Multi-cultural　Society — Osaka Jogakuin Web Syllabus

科目名	Multi-cultural　Society
担当教員	馬渕　仁
授業の目的、または到達目標	To learn theoretical and concrete issues in contemporary multicultural society　in relation to globalization
授業の概要	Students learn about multicultural society in the context of globalization. The course first explores the meaning of globalization and various aspects and debates concerning culture, particularly the problems of cultural essentialism which penetrates the debates. Then, by linking the concepts of international and intercultural understandings, students attempt to consider multicultural education, which is the most promising area in guiding a multicultural society, but do so within their own context.


授業の形態	Lectures, discussions, presentations, reports, and an essay.
時間割		概要	宿題(予習・復習等)
	1	Introduction	Reading
	2	Globalization in the economic & political sphere	Reading
	3	Globalization in the cultural sphere	Reading
	4	English imperialism	Reading
	5	Assimilation and cultural pluralism	Reading
	6	Critical multiculturalism	Reading
	7	Cultural relativism	Reading
	8	Problems of cultural essentialism	Reading
	9	Nationalism and ethnicity	Reading
	10	Deconstruction of essentialism	Reading
	11	Diasporic hybridity and strategic essentialism	Reading
	12	Intercultural understandings	Reading
	13	Strategic essentialism	Reading
	14	Presentation
	15	Review
準備学習	Students are required to read assigned readings and to prepare to express their own understandings and opinions towards the issues in class.
教科書	Mabuchi H. (2004) Multiculturalism and multicultural education, Journal of Osaka Jogakuin 4year College -1- . (Other materials are provided by professor.)
成績評価方法・基準	Homework and classwork: 30%, Presentation: 30%, Essay: 40%

時間割

担当教員	開講学期	開講曜日	開講時限	履修クラス	単位数
馬渕　仁	秋学期	月曜日	５時限	a1	3
馬渕　仁	秋学期	金曜日	５時限	a1	3