2021 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Social and Human Sciences Graduate major in Social and Human Sciences
Graduate Lecture in Culture and Arts F1A
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Social and Human Sciences
- Instructor(s)
- Ryoichi Yamane
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Tue
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- SHS.U443
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2021
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
In this course the instructor will facilitate discussions among students on history of the US print culture from its colonial period to the post-WWII period. Each student will be required to read some materials related to the topic and give some presentations on them.
This course aims to highlight the ways in which the US republic of letters has long been created and recreated, affecting the people’s feelings and thoughts.
Course description and aims
At the end of this course students will:
・ acquire the knowledge of various publications, publishers, and printing technology.
・ learn the skills of both distant reading and close reading.
・ be able to make sophisticated comments on not only artworks, but also socio-political issues in the US.
Keywords
US cultural and literary studies, studies on print culture, publications, publishers, and printing technology
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
In each session, the instructor will give lectures on historical background, and students will be requested to read texts related to the lectures. All participants will read them prior to the class, listen to a presentation by one of the students and have a further discussion either in Japanese or in English.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction | Define print culture |
| Class 2 | Books in the colonial period | Learn what books were like in the colonial period |
| Class 3 | Books in the antebellum period | Learn what books were like in the antebellum period |
| Class 4 | Books in the Reconstruction period | Learn what books were like in the Reconstruction period |
| Class 5 | Books in the modernist period | Learn what books were like in the modernist period |
| Class 6 | Books in the postmodernist period | Learn what books were like in the postmodernist period |
| Class 7 | Review and discussion. Submit your essay. | Discuss what the US print culture is all about |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Materials will be provided during class.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Related books and articles will be mentioned when necessary.
Evaluation methods and criteria
class participation: 50%, Final paper: 50%
Related courses
- SHS.U444 ： Graduate Lecture in Culture and Arts F1B
Prerequisites
Nothing required
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
ryamane17[at]gmail.com
Other
N/A