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课程详述
COURSE SPECIFICATION
以下课程信息可能根据实际授课需要或在课程检讨之后产生变动。如对课程有任何疑问，请
联系授课教师。
The course information as follows may be subject to change, either during the session because of unforeseen
circumstances, or following review of the course at the end of the session. Queries about the course should be
directed to the course instructor.
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课程名称 Course Title
日本研究导论：历史、文化与社会
Introduction to Japanese Studies: History, Culture and Society
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授课院系
Originating Department
社会科学中心 Center for Social Sciences
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课程编号
Course Code
SS101
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课程学分 Credit Value
2
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课程类别
Course Type
通识选修课程 General Education (GE) Elective Courses
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授课学期
Semester
春季 Spring
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授课语言
Teaching Language
英文 English
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授课教师、所属学系、联系方
式（如属团队授课，请列明其
他授课教师）
Instructor(s), Affiliation&
Contact
（For team teaching, please list
allinstructors）
陆子惠 LU Zihui
南方科技大学人文社会科学荣誉学会 Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts,SUSTech
e-mail：luzh@mail.sustech.edu.cn
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实验员/助教、所属学系、联系
方式
Tutor/TA(s), Contact
无 NA
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选课人数限额(可不填)
Maximum Enrolment
（Optional）
2
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授课方式
Delivery Method
讲授
Lectures
习题/辅导/讨论
Tutorials
其它(请具体注明)
Other（Please specify）
总学时
Total
学时数
Credit Hours
32
32
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先修课程、其它学习要求
Pre-requisites or Other
Academic Requirements
无 NA
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后续课程、其它学习规划
Courses for which this
course is a pre-requisite
无 NA
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其它要求修读本课程的学系
Cross-listing Dept.
无 NA
教学大纲及教学日历 SYLLABUS
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教学目标 Course Objectives
Specifically, this course aims to help the students:
Outline the general picture of Japan and Japanese studies
Gain basic knowledge of the history, culture, and society of Japan
Understand basic methodologies of reginal studies
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预达学习成果 Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students are expected to
understand the general contours of Japan’s history
know the basic geography of Japan, both past and present, including the locations of borders, neighbors, the
main islands, major cities, and other features
identify several disciplinary components of Japanese Studies
be able to use several key terms that relate to Japan
improve academic research and writing ability
improve interpersonal communication skills through group discussion and exercises,
as well as a group project
appraise the quality of different historical and contemporary accounts of Japan (primary, secondary, academic,
journalistic, etc.)
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课程内容及教学日历 （如授课语言以英文为主，则课程内容介绍可以用英文；如团队教学或模块教学，教学日历须注明
主讲人）
Course Contents (in Parts/Chapters/Sections/Weeks. Please notify name of instructor for course section(s), if
this is a team teaching or module course.)
3
Week 1: Introduction (2-credit hours)
Self-introduction
Course introduction: the syllabus
Requirements for individual presentations and term papers
Concepts of Japan and Japanese studies
Week 2: Mythologies and the Impact of Chinese Civilization (2-credit hours)
The Sun Goddess and the origin of Japanese history
Shintō rituals
The regency of Prince Shōtoku
Week 3: The Heian Period (2-credit hours)
Kūkai and Buddhism
Confucian view of Buddhism
Life of the nobility
Week 4: The Kamakura Period (2-credit hours)
Rise of the warrior class
Kamakura Shogunate: Rise of Feudal Institutions
Kamakura Buddhism
Week 5: Wars and Unification (2-credit hours)
Muromachi period: the development of feudal institutions
Sengoku: denial of traditional authority
Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Week 6: Intellectual Edo (2-credit hours)
Closing of the country: strict control
Growth of commerce
Prosperity of entertainment methods: Kabuki and Bunraku
Week 7: Deconstructing the Samurai (2-credit hours)
Rise and fall of samurai: a reflection of the reign of Tokugawa Shogunate
Decay of the Tokugawa system
The black boat
Week 8: Group research presentation (2-credit hours)
Each group will present the progress and future plan of their research.
Week 9: Early Meiji Political Development (2-credit hours)
The Meiji Restoration
Centralization and state power
Political equality and people’s rights
Week 10: Social and Economic Development in the Meiji Era (2-credit hours)
Enlightenment: learning from the West
Christianity and Marxism
Invasion into other countries
Week 11: Taishō Democracy (2-credit hours)
The rice riots
Labor movement
Liberation of women
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Early Marxist movement and Nishida philosophy
Week 12: Rise of Ultranationalism and the Pacific War (2-credit hours)
Agitation form military Fascism
Doctrinal basis for the war
Students in war
Life in wartime Tokyo
Week 13: Occupation and Problems of Security (2-credit hours)
New constitution, new roles for the Emperor, and social and education reforms
Toward economic recovery
Security treaty crisis
Week 14: An Economic Superpower (2-credit hours)
Japanese “salaryman”
Shinkansen: birth of the bullet train
Economic miracle
Week 15: Heisei: Peaceful Time with Radical Changes (2-credit hours)
The burst of economic bubble
Alternative lifestyle
Japan and disasters: Kobe Earthquake and 3-11 Earthquake
Week 16: Group Presentation (2-credit hours)
Each group will give a final presentation on their group research
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教材及其它参考资料 Textbook and Supplementary Readings
The course instructor will provide supplementary readings before each session of the lectures
课程评估 ASSESSMENT
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评估形式
Type of
Assessment
评估时间
Time
占考试总成绩百分比
% of final
score
违纪处罚
Penalty
备注
Notes
出勤 Attendance
10%
Those who miss more than three
classes since the fourth week will fail
课堂表现
Class
Performance
40%
Participation in class discussion
Personal presentation
小测验
Quiz
课程项目 Projects
平时作业
Assignments
期中考试
Mid-Term Test
15%
The mid-term report of group project
期末考试
Final Exam
期末报告
Final
Presentation
35%
Final presentation of the group
project
5
其它（可根据需要
改写以上评估方
式）
Others (The
above may be
modified as
necessary)
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记分方式 GRADING SYSTEM
A. 十三级等级制 Letter Grading
B. 二级记分制（通过/不通过） Pass/Fail Grading
课程审批 REVIEW AND APPROVAL
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本课程设置已经过以下责任人/委员会审议通过
This Course has been approved by the following person or committee of authority