Keio University Syllabus and Timetable

AN INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE HISTORY: SURVEYING JAPAN'S PRE-MODERN PAST

SubtitleAn Introduction to Japanese Pre-Modern History: Surveying Japan’s Pre-Modern Past (Proto-Historic Japan to Sekigahara)
Lecturer(s)KURASHIGE, JEFFREY Y.
Credit(s)2
Academic Year/Semester2023 Spring
Day/PeriodTue.2
CampusMita
Class FormatFace-to-face classes (conducted mainly in-person)
Registration Number17675
Faculty/Graduate SchoolINTERNATIONAL CENTER
Year Level2, 3, 4
Course DescriptionA course to aim to examine the “pre-modern period” of Japan from its origins in the Jomon Period through to the end of the 16th century by focusing upon the emergence of the imperial state, court rulership, and the rise of the warrior class.
K-Number CIN-CO-00153-212-03
Course AdministratorFaculty/Graduate SchoolCININTERNATIONAL CENTER
Department/MajorCO
Main Course NumberLevel0Faculty-wide
Major Classification0Other Course
Minor Classification15International Center Course (Humanities) - History
Subject Type3Elective subject
Supplemental Course InformationClass Classification2Lecture
Class Format1Face-to-face classes (conducted mainly in-person)
Language of Instruction2English
Academic Discipline03History, archaeology, museology, and related fields

Course Contents/Objectives/Teaching Method/Intended Learning Outcome

This course will examine the “pre-modern period” of Japan from its origins in the Jomon Period through to the end of the 16th century by focusing upon the emergence of the imperial state, court rulership, and the rise of the warrior class. Though dominated by the rulership, religions, and lifestyles of courtiers and warriors, the course also explores the cultural context within which elites, commoners, and those in between lived and prospered. The approach is thus primarily socio-cultural, aiming to enhance the student’ understanding not only of the Japan of the past, but also of the present. By the end of the course, students will be familiar with the most important aspects of the classical Heian age, the dual (or tripartite) polity of Kamakura, the warrior rule of the Muromachi era, and the subsequent era of civil warfare.

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