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Course Code etc
Academic Year 2024
College University-wide Liberal Arts Courses (Comprehensive Courses)
Course Code FC504
Theme・Subtitle Performance and Multimedia in Japanese Culture
Class Format Online (all classes are online)
Class Format (Supplementary Items) 発話を伴う授業を学内で受講する場合は8201教室の利用可。
Campus Seminar
Campus Ikebukuro
Semester Spring Semester
DayPeriod・Room Sat.1
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Credits 2
Course Number CMP2331
Language English
Class Registration Method Exceptional 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
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】

This course focuses on using performance as a framework to understand aspects of Japanese society and culture. Students will learn about events in Japanese theater and multimedia art, and will be introduced to core concepts in performance theory. We will aim to understand performance as both an art and an “epistemology”, a tool for knowing the world around us.

【Course Contents】

This course is dedicated to understanding Japanese art and culture through the lens of performance. We will discuss selected topics in Japanese theatrical history, and collaboratively explore how using performance as a mode of analysis can help us understand culture and society. We will ask questions such as, “How does performance shape our understanding of history?” and “What does it mean to ‘perform’ our gender in today’s society?” The class will culminate in a final performance project, in which students apply a theoretical concept from the course to an art or performance object of their choice.

Japanese Items

【授業計画 / Course Schedule】

1 Introduction (I): Course objectives and key concepts in performance theory

- What is performance and how can we use it to understand the world around us?
2 Introduction (II): Introduction to embodied and social practices

- What are embodied and social practices? How may our actions and behaviors reflect and reinforce social norms?
3 Traditional Arts (I): Embodiment and materiality in Japanese tea practice
4 Traditional Arts (II): Traditional Japanese performances as examples of intermedia
5 Performance as Living History (I): Restored behavior at Nikko Edo-mura and Tono Historical Village
6 Performance as Living History (II): To what extent restored villages challenge a dominant narrative through performance?
7 Performance for a Changing Society (I): Social commentary in 1960's Japanese street art.
8 Performance for a Changing Society (II): Connecting Japanese political and street artists to the international "fluxus" movement.
9 Performance for a Changing Society (III): Social commentary in the plays of Betsuyaku Minoru
10 Performance for a Changing Society (IV): Betsuyaku Minoru and the "Theater of the Absurd"
11 Performance and Identity (I): Introduction - How do we "do" our gender?
12 Performance and Identity (II): Performance of gender and the self in 21st century Japanese performance art
13 Theater Skills are Life Skills?: Contemporary Performance Education in Japan
14 Final performance project presentations and closing notes

【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)
Since this class focuses on performance as a tool for understanding the world, we will sometimes engage in brief creative exercises in class. For example, we may read out loud from a play, or we may make our own "street art" performance in groups.

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

1. Weekly Readings - from both primary sources such as plays, and critical theory concerning performance. You will also periodically be asked to watch short videos of live performances.

2. Weekly "Quick Response" Assignments - Reflect on this week's readings and discussions in a short paragraph (~5 sentences).

Note: You are *not* graded on in-class creative exercises and you generally do *not* have to do special preparation for them outside of class. However, your participation in weekly class discussions, weekly "Quick Response" posts, and occasional creative exercises will all be reflected in your "Participation and Weekly Assignments" grade at the end of the course (see below).

【成績評価方法・基準 / Evaluation】

種類 (Kind)割合 (%)基準 (Criteria)
平常点 (In-class Points)100 最終レポート(Final Report)(35%)
Midterm Paper (~1600 words) (25%)
Participation and Weekly Assignments(40%)
備考 (Notes)
The final project (listed 最終レポートabove)is comprised of a creative presentation or performance (five to ten minutes, delivered in class), and a written reflection (800-1200 words, submitted online).

【テキスト / Textbooks】

その他 (Others)
Recommended Text: Performance by Diana Taylor (Duke University Press, 2016)

https://www.dukeupress.edu/performance

【参考文献 / Readings】

その他 (Others)
A packet of the required reading assignments will be posted online in the university Canvas LMS website. Occasional video content and images will also be provided.

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

- Willingness to participate in class discussions and reflect on course content with peers.
- Ability to apply critical theories learned in class to an art object in an original, written essay.
- A "challenger" attitude toward occasional creative exercises! We are online, but this is an active course where we have fun and learn a lot about Japanese and international performance traditions.

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

- A personal computer with a camera, microphone and strong internet connection. This is a "cameras-on" course.
- Class notebook and writing utensil.

【その他 / Others】

【注意事項 / Notice】

・F科目上級(外国語による総合系科目)
・他に特別外国人学生が履修
・この授業は英語で実施する
・履修者はTOEIC®L&R 700点相当以上の英語力を有していることを前提に授業を実施する
・2016年度以降入学者:多彩な学び
・2015年度以前入学者:主題別A