
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| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | Wed.1 | |
| Instructor name | MIYAKE MASAHIRO (Graduate School of Letters Associate Professor) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course |
To learn methods of reading and comprehending general historical materials on the early modern period (roughly from the late 16th to early 19th century), and methods and viewpoints of discussing history from historical materials. Specifically, taking the diary written by Mitsumasa Ikeda (315 thousand stones of Bizen Okayama), an early modern daimyo, and then studying methodologies from perspectives applicable to many early modern historical materials. Students will ascertain the context of historical materials, examine the personalities and subjects appearing in them, and thus be able to accurately read and comprehend historical materials with a foothold in the circumstances of their historical period. Additionally, they will deepen their basic understanding of the early modern nation and how its society worked. Furthermore, although printed historical materials will be used for text, they will be contrasted with original texts. |
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| Course Goals | Learn basic skills to read and comprehend early modern historical materials, and look up personalities, place names, and historical terminology. In addition, deepen understanding of the early modern nation and society, and obtain various hints for historical analysis, focusing on the Bakuhan relationship and han political organization. | |||
| Schedule and Contents |
1st session: Introduction Explain summary of historical materials, how to write papers, and related materials. 2nd session - 29th session: Papers and discussions Participants will examine assigned sections, and then write on them and discuss. 30th session: Conclusion Summarize results, and verify remaining issues and questions. NOTE: Be sure to attend the first class as assignments will be made and preparations for each class explained. |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Evaluated according to performance (evaluated overall based upon papers on sections individually assigned in class, participation in discussions, submission and papers). | |||
| Course Requirements | None | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Especially explained in detail in first class session. | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | Not used, will distribute used historical materials in classる. | ||
| References, etc. | Introduced during class | |||
