基本情報/Basic Information

開講科目名 ／Course	Special Topics in Japanese Studies／SPECIAL TOPICS IN JAPANESE STUDIES
ナンバリングコード ／Numbering Code	12-2038
開講所属 ／Course Offered by	外国語学部英語学科／FOREIGN LANGUAGES ENGLISH
ターム・学期 ／Term・Semester	2026年度／2026 Academic Year　　春学期／SPRING SEMESTER
曜限 ／Day, Period	火3／Tue 3
開講区分 ／semester offered	春学期／Spring
単位数 ／Credits	2.0
学年 ／Year	2,3,4
主担当教員 ／Main Instructor	Ｍ．コウオジェイ／Magdalena KOLODZIEJ
遠隔授業科目 ／Online Course	－

担当教員情報/Instructor Information

教員名 ／Instructor	教員所属名 ／Affiliation
Ｍ．コウオジェイ／Magdalena KOLODZIEJ	英語学科／ENGLISH

授業の目的・内容 ／Course Objectives	This course focuses on art and visual culture of modern Japan from the Meiji Restoration to World War II. We will look at a diverse range of media including prints, photographs, postcards, paintings, satirical illustrations, and advertisements. What role did these visual materials play in society? How can we interpret them? What can we learn from them about the development of Japan as a modern nation-state and an empire? We will discuss images together in class, analyze them in their social and historical context, and make informed interpretations. In this way, you will practice your visual literacy skills and critical thinking. You will also deepen your understanding of Japan’s and East Asia’s modern history.
授業の形式・方法と履修上の注意 ／Teaching method and Attention the course	This course is taught in English. In each class, you will listen to lectures, look at images and analyze them, take notes, participate in discussion, and write short response papers. This will give you an opportunity to practice your listening skills as well as speaking and writing. You will receive oral and written feedback from your instructor on your reading reports and response papers. Quizzes will be returned promptly and discussed in class.
使用言語 ／Language used	日本語＋外国語/Japanese+foreign_language
採用している授業方法 ／Teaching methods used	ディスカッション・ディベート/Discussion・Debate
事前・事後学修の内容 ／Before After Study	Each week before class, you are expected to do the assigned reading, so that you can refer to the readings during class discussion (2h). Out of the eleven assigned readings, you will select six and submit reading reports about them. You are also expected to review your notes and study for the quizzes (2h).
テキスト1 ／Textbooks1	書籍名 ／Title 著者 ／Author name 出版社 ／Publisher ISBN ／ISBN その他（任意） ／other Readings will be provided electronically as PDF files. You are not required to purchase a textbook.
テキスト2 ／Textbooks2	書籍名 ／Title 著者 ／Author name 出版社 ／Publisher ISBN ／ISBN その他（任意） ／other
テキスト3 ／Textbooks3	書籍名 ／Title 著者 ／Author name 出版社 ／Publisher ISBN ／ISBN その他（任意） ／other
参考文献等1 ／References1	書籍名/ｻｲﾄ名 ／Title 著者 ／Author name 出版社/URL ／Publisher ISBN ／ISBN その他（任意） ／other
参考文献等2 ／References2	書籍名/ｻｲﾄ名 ／Title 著者 ／Author name 出版社/URL ／Publisher ISBN ／ISBN その他（任意） ／other
参考文献等3 ／References3	書籍名/ｻｲﾄ名 ／Title 著者 ／Author name 出版社/URL ／Publisher ISBN ／ISBN その他（任意） ／other
評価方法 ／Evaluation	Grades will be based on three quizzes (36%), six reading reports (42%), and one visual analysis paper (22%).
関連科目 ／Related Subjects
備考 ／Notes
到達目標 ／Learning Goal	現代を含めた日本に関する学問分野について、英語で行う講義を通して、専門知識を習得し、深く理解できるようにする。
DPとの関連 ／Relation to DP	【24カリ】---------- ◎:国際教養と社会的責任 ○:英語の運用能力 ○:グローバル社会に関する専門知識 ○:メディア・コミュニケーションに関する専門知識 ○:文学・文化・歴史に関する専門知識 ○:言語に関する専門知識 ○:系統的知識と表現力

回 ／Time	授業計画（主題の設定） ／Class schedule	授業の内容 ／Contents of class	事前・事後学修の内容 ／Before After Study
1	Introduction	Introduction to the themes of the class. The basics of describing and analyzing images.	Practice “what, how, why.”
2	Meiji Restoration	Yokohama-e and kaika-e. Representations of foreigners and modernization.	Do the reading, study for the quiz.
3	The Globetrotters’ Gaze	Yokohama photographs. Orientalism and self-representation.	Do the reading, study for the quiz.
4	The Imperial Family	Photographs and prints of emperor and empress Meiji. The "visible" emperor.	Do the reading, study for the quiz.
5	Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese Wars	Woodblock prints depicting the two wars. Visual propaganda, representations of the enemy.	Do the reading, study for the quiz.
6	Salon Art and Modernism	Nihonga and yōga. Role of art in nation-state building, and expression of identity in art.	Do the reading, study for the quiz.
7	The Great Kanto Earthquake	Images of the 1923 disaster. Role of images in shaping our understanding of disaster.	Do the reading, study for the quiz.
8	Consumer Culture	Shiseido advertisements. Visual strategies in advertising.	Do the reading, study for the quiz.
9	The New Woman and the Modern Girl	Satire (manga). Position of women in society.	Do the reading, study for the quiz.
10	Imperial Gaze	Japanese artists’ representations of colonial Korea, Taiwan, and the “South Seas.” Orientalism.	Do the reading, study for the quiz.
11	Conundrum of Minority Artists	Paintings by Korean and Taiwanese artists active in Japan. Issue of identity and “local color."	Do the reading, study for the quiz.
12	Art in the Service of War	War paintings. Artists’ contribution to the war effort.	Do the reading, study for the quiz.
13	Review & Visual Analysis Paper	Reflecting on our learning. Showcasing your visual analysis skills.	Review your notes & prepare for the paper.
14	Final Discussion	Wrap up discussion.	Write a letter to your instructor.