Seminar on Social Sciences(Politics and Society) Introduction 2

Academic unit or major

Humanities and social science courses

Instructor(s)

Takeshi Nakajima

Class Format

Exercise

Media-enhanced courses

-

Day of week/Period
(Classrooms)

Intensive

Class

-

Course Code

LAH.S159

Number of credits

020

Course offered

2021

Offered quarter

3-4Q

Syllabus updated

Jul 10, 2025

Language

Japanese

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

Learn about Japanese nationalism and Pan-Asianism. We will take up and analyze the representative Asianists of modern Japan.　Thinking about the future of Japan through analysis of various phenomena

Course description and aims

Be able to express your views on contemporary Japanese nationalism

Keywords

nationalism、Pan-Asianism

Competencies

• Specialist skills
• Intercultural skills
• Communication skills
• Critical thinking skills
• Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

1) Lecture on modern Japanese nationalism and Asianism
2) Presentation
3) Discussion

It will be held in August and September. Details of the schedule will be decided and announced depending on the situation.

Course schedule/Objectives

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.

Textbook(s)

None

Reference books, course materials, etc.

None

Evaluation methods and criteria

Presentation (50%) and report (50%)

Related courses

• LAH.S103 ： Political Science A
• LAH.S304 ： Political Science C

Prerequisites

None

Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).

tnakajima[at]ila.titech.ac.jp

Office hours

Contact in advance