Gender Studies

Gender Studies

全学共通科目

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国際商経学部

学年指定なし

IA9991GCA1

2.00単位

講義 (Lecture)

2025年度前期

(Spring semester)

田中 キャサリン マリー

School of Economics and Management

英語

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By appointment
B301

kathryn.tanaka@em.u-hyogo.ac.jp

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This course introduces important concepts in gender studies and an overview of the field in Japan. It introduces the history of feminism in Japan and explore continuing examples of feminist activism in Japan today. We will address issues ranging from reproduction, labor, sexuality, violence, constitutional rights. and health. We will be aware of women's movements as historical and international. We will make active connections between women's movements and the movements for other human rights and activism around the world, situating gender studies within a broader field of global citizenship education.

Japan, gender

1: Course Introduction: Why Gender Studies and why is it important in Japan today?
2. Gender and Culture: Why is it important?
3. Quick History: Debates in Japanese Feminism
4: Queer Theory and contemporary intersectionality
5:Healthy Sex and Relationships
6. Contemporary Gender Issues: TheWorld Gender Gap Rankings
7. Home, Family, and the Private Sphere
8: Work and the "public sphere"
8: Politics and the "public sphere"
9: Education and Gender Gaps
10. Gender Representation in Media
11: Gendered Experiences Around the World in Japanese media  
12. Gender and Violence
13. Texts and contexts; Japanese gay men's experiences of gender
14: Texts and contexts: Gender and Empowerment vs. Gender and Hate Speech
15: Final presentation of bilingual booklet and wrap-up

Students are expected to create a bilingual informational report newsletter for their final exam. 

Materials will be provided by the instructor

Jennifer Coates, Lucy Fraser, and Mark Pendleton, eds. The Routledge Companion to Gender and Japanese Culture. Routledge: 2020.

Students will be expected to complete at least two hours of review and preparation outside of class each week. 

Students will learn to think critically about media, gender, stereotypes, and bias in daily life. 

35% Weekly online responses
35% Class contributions in discussions and in class activities
10% midterm examination
20% final examination

Unexcused absence from more than five classes or failure to submit the final project will result in an automatic failure.

Students will be provided feedback to their responses in Unipa as possible.
Homework will also be used as discussion starters in class. If a student would prefer their questions NOT be used as a discussion in the class, please write "Please do not use this class" in Unipa when you submit your assignment. 

Please come prepared to dicuss the readings and participate in class. Please make sure you have access to a computer to complete your HW assignments. 

Students will think more critically about gender and Japanese society. 

This class contains frank discussions of gender stereotypes, sexual behavior, bodies, and gender-based violence. If you have concerns with these areas please speak to the instructor in advance.