日本語 English
| 開講年度/ Academic YearAcademic Year |
20262026 |
| 科目設置学部/ CollegeCollege |
社会学部/College of SociologyCollege of Sociology |
| 科目コード等/ Course CodeCourse Code |
DK106/DK106DK106 |
| テーマ・サブタイトル等/ Theme・SubtitleTheme・Subtitle |
Feminist Perspectives and Gender Identity in Contemporary Society |
| 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 |
春学期/Spring SemesterSpring Semester |
| 曜日時限・教室/ DayPeriod・RoomDayPeriod・Room |
水4/Wed.4 Wed.4 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 |
SOX3431 |
| 使用言語/ LanguageLanguage |
英語/EnglishEnglish |
| 履修登録方法/ Class Registration MethodClass Registration Method |
抽選登録/Lottery RegistrationLottery Registration（定員：20人/ Capacity：20） |
| 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 |
〇（履修中止可/ 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。 https://www.rikkyo.ac.jp/about/disclosure/educational_policy/sociology.html |
| 備考/ NotesNotes |
Understanding gender is fundamental for analyzing and interpreting the contemporary world, as it shapes social structures, relationships, and cultural dynamics in everyday life. This course is designed to help students who may be new to gender issues develop their own informed understanding of how gender shapes society and everyday life. Students will engage with different feminist perspectives and approaches, reflecting on how ideas of femininity, masculinity, gender identity, and sexuality are created, challenged, and experienced. The course encourages students to question assumptions, consider multiple viewpoints, and form their own perspectives through discussion, observation, and practical activities rather than memorizing fixed answers.
The course introduces key themes that run across feminist perspectives and gender debates, helping students connect ideas to real life. Topics include sexism, misogyny, and the ways gender roles and social expectations shape behavior, emotions, and relationships for both women and men. Students will examine power and oppression, including how race, class, and economic systems intersect with gender, and explore concepts such as privilege, marginalization, and social inequality. The course also addresses emotional labor, care work, and the pressures of maintaining social norms, as well as sexuality, queerness, and the challenges of identity in contemporary society. Media and cultural representations will be analyzed to understand how they reinforce or question norms. Throughout, students will reflect on their own experiences, question assumptions, and consider strategies for understanding and challenging the systems that shape gendered life.
| 1 | Introduction: What Are Gender Issues? What Is Feminism? Why studying gender matters today? |
| 2 | Feminism as Anti-Sexism: Understanding everyday sexism and inequality |
| 3 | Gender as a Social Construction: How femininity and masculinity are constructed and performed? |
| 4 | Masculinity, Power, and Performance of Gender Norms |
| 5 | Intersectionality: How gender intersects with race, class, and other systems of inequality |
| 6 | Capitalism, Work, and Reproduction: Gender, economic systems, and care labor |
| 7 | Difference, Embodiment, and Feminist Exclusion |
| 8 | Critiques of Liberal Feminism: Limits of equality-focused approaches |
| 9 | Care and Social Roles in Contemporary Japan: Emotional labor and societal expectations |
| 10 | Feminist Theories of Subject and Identity |
| 11 | Gender Identity and Contemporary Challenges: Debates, controversies, and reactions to changing gender norms |
| 12 | The Male Gaze: Media, representation, and gendered power |
| 13 | Presentations |
| 14 | Presentations |
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 expected to complete short readings before each class.
| 種類 (Kind) | 割合 (%) | 基準 (Criteria) |
|---|---|---|
| 平常点 (In-class Points) | 100 |
Final Work(25%) Presentation(25%) In-Class Workshops and Participation(50%) |
| 備考 (Notes) | ||
なし/None
| No | 著者名 (Author/Editor) | 書籍名 (Title) | 出版社 (Publisher) | 出版年 (Date) | ISBN/ISSN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bell hooks | Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics | Routledge | 9780745317335 | |
| 2 | Simone de Beauvoir | The Second Sex | Vintage International | ||
| 3 | Michael Kimmel | Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men | Harper | 9780062885739 | |
| 4 | Angela Davis | Women, Race and Class | Vintage | ||
| 5 | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | We Should All Be Feminists | Autonomedia | ||
| 6 | Judith Butler | Who’s Afraid of Gender? | Bloomsbury Academic | ||
| 7 | Ueno Chizuko | The Modern Family in Japan | Anchor Books |
Basic English reading and comprehension skills are required, as class discussions and assigned readings are in English.
