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Current courses
英米文学基礎研究A・B
This course provides an introduction to the study of English literature. We look at a diverse range of writings from the British Isles and beyond, including novels, short stories, poems and even graphic novels and films. Students will learn to analyze texts, debate them critically and write about them at length in English. As well as improving their ability to express themselves clearly and fluently in English both orally and in writing, students will gain skills
in communication, problem solving and giving presentations. Discussion and writing will be in English.
英国映画を通して見る英国文化
This course examines British film and culture through the lens of Frankenstein adaptations and their global afterlives. Students will explore how the Frankenstein myth has been reimagined across cultures and media, with particular attention to British–Japanese dialogues. Through close analysis of six key films—Frankenstein (dir. James Whale, 1931), Bride of Frankenstein (dir. Whale, 1935), Blade Runner (dir. Ridley Scott, 1982), Ghost in the Shell (dir. Mamoru Oshii, 1995), and Ex Machina (dir. Alex Garland, 2014)—the course investigates themes of creation, technology, monstrosity, and cultural translation. Emphasis will be placed on intermediality—the ways in which texts and images, literature and film, Western and Japanese media forms interact. Students will develop skills in cross-media literacy, comparative cultural analysis, and critical thinking.
英米文学演習IV
This course examines how the Eastern world (or “Orient”) has been represented in Western countries, primarily Britain and America. As we will see, the publication of Antoine Galland’s translation of One Thousand and One Nights at the beginning of the eighteenth century launched a craze for Eastern stories, images, fashion, ceramics, architecture, scenery and clothing that coincided with the rise of European imperialism. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, new knowledge about the Orient brought forth innovative waves of cultural creativity. More recently, popular novels and films have recycled and revised these earlier representations. We will investigate these Western representations of the East in light of Edward Said’s famous critique of Orientalism and recent scholarly discussion.
Discussion & Debate
Discussion and debate course enables students (a) to develop their ability to give English-language presentations and (b) to engage in critical discussions in both spoken and written English.