2021 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Social and Human Sciences Graduate major in Social and Human Sciences
Special Lecture on Advanced Topics in Social and Human Sciences SB 1
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Social and Human Sciences
- Instructor(s)
- Takeshi Nakajima
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Thu
- Class
- 1
- Course Code
- SHS.L418
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2021
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
In recent years, a social phenomenon has occurred in which spirituality and nationalism are fused. The hippie movement in Japan evolved into indigenous praise and led to the nationalist movement. In this lecture, we will discuss the characteristics of modern Japanese nationalism.
Course description and aims
Understand the characteristics of contemporary Japanese right-wing phenomenon
Keywords
Nationalism, Anti-nuclear power plant, resistance culture, hippie, spirituality
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Lecture in Japanese
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction | None |
| Class 2 | 1960s: A turning point for the left | reading a text |
| Class 3 | Japanese hippie movement | reading a text |
| Class 4 | Longing for ancient society （Jomon) | reading a text |
| Class 5 | Domestic natural food - slow food, organic, macrobike | reading a text |
| Class 6 | Conspiracy, occult. patriotism - Ryu Ota | reading a text |
| Class 7 | Natural and National - Akie Abe | reading a text |
Study advice (preparation and review)
Literature subscription
Textbook(s)
None
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Instruct in class
Evaluation methods and criteria
Commitment: 30%, Final report: 70%
Related courses
- SHS.L415 ： Trans-disciplinary Exercise in Social and Human Sciences S
Prerequisites
none