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SEMINAR A
| Lecturer(s) | ISHIBUCHI, RIEKO |
|---|---|
| Credit(s) | 4 |
| Academic Year/Semester | 2025 Spring |
| Day/Period | Tue.3,4 |
| Campus | SFC |
| Class Format | Face-to-face classes (conducted mainly in-person) |
| Registration Number | 36190 |
| Faculty/Graduate School | POLICY MANAGEMENT / ENVIRONMENT AND INFORMATION STUDIES |
| Year Level | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Field | RESEARCH SEMINARS SEMINARS |
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| Related Classes | X1132 演劇と現代／Theatre in Our Time |
| Location | SFC |
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| K-Number | FPE-CO-05003-211-02 |
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| Department/Major | CO | ||
| Main Course Number | Level | 0 | Faculty-wide |
| Major Classification | 5 | Research Seminars | |
| Minor Classification | 00 | Seminar | |
| Subject Type | 3 | Elective subject | |
| Supplemental Course Information | Class Classification | 2 | Lecture |
| Class Format | 1 | Face-to-face classes (conducted mainly in-person) | |
| Language of Instruction | 1 | Japanese | |
| Academic Discipline | 02 | Literature, linguistics, and related fields | |
Course Summary
Theatre is a unique form of art that combines visual arts with literature and sends messages to many people through actors’ bodies. This seminar aims to be an introduction to theatre and performance studies.
In 2025, this seminar's themes are theatre and gender. Dealing mainly with the plays of William Shakespeare (1564-1616), one of the most popular English dramatists of all time, we explore how his plays help us the world we live in, primarily focusing on gender issues.
In the reading of Shakespeare's plays and other materials, students need to give a few presentations about assigned scenes and academic papers. In theatre workshops, they are also expected to act and direct selected scenes that interest them from our seminar. Using audiovisual materials, we will discuss what it means for a play to be performed on stage through actor’s bodies and voices. Through this process, students will find a research topic, pose a research question, make a research plan and give a presentation about their research. They need to submit a final report based on the final presentation. Students who took this seminar in AY 2024 need to submit a report which further develops their research at the end of this semester.
From AY 2025, this seminar plans to disseminate the results of theatre workshops in Japanese/English in the form of reading performance inside/outside SFC.
Shakespeare is a global cultural icon of the 21st century. His plays are still popular in the world through stage, film, fiction, opera, ballet, paintings, manga, and anime. Hopefully, this seminar will provide opportunities for students to develop a richer sense of humanity by delving into the rich languages and attractive characters in Shakespeare's plays, the transformative power of his plays in our time and their various interpretations.
In 2025, this seminar's themes are theatre and gender. Dealing mainly with the plays of William Shakespeare (1564-1616), one of the most popular English dramatists of all time, we explore how his plays help us the world we live in, primarily focusing on gender issues.
In the reading of Shakespeare's plays and other materials, students need to give a few presentations about assigned scenes and academic papers. In theatre workshops, they are also expected to act and direct selected scenes that interest them from our seminar. Using audiovisual materials, we will discuss what it means for a play to be performed on stage through actor’s bodies and voices. Through this process, students will find a research topic, pose a research question, make a research plan and give a presentation about their research. They need to submit a final report based on the final presentation. Students who took this seminar in AY 2024 need to submit a report which further develops their research at the end of this semester.
From AY 2025, this seminar plans to disseminate the results of theatre workshops in Japanese/English in the form of reading performance inside/outside SFC.
Shakespeare is a global cultural icon of the 21st century. His plays are still popular in the world through stage, film, fiction, opera, ballet, paintings, manga, and anime. Hopefully, this seminar will provide opportunities for students to develop a richer sense of humanity by delving into the rich languages and attractive characters in Shakespeare's plays, the transformative power of his plays in our time and their various interpretations.
Course Description/Objectives/Teaching Method/Intended Learning Outcome
This seminar's themes for AY 2025 are theatre and gender. We will explore how Shakespeare's plays help us understand the world we live in, mainly focusing on gender issues.
At the end of this seminar, students will be able to...
