2025 (Current Year) 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 F1B
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Social and Human Sciences
- Instructor(s)
- Guanqiong Yang
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Class
- -
- Course Code
- SHS.U444
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Apr 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This lecture explores the history of Shanghai as a modern city spanning over a century and examines its evolving relationship with society and culture across different eras. The course will also engage with research papers and relevant literary works to deepen the understanding of these transformations.
Course description and aims
This course aims to develop the following knowledge and skills:
1.Cultivating the ability to understand urban culture from a broad perspective by incorporating diverse viewpoints, including history, sociology, and journalism.
2.Developing the ability to appreciate literary works while considering their social and political contexts, as well as critically reading related research papers.
Keywords
History, Globalization, City, Culture, Society, Transformation
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Readings, presentations (specified range from the textbook or assignments from the instructor) and discussions are combined in each class.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Overview of this Course and Introduction | Understand City, Culture, and History |
| Class 2 | Shanghai Modern and Local Life: 1912-1937 | Prepare to express your opinions after reading the assigned literature. |
| Class 3 | Urban Life During and After the War: 1937-1949 | Prepare to express your opinions after reading the assigned literature. |
| Class 4 | The Dream and Reality of the Chinese Revolution: 1949-1966 | Prepare to express your opinions after reading the assigned literature. |
| Class 5 | The Turmoil of the Cultural Revolution: 1966-1978 | Prepare to express your opinions after reading the assigned literature. |
| Class 6 | The Emergence of "Reform" and "Opening-Up": 1978-1992 | Prepare to express your opinions after reading the assigned literature. |
| Class 7 | Urban Life in the Period of High Growth: 1990-2010 | Review all previous lessons and prepare for writing the report. |
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)
Kazuhiro Iwama, Jun Konno, Min Zhu, Hirofumi Takatsuna ed. Shanghai: A Modern History of Urban Life. Fukyosha, 2012. ISBN: 9784894896536. (Japanese)
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Course materials are provided during class.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Student's course scores are based on participation (20%) , class assignments (40%) and final report (40%).
Related courses
- SHS.U443 ： Graduate Lecture in Culture and Arts F1A
Prerequisites
No prerequisites
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
yang[at]ila.titech.ac.jp
Office hours
Contact by e-mail in advance to schedule an appointment.