2022 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Humanities and social science courses
History B
- Academic unit or major
- Humanities and social science courses
- Instructor(s)
- Maki Fukutome
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-2 Mon (S621) / 1-2 Thu (S621)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- LAH.H205
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2022
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
You will study history focusing on "people".
"People" have been spinning history.
While touching on the perspectives of art history, archeology, literature and thought history, we will analyze history focusing on "people".
Course description and aims
１）To understand what it means to think of history focusing on"people".
２）To acquire multilateral viewpoints.
Keywords
portrait, Ohoku, Bushido, self-immolation, Seppuku, Akoh Incident
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
face-to-face
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Guidance―How to study history. | To understand "How to study history". |
| Class 2 | To think about history focusing on"people". | To learn methods of "people's history". |
| Class 3 | Face ① | To analyze who the person portrayed is. |
| Class 4 | Face ② | To think about how far the face of the truth of a historical person can be revealed. |
| Class 5 | Historical women ① ―Women in Ohoku.（１） | To understand the mechanism of "Ohoku" in Edo Castle. |
| Class 6 | Historical women ② ―Women in Ohoku.（２） | To think about the life of working women. |
| Class 7 | Historical women ③ ―Women in literature. | To think about marriage and divorce from works of Ihara Saikaku. |
| Class 8 | Historical men ① ―Think about samurai's view on life and death.（１） | To think about what self-immolation is. |
| Class 9 | Historical men ② ―To think about "Akoh Incident".（１） | To know the truth of "Akoh Incident". |
| Class 10 | Historical men ③ ―To think about "Akoh Incident".（２） | To think about the relationship between history and fiction. |
| Class 11 | Historical men ④ ―Think about samurai's view on life and death.（２） | To think about what seppuku is. |
| Class 12 | Historical men ⑤ ―View of life and death of people in early modern times. | To understand the actual condition of punishment. |
| Class 13 | Historical men ⑥ ―Truth of samurai | To explore the actual situations of samurai. |
| Class 14 | Summary. | To think about a man’s life terms of history. |
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)
None required.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
１）Yamamoto, Hirofumi. The technique to understand history. Tokyo: Sintyosha. ISBN:978-4106105418(Japanese)
２）Yamamoto, Hirofumi. Learning History. Tokyo: PHP Institute Office. ISBN:978-4569836775(Japanese)
３）Course materials are provided during class.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Student course scores are based on final reports（6０％）and short reports（4０％）.
Related courses
- LAH.H105 ： History A
- LAH.H305 ： History C
- LAH.S414 ： Essence of Humanities and Social Sciences14:History
Prerequisites
No prerequisites.