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Course Code etc
Academic Year 2025
College College of Sociology
Course Code DK114
Theme・Subtitle Cultural Anthropology
Class Format Face to face (all classes are face-to-face)
Class Format (Supplementary Items)
Campus Seminar
Campus Ikebukuro
Semester Spring Semester
DayPeriod・Room Wed.3
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Credits 2
Course Number SOX3431
Language English
Class Registration Method Lottery Registration(定員:20人/ Capacity:20)
Assigned 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。
Prerequisite Regulations
Acceptance 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。
Course Cancellation 〇(履修中止可/ Eligible for cancellation)
Online Classes Subject to 60-Credit Upper Limit
Relationship 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。
Notes

【Course Objectives】

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

1.Understand current anthropological debates regarding cultural diversity and conflicts in modern society.
2.Apply relevant anthropological perspectives and approaches to understand and analyze contemporary societal issues.
3.Utilize critical thinking skills to assess cultural differences and conflicts in an increasingly globalized world.
4.Improve their reading and writing skills, which are essential for academic tasks in English.

【Course Contents】

This course offers an introduction to the fundamentals of cultural anthropology, focusing on the study of human societies and cultures. Students will examine key concepts and issues while exploring relationships among individuals, social groups, culture, and history. They will also learn to apply relevant theoretical frameworks to analyze contemporary societies critically. The course aims to prepare students for future interactions with cultural diversity and conflicts in an increasingly globalized world.

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【授業計画 / Course Schedule】

1 Welcome & Course Orientation
2 Anthropology and Human Diversity
3 Doing Cultural Anthropology
4 The Idea of Culture and a Brief Historical Guide to Anthropological Concepts
5 Communication: Language and Culture
6 Making a Living: Human Economic Systems and Culture
7 Political Organization/ Power and Politics
8 Stratification and Social Structure of Inequality (caste, social class, racism, and ethnicity)
9 Marriage, Family, Kinship, and Domestic Group
10 Gender Lives
11 Religion, Ritual, Myth, and Cosmos
12 Creative Expression (art, museums, and popular culture)
13 Culture, Change, and the Modern World
14 Students' Reflection Seminar/ Wrap-up session

【活用される授業方法 / Teaching Methods Used】

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

補足事項 (Supplementary Items)
The course format includes lectures, discussions, and student presentations, with a strong emphasis on active participation in scholarly conversations. Students are encouraged to choose topics discussed in class that interest them for further ethnographic research, which they will develop into an academic report in English.

【授業時間外(予習・復習等)の学修 / Study Required Outside of Class】

Students must read all assigned chapters and articles before class and actively contribute to class discussions.

【成績評価方法・基準 / Evaluation】

種類 (Kind)割合 (%)基準 (Criteria)
平常点 (In-class Points)100 Midterm report during the course (weeks 6 and 9) (30%)
A final mini-ethnographic paper in English (40%)
Students' presentation and a summary note (individually)(15%)
Class reading preparation, group presentation & summary, and active participation in class discussions , (15%)
備考 (Notes)

【テキスト / Textbooks】

その他 (Others)
There is no required textbook. The instructor will provide all reading materials to students in electronic format weekly.

【参考文献 / Readings】

No著者名 (Author/Editor)書籍名 (Title)出版社 (Publisher)出版年 (Date)ISBN/ISSN
1 Haviland, William A., Harald E. L Prins, Bunny McBride, Dana Walrath. Cultural Anthropology: The Human Challenge.15th Edition. CENGAGE Learning Publications. 2017 9781305633797
2 Lavenda, Robert H., and Emily A. Schultz. Core Concepts in Cultural Anthropology. Seventh Edition. Oxford University Press 2020 9780190924751
3 Nanda, Serena, and Richard L. Warms. Cultural Anthropology. 12th Edition SAGE Publications 2020 9781544333915
4 Tsing, Anna Lowenhaupt The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins Princeton University Press 2015 9780691162751

【履修にあたって求められる能力 / Abilities Required to Take the Course】

【学生が準備すべき機器等 / Equipment, etc., that Students Should Prepare】

【その他 / Others】

【注意事項 / Notice】