日本語 English
| 開講年度/ Academic YearAcademic Year |
20252025 |
| 科目設置学部/ CollegeCollege |
文学部/College of ArtsCollege of Arts |
| 科目コード等/ Course CodeCourse Code |
AM210/AM210AM210 |
| テーマ・サブタイトル等/ Theme・SubtitleTheme・Subtitle |
Self and Society in Anglophone Literature 2 |
| 授業形態/ Class FormatClass Format |
対面（全回対面）/Face to face (all classes are face-to-face)Face to face (all classes are face-to-face) |
| 授業形態（補足事項）/ Class Format (Supplementary Items)Class Format (Supplementary Items) |
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| 授業形式/ Class StyleCampus |
演習・ゼミ/SeminarSeminar |
| 校地/ CampusCampus |
池袋/IkebukuroIkebukuro |
| 学期/ SemesterSemester |
秋学期/Fall semesterFall semester |
| 曜日時限・教室/ DayPeriod・RoomDayPeriod・Room |
水2/Wed.2 Wed.2 ログインして教室を表示する（Log in to view the classrooms.） |
| 単位/ CreditsCredits |
22 |
| 科目ナンバリング/ Course NumberCourse Number |
EAL3811 |
| 使用言語/ LanguageLanguage |
英語/EnglishEnglish |
| 履修登録方法/ Class Registration MethodClass Registration Method |
その他登録/"Other" Registration"Other" Registration |
| 配当年次/ Assigned YearAssigned Year |
配当年次は開講学部のR Guideに掲載している科目表で確認してください。配当年次は開講学部のR Guideに掲載している科目表で確認してください。 |
| 先修規定/ Prerequisite RegulationsPrerequisite Regulations |
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| 他学部履修可否/ Acceptance of Other CollegesAcceptance of Other Colleges |
履修登録システムの『他学部・他研究科履修不許可科目一覧』で確認してください。 |
| 履修中止可否/ Course CancellationCourse Cancellation |
×（履修中止不可/ Not eligible for cancellation） |
| オンライン授業60単位制限対象科目/ Online Classes Subject to 60-Credit Upper LimitOnline Classes Subject to 60-Credit Upper Limit |
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| 学位授与方針との関連/ Relationship with Degree PolicyRelationship with Degree Policy |
各授業科目は、学部・研究科の定める学位授与方針（DP）や教育課程編成の方針（CP）に基づき、カリキュラム上に配置されています。詳細はカリキュラム・マップで確認することができます。 |
| 備考/ NotesNotes |
Students who successfully compete the course will be able to, in English, understand the conflicts, themes, and structures of the course texts; discuss critical and interpretive responses to the above; understand relationships between social change, and literary/cultural representation; understand the effects of historical changes on both a community and an individual; understand British notions of selfhood, belonging, and their opposites in terms of urbanization, occupation, ideologies, race, and gender; read fiction with minimal recourse to a dictionary; give short presentations on content, context, and interpretation; and write a thesis-based essay using textual evidence to support claims and analyze quotations.
The fall semester continues to address many of the questions and issues raised in the spring semester by reading and discussing Aldous Huxley’s novel Brave New World. Published in 1932, Brave New World is one of modern English literature’s most famous examples of a dystopian novel. A dystopia, or ‘negative utopia,’ is a vision of a world in which ideas and plans for a perfect society go terribly wrong. The novel tells the story of how a technologically advanced future society robs individuals of their humanity, and of how one character seeks to regain his. We will also see how the novel reflects historical and social changes in Britain, where traditional social forms clashed with modernist literature’s aesthetic and formal destabilizations. A new kind of human, often deliberately at odds with convention, emerged, and with it a new literary tone. We will also pay attention to what the novel says about modernity in general, and whether or not it makes relevant statements about our present time.
To repeat a point made in the spring semester syllabus, this is also a course on reading, writing, thinking and discussion – the fundamental skills of scholars in the humanities. As such, we are here to gain a deeper understanding of the value of critical responses to ideas, assumptions, and theories, and the ways literary texts can challenge us to rethink our relationship to the world. We are also here to hone our abilities: as close readers of texts; as critical thinkers; as participants in lively, engaging, civil and enlightening discussions; and as writers of clearly and concisely argued literary-critical essays.
Because this course is about learning how to respond critically to texts, there is a heavy emphasis on your contribution. That contribution will take two forms: participation in class discussions, and written assignments. As for the former, you should come to class having read the assigned texts, and be fully prepared to discuss and ask questions about the texts.
