| Course title | |||||
| 三大学連携特別講義Ⅱ（Perspective of the Humanities and Social Science on "Kyose [Inter-University Special LectureⅡ(Perspective of the Humanities and Social Science on "Kyosei Society")] | |||||
| Course category | Liberal Arts and Fundamental Studies | Requirement | Credit | 2 | |
| Department | Year | 1～4 | Semester | 3rd | |
| Course type | 3rd | Course code | 020235 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 吉田 央 [YOSHIDA Hiroshi] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Faculty of Agriculture | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
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"Attaining sustainable development in our current society may require “Kyosei,” or symbiosis as the effective way of thinking. This course is intended to inquire into the concept of Kyosei, and necessary conditions and challenges for establishing Kyosei society. The class begins with theoretical inquiry into Kyosei, followed by discussions on the present situations and challenges toward Kyosei society through a series of case studies of current efforts for the construction of sustainable society in Japan and abroad. What is “Kyosei ?” The class begins with this simple but difficult question. While pursing the concept and idea of Kyosei, we inquire into how Kyosei works in our current society and what are required for the establishment ofKyosei society. An inquiry into Kyosei is carried out by referring to several experiences. The course is composed of two parts.In the part 1, viewing Kyosei as a contemporarily meaningful and comprehensive perspective of humanities and social science, we attempt to identify and assess present situations and challenges that society has been currently faced with and inquire into the needs of and conditions for the establishment of Kyosei society through a multidisciplinary approach. In the part 2, first, focusing on Kyosei between nature and humans, we examine the role of agriculture in our current society and the examples of Kyosei in agriculture. Second, given the viewpoint above, we discuss the way in which sustainable rural development has emerged in developing countries, through a series of case studies of the rural development projects conducted by faculty members of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology. This course is offered in English as one of the Multidisciplinary Courses of the Global Integrated Studies, and is open to students from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and the University of Electro-Communications." |
| Expected Learning |
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"The ultimate goals of this course are to improve the ability to think about various issues society has been currently faced with and future perspectives from multiple points of view and to deepen insights to understand such issues. Competency development: Global awareness, Ability to Explore Knowledge, Communication skills, Presentation skills" |
| Course schedule |
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" 1. Introduction to this lecture, Outlining the various issues of society being currently faced with, and Toward establishing ""Kyosei Society"" ①(Takeda) 2. Toward establishing ""Kyosei Society"" ②(Takeda) 3. Economic and Environmental Politics on ""Kyosei Society"" ①(Yoshida) 4. Economic and Environmental Politics on ""Kyosei Society"" ②(Yoshida) 5. Human Rights as the Basic Frame of ""Kyosei Society""①(Enomoto) 6.Human Rights as the Basic Frame of ""Kyosei Society""②(Enomoto) 7.Discussion 1: for the establishment of ""Kyosei Society"" (Takeda, Yoshida & Enomoto) 8. The Role of Agriculture in Our Current Society: Toward Sustainable Development (Chitose) 9. Kyosei / Symbiosis in agriculture: Mycorrhizal Fungus and Allelopathy (Fujii) 10. Dissemination of Successional Agroforestry in the Brazilian Amazon (Yamada) 11. Transfer of high quality Japanese sericulture technology and empowerment of women in Silk Road country, Uzbekistan(Kawabata) 12.Participatory extension of multipurpose use of charcoal in the buffer zone of Bach Ma National Park, Vietnam (Oikawa) 13. Reciprocal labor practice in semi-arid rural area in Dodoma, Tanzania (Ichijo & Chitose) 14. Discussion 2: for the sustainable rural development of developing countries, (Chitose) 15. Final Discussion (Takeda, Yoshida, Enomoto & Chitose) " |
| Prerequisites |
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This course carries 2 credits. In addition to 30 hours you spend in the class and 4 hours in preparing your presentation at every discussions, you are recommended to prepare for, and revise, the classes spending the standard amount of time as specified by the University for each class, using the lecture handouts available and the references specified by every lecturers. |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
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"No specific text book is used. Some materials will be distributed in class while other references will be announced. " |
| References |
| Assessment/Grading |
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Participation in discussion (40%), and Term paper and its presentation in class (60%) |
| Message from instructor(s) |
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Nothing in particular |
| Course keywords |
| Kyosei, Kyosei society, Sustainable development, Sustainable local society, Rural and agricultural development in developing countries, International cooperation |
| Office hours |
| On demand |
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| Lecture Language |
| English |
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| Last update |
| 2/28/2019 10:11:08 AM |