① Understand the basic knowledge of early modern English drama and culture
② Read Shakespeare’s plays alongside Japanese or non-Japanese translations
③ Understand Shakespeare’s plays in terms of early modern social and cultural contexts
④ Learn about the process of creating performances from page to stage by acting and directing selected scenes in Japanese/English
⑤ Understand various interpretations of one play
⑥ Gain the basic skills to pursue research independently
At the end of this seminar, students will be able to...
① Understand the basic knowledge of early modern English drama and culture
② Read Shakespeare’s plays alongside Japanese or non-Japanese translations
③ Understand Shakespeare’s plays in terms of early modern social and cultural contexts
④ Learn about the process of creating performances from page to stage by acting and directing selected scenes in Japanese/English
⑤ Understand various interpretations of one play
⑥ Gain the basic skills to pursue research independently
Research Seminar Theme
Theatre and Gender
Project Theme (next semester)
Gender Representations on the Shakespearean Stage
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Textbooks
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Reference Books
New students are recommended to read at least one book each from the following Japanese and English reference works.
Japanese Books with ISBN
1. 日本シェイクスピア協会編『新編・シェイクスピア案内』（研究社 2007年）ISBN: 9784327472115
2. 高橋康成他編『シェイクスピアへの架け橋』（東京大学出版会 1998年）ISBN: 4130830279
3. 松岡和子『深読みシェイクスピア』（新潮選書 2011年）ISBN: 978-4-10-120471-0
4. 井出新『シェイクスピア、それが問題だ！：シェイクスピアを楽しみ尽くすための百問百答』（大修館書店 2023年）ISBN: 9784469246711
5. 米谷郁子編『今を生きるシェイクスピア：アダプテーションと文化理解からの入門』（研究社 2011年）ISBN: 4327481599
6. 楠明子『英国ルネサンスの女たち』（みすず書房 1999年）ISBN: 978-4-622-04514-4
English Books
1. Smith, Bruce et al. eds., The Cambridge Guide to the Worlds of Shakespeare, Vol. 1&2 (Cambridge UP, 2015)
2. Smith, Emma, The Cambridge Introduction to Shakespeare (Cambridge UP, 2007)
3. Hackett, Helen, English Renaissance Drama (I. B. Tauris, 2013)
4. De Grazia, Margreta, and Stanley Wells, eds., The New Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare (Cambridge UP, 2010)
5. Shapiro, Michael, Gender in Play on the Shakespearean Stage: Boy Heroines & Female Pages (Ann Arbor: U of Michigan P, 1994)
6. Charry, Brinda, The Arden Guide to Renaissance Drama: An Introduction with Primary Sources (Bloomsbury, 2017)
Japanese Books with ISBN
1. 日本シェイクスピア協会編『新編・シェイクスピア案内』（研究社 2007年）ISBN: 9784327472115
2. 高橋康成他編『シェイクスピアへの架け橋』（東京大学出版会 1998年）ISBN: 4130830279
3. 松岡和子『深読みシェイクスピア』（新潮選書 2011年）ISBN: 978-4-10-120471-0
4. 井出新『シェイクスピア、それが問題だ！：シェイクスピアを楽しみ尽くすための百問百答』（大修館書店 2023年）ISBN: 9784469246711
5. 米谷郁子編『今を生きるシェイクスピア：アダプテーションと文化理解からの入門』（研究社 2011年）ISBN: 4327481599
6. 楠明子『英国ルネサンスの女たち』（みすず書房 1999年）ISBN: 978-4-622-04514-4
English Books
1. Smith, Bruce et al. eds., The Cambridge Guide to the Worlds of Shakespeare, Vol. 1&2 (Cambridge UP, 2015)
2. Smith, Emma, The Cambridge Introduction to Shakespeare (Cambridge UP, 2007)
3. Hackett, Helen, English Renaissance Drama (I. B. Tauris, 2013)
4. De Grazia, Margreta, and Stanley Wells, eds., The New Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare (Cambridge UP, 2010)
5. Shapiro, Michael, Gender in Play on the Shakespearean Stage: Boy Heroines & Female Pages (Ann Arbor: U of Michigan P, 1994)
6. Charry, Brinda, The Arden Guide to Renaissance Drama: An Introduction with Primary Sources (Bloomsbury, 2017)
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