| 1 | Introduction; what is a citizen, what is a subject, what is a society? The first part of the class will introduce the syllabus, assignments, and expectations of the class. The second part will feature a brief overview of historical changes in Britain that gave rise to questions over the individual’s relation to culture and society. Homework: read Brave New World, chapters 1-2, complete study tasks/questions |
| 2 | Discuss the reading The first pages of the novel will be reread closely for details. Prior to that discussion, there will be a brief lecture on utopia/dystopia in British literature. Homework: read Brave New World, chapter 3, complete study tasks/questions, and excerpts from H.G. Wells’s Men Like Gods |
| 3 | Discuss the reading More discussion of details in the novel and interpretive questions and discussions on the theme of separation. Homework: read Brave New World, chapters 4-5, complete study tasks/questions |
| 4 | Discuss the reading Discussion of details in the novel and the role of scientific rationality and social formations. Homework: read Brave New World, chapters 6-7, complete study tasks/questions |
| 5 | Discuss the reading Discussion of details in the novel and what it means to make a self. Homework: read Brave New World, chapters 8-9, complete study tasks/questions, and read the handout on civilization and culture |
| 6 | Discuss the reading Discussion of details in the novel and about political authority, institutions, and personal happiness. Homework: read Brave New World, chapters 10-11, complete study tasks/questions, and an excerpt from Henry Ford’s My Life and Work |
| 7 | Discuss the reading Discussion of details in the novel will also address narrative form and style. Homework: read Brave New World, chapters 12-13, complete study tasks/questions |
| 8 | Discuss the reading Discussion of details in the novel will also address motifs in the novel. Homework: read Brave New World, chapters 14-15, complete study tasks/questions |
| 9 | Discuss the reading First, essay topics will be distributed and the assignment details will be explained. Then the class will discuss details in the novel, and interpretive questions and discussions about changes in the main characters. Homework: read Brave New World, chapters 16-17, complete study tasks/questions |
| 10 | Discuss the reading Discussion of details in the novel will lead to debates about the nature of freedom. Homework: read Brave New World, chapter 18, complete study tasks/questions |
| 11 | Discuss the reading This class will feature discussion of the novel’s ending; of particular concern will be consideration of whether the novel is actually subversively advocating the kind of dystopian world as an alternative to the modern world. Homework: Prepare presentations on Brave New World |
| 12 | Presentations on Brave New World After the presentations, there will be a general discussion about the role of scientific knowledge in modern societies, particularly artificial intelligence. Homework: Read Yuval Noah Harari’s article “Yuval Noah Harari argues that AI has hacked the operating system of human civilization” and prepare to discuss how Brave New World foretells a future AI world. |
| 13 | Discuss the reading We will also discuss and prepare for the following week’s in-class essay. |
| 14 | Final in-class essay; review The final part of the class will be spent in review and reflection on the texts read this semester and ideas of self and belonging. |
板書 /Writing on the Board
スライド（パワーポイント等）の使用 /Slides (PowerPoint, etc.)
上記以外の視聴覚教材の使用 /Audiovisual Materials Other than Those Listed Above
個人発表 /Individual Presentations
グループ発表 /Group Presentations
ディスカッション・ディベート /Discussion/Debate
実技・実習・実験 /Practicum/Experiments/Practical Training
学内の教室外施設の利用 /Use of On-Campus Facilities Outside the Classroom
校外実習・フィールドワーク /Field Work
上記いずれも用いない予定 /None of the above
Students are required to read the textbook carefully in advance (about 2 hours per class). After the class, students are required to do the assignments as instructed (about 2 hours per class).
| 種類 (Kind) | 割合 (%) | 基準 (Criteria) |
|---|---|---|
| 平常点 (In-class Points) | 100 |
participation in class discussions(40%) presentation (30%) final essay (30%) |
| 備考 (Notes) | ||
| No | 著者名 (Author/Editor) | 書籍名 (Title) | 出版社 (Publisher) | 出版年 (Date) | ISBN/ISSN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aldous Huxley | Brave New World | Harper Perennial | 2006 | 9780060850524 |
| その他 (Others) | |||||
| Other materials will be supplied by the instructor on Canvas LMS. | |||||
Students are expected to actively participate in class, as the teacher will ask many questions, and there will be group discussions requiring students to present their ideas. Perfect English is not required! Students who try their best, and commit themselves to active participation, will get the most out of this class.
Students who successfully compete the course will be able to, in English, understand the conflicts, themes, and structures of the course texts; discuss critical and interpretive responses to the above; understand relationships between social change, and literary/cultural representation; understand the effects of historical changes on both a community and an individual; understand British notions of selfhood, belonging, and their opposites in terms of urbanization, occupation, ideologies, race, and gender; read fiction with minimal recourse to a dictionary; give short presentations on content, context, and interpretation; and write a thesis-based essay using textual evidence to support claims and analyze quotations.
The fall semester continues to address many of the questions and issues raised in the spring semester by reading and discussing Aldous Huxley’s novel Brave New World. Published in 1932, Brave New World is one of modern English literature’s most famous examples of a dystopian novel. A dystopia, or ‘negative utopia,’ is a vision of a world in which ideas and plans for a perfect society go terribly wrong. The novel tells the story of how a technologically advanced future society robs individuals of their humanity, and of how one character seeks to regain his. We will also see how the novel reflects historical and social changes in Britain, where traditional social forms clashed with modernist literature’s aesthetic and formal destabilizations. A new kind of human, often deliberately at odds with convention, emerged, and with it a new literary tone. We will also pay attention to what the novel says about modernity in general, and whether or not it makes relevant statements about our present time.
