6731005 Oriental History
| Numbering Code | U-LET24 36731 LJ36 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ First semester |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Short Quiz (40%) and Final Report (60%) | ||
| Course Requirements | None | ||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) |
Section 1. Early years: from education in Japan and the U.S. to quarrel with Kano. Section 2. Okabe in Manchuria: make Manchuria from one area in Japanese empire to the rival of “Japan.” Section 3. Okabe in Beijing: sports as a means to pacificate Chinese youth. Section 4. Okabe in post-war Japan: road to the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. |
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| References, etc. | Teikoku Nihon to Sports, Ko Takashima, (Hanawa Shobo) | ||
