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| 開講年度/ Academic YearAcademic Year |
20232023 |
| 科目設置学部/ CollegeCollege |
文学研究科/Graduate School of ArtsGraduate School of Arts |
| 科目コード等/ Course CodeCourse Code |
JB161/JB161JB161 |
| テーマ・サブタイトル等/ Theme・SubtitleTheme・Subtitle |
Guns and Glory: The History and Fiction of the American West (1) |
| 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) |
| 校地/ CampusCampus |
池袋/IkebukuroIkebukuro |
| 学期/ SemesterSemester |
春学期/Spring SemesterSpring Semester |
| 曜日時限・教室/ DayPeriod・RoomDayPeriod・Room |
火4･7153/Tue.4･7153 Tue.4･7153 |
| 単位/ CreditCredit |
22 |
| 科目ナンバリング/ Course NumberCourse Number |
EAL6313 |
| 使用言語/ LanguageLanguage |
その他/OthersOthers |
| 備考/ NotesNotes |
後期課程用科目コード：PB325 |
| テキスト用コード/ Text CodeText Code |
JB161 |
The objectives of this course are: (1) to describe the methods and means of critically interpreting the history of the American republic, (2) to compare and contrast history and fiction, and (3) to guide the student through the basics of writing a coherent cultural analysis.
Focusing on the first half of Howard Zinn’s famous re-assessment of American history, A People’s History of the United States (1980; updated version, 2015), this course will analyze the ambitious characters and gruesome events that shaped the creation of the USA. Often bloody and seldom ethical, the birth of the American republic is a story of intrigue and treachery. Through an engagement with the true origins of the USA, this course will prepare the students for a nuanced reading of texts related to the American "Old West".
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The objectives of this course are: (1) to describe the methods and means of critically interpreting the history of the American republic, (2) to compare and contrast history and fiction, and (3) to guide the student through the basics of writing a coherent cultural analysis.
Focusing on the first half of Howard Zinn’s famous re-assessment of American history, A People’s History of the United States (1980; updated version, 2015), this course will analyze the ambitious characters and gruesome events that shaped the creation of the USA. Often bloody and seldom ethical, the birth of the American republic is a story of intrigue and treachery. Through an engagement with the true origins of the USA, this course will prepare the students for a nuanced reading of texts related to the American "Old West".
| 1 | Week 1: Course syllabus, class rules, and general introduction |
| 2 | Week 2: Columbus, the Indians, and Human Progress Reading: A People's History of the United States, pp. 1-22 |
| 3 | Week 3: Drawing the Color Line Reading: A People's History of the United States, pp. 23-38 |
| 4 | Week 4: Persons of Mean and Vile Condition Reading: A People's History of the United States, pp. 39-58 |
| 5 | Week 5: Tyranny Is Tyranny Reading: A People's History of the United States, pp. 59-76 |
| 6 | Week 6: A Kind of Revolution Reading: A People's History of the United States, pp. 77-102 |
| 7 | Week 7: The Intimately Oppressed Reading: A People's History of the United States, pp. 103-124 |
| 8 | Week 8: As Long as Grass Grows or Water Runs Reading: A People's History of the United States, pp. 125-148 |
| 9 | Week 9: We Take Nothing by Conquest, Thank God Reading: A People's History of the United States, pp. 149-170 |
| 10 | Week 10: Slavery without Submission, Emancipation without Freedom Reading: A People's History of the United States, pp. 171-210 |
| 11 | Week 11: The Other Civil War Reading: A People's History of the United States, pp. 211-252 |
| 12 | Week 12: Robber Barons and Rebels Reading: A People's History of the United States, pp. 253-296 |
| 13 | Week 13: The Empire and the People Reading: A People's History of the United States, pp. 297-320 |
| 14 | Final Oral Presentations |
Students will have reading assignments every week and will engage in research for the final report. Each session of the course will require at least 1 hour of reading, writing, and/or other preparation.
| 種類 (Kind) | 割合 (%) | 基準 (Criteria) |
|---|---|---|
| 平常点 (In-class Points) | 100 |
Weekly Assignments(30%) Research(10%) Academic Writing(30%) Final Presentation(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 | Zinn, Howard | A People’s History of the United States | Harper | 2015 | 9780062397348 |