To repeat a point made in the spring semester syllabus, this is also a course on reading, writing, thinking and discussion – the fundamental skills of scholars in the humanities. As such, we are here to gain a deeper understanding of the value of critical responses to ideas, assumptions, and theories, and the ways literary texts can challenge us to rethink our relationship to the world. We are also here to hone our abilities: as close readers of texts; as critical thinkers; as participants in lively, engaging, civil and enlightening discussions; and as writers of clearly and concisely argued literary-critical essays.
Because this course is about learning how to respond critically to texts, there is a heavy emphasis on your contribution. That contribution will take two forms: participation in class discussions, and written assignments. As for the former, you should come to class having read the assigned texts, and be fully prepared to discuss and ask questions about the texts.
| 1 | Introduction; what is a citizen, what is a subject, what is a society? The first part of the class will introduce the syllabus, assignments, and expectations of the class. The second part will feature a brief overview of historical changes in Britain that gave rise to questions over the individual’s relation to culture and society. Homework: read Brave New World, chapters 1-2, complete study tasks/questions |
| 2 | Discuss the reading The first pages of the novel will be reread closely for details. Prior to that discussion, there will be a brief lecture on utopia/dystopia in British literature. Homework: read Brave New World, chapter 3, complete study tasks/questions, and excerpts from H.G. Wells’s Men Like Gods |
| 3 | Discuss the reading More discussion of details in the novel and interpretive questions and discussions on the theme of separation. Homework: read Brave New World, chapters 4-5, complete study tasks/questions |
| 4 | Discuss the reading Discussion of details in the novel and the role of scientific rationality and social formations. Homework: read Brave New World, chapters 6-7, complete study tasks/questions |
| 5 | Discuss the reading Discussion of details in the novel and what it means to make a self. Homework: read Brave New World, chapters 8-9, complete study tasks/questions, and read the handout on civilization and culture |
| 6 | Discuss the reading Discussion of details in the novel and about political authority, institutions, and personal happiness. Homework: read Brave New World, chapters 10-11, complete study tasks/questions, and an excerpt from Henry Ford’s My Life and Work |
| 7 | Discuss the reading Discussion of details in the novel will also address narrative form and style. Homework: read Brave New World, chapters 12-13, complete study tasks/questions |
| 8 | Discuss the reading Discussion of details in the novel will also address motifs in the novel. Homework: read Brave New World, chapters 14-15, complete study tasks/questions |
| 9 | Discuss the reading First, essay topics will be distributed and the assignment details will be explained. Then the class will discuss details in the novel, and interpretive questions and discussions about changes in the main characters. Homework: read Brave New World, chapters 16-17, complete study tasks/questions |
| 10 | Discuss the reading Discussion of details in the novel will lead to debates about the nature of freedom. Homework: read Brave New World, chapter 18, complete study tasks/questions |
| 11 | Discuss the reading This class will feature discussion of the novel’s ending; of particular concern will be consideration of whether the novel is actually subversively advocating the kind of dystopian world as an alternative to the modern world. Homework: Prepare presentations on Brave New World |
| 12 | Presentations on Brave New World After the presentations, there will be a general discussion about the role of scientific knowledge in modern societies, particularly artificial intelligence. Homework: Read Yuval Noah Harari’s article “Yuval Noah Harari argues that AI has hacked the operating system of human civilization” and prepare to discuss how Brave New World foretells a future AI world. |
| 13 | Discuss the reading We will also discuss and prepare for the following week’s in-class essay. |
| 14 | Final in-class essay; review The final part of the class will be spent in review and reflection on the texts read this semester and ideas of self and belonging. |
板書 /Writing on the Board
スライド（パワーポイント等）の使用 /Slides (PowerPoint, etc.)
上記以外の視聴覚教材の使用 /Audiovisual Materials Other than Those Listed Above
個人発表 /Individual Presentations
グループ発表 /Group Presentations
ディスカッション・ディベート /Discussion/Debate
実技・実習・実験 /Practicum/Experiments/Practical Training
学内の教室外施設の利用 /Use of On-Campus Facilities Outside the Classroom
校外実習・フィールドワーク /Field Work
上記いずれも用いない予定 /None of the above
Students are required to read the textbook carefully in advance (about 2 hours per class). After the class, students are required to do the assignments as instructed (about 2 hours per class).
| 種類 (Kind) | 割合 (%) | 基準 (Criteria) |
|---|---|---|
| 平常点 (In-class Points) | 100 |
participation in class discussions(40%) presentation (30%) final essay (30%) |
| 備考 (Notes) | ||
| No | 著者名 (Author/Editor) | 書籍名 (Title) | 出版社 (Publisher) | 出版年 (Date) | ISBN/ISSN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aldous Huxley | Brave New World | Harper Perennial | 2006 | 9780060850524 |
| その他 (Others) | |||||
| Other materials will be supplied by the instructor on Canvas LMS. | |||||
Students are expected to actively participate in class, as the teacher will ask many questions, and there will be group discussions requiring students to present their ideas. Perfect English is not required! Students who try their best, and commit themselves to active participation, will get the most out of this class.