Students should have a laptop or personal computer for accessing readings, participating in class activities, and completing projects.
Understanding gender is fundamental for analyzing and interpreting the contemporary world, as it shapes social structures, relationships, and cultural dynamics in everyday life. This course is designed to help students who may be new to gender issues develop their own informed understanding of how gender shapes society and everyday life. Students will engage with different feminist perspectives and approaches, reflecting on how ideas of femininity, masculinity, gender identity, and sexuality are created, challenged, and experienced. The course encourages students to question assumptions, consider multiple viewpoints, and form their own perspectives through discussion, observation, and practical activities rather than memorizing fixed answers.
The course introduces key themes that run across feminist perspectives and gender debates, helping students connect ideas to real life. Topics include sexism, misogyny, and the ways gender roles and social expectations shape behavior, emotions, and relationships for both women and men. Students will examine power and oppression, including how race, class, and economic systems intersect with gender, and explore concepts such as privilege, marginalization, and social inequality. The course also addresses emotional labor, care work, and the pressures of maintaining social norms, as well as sexuality, queerness, and the challenges of identity in contemporary society. Media and cultural representations will be analyzed to understand how they reinforce or question norms. Throughout, students will reflect on their own experiences, question assumptions, and consider strategies for understanding and challenging the systems that shape gendered life.
| 1 | Introduction: What Are Gender Issues? What Is Feminism? Why studying gender matters today? |
| 2 | Feminism as Anti-Sexism: Understanding everyday sexism and inequality |
| 3 | Gender as a Social Construction: How femininity and masculinity are constructed and performed? |
| 4 | Masculinity, Power, and Performance of Gender Norms |
| 5 | Intersectionality: How gender intersects with race, class, and other systems of inequality |
| 6 | Capitalism, Work, and Reproduction: Gender, economic systems, and care labor |
| 7 | Difference, Embodiment, and Feminist Exclusion |
| 8 | Critiques of Liberal Feminism: Limits of equality-focused approaches |
| 9 | Care and Social Roles in Contemporary Japan: Emotional labor and societal expectations |
| 10 | Feminist Theories of Subject and Identity |
| 11 | Gender Identity and Contemporary Challenges: Debates, controversies, and reactions to changing gender norms |
| 12 | The Male Gaze: Media, representation, and gendered power |
| 13 | Presentations |
| 14 | Presentations |
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 expected to complete short readings before each class.
| 種類 (Kind) | 割合 (%) | 基準 (Criteria) |
|---|---|---|
| 平常点 (In-class Points) | 100 |
Final Work(25%) Presentation(25%) In-Class Workshops and Participation(50%) |
| 備考 (Notes) | ||
なし/None
| No | 著者名 (Author/Editor) | 書籍名 (Title) | 出版社 (Publisher) | 出版年 (Date) | ISBN/ISSN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bell hooks | Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics | Routledge | 9780745317335 | |
| 2 | Simone de Beauvoir | The Second Sex | Vintage International | ||
| 3 | Michael Kimmel | Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men | Harper | 9780062885739 | |
| 4 | Angela Davis | Women, Race and Class | Vintage | ||
| 5 | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | We Should All Be Feminists | Autonomedia | ||
| 6 | Judith Butler | Who’s Afraid of Gender? | Bloomsbury Academic | ||
| 7 | Ueno Chizuko | The Modern Family in Japan | Anchor Books |
Basic English reading and comprehension skills are required, as class discussions and assigned readings are in English.
Students should have a laptop or personal computer for accessing readings, participating in class activities, and completing projects.