KONDO Sachihiko “Media and Communications in Japan”
Course information
| 1. Class Subject | Media and Communications in Japan |
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| 2. Class Title Etc. | Media and Communications in Japan |
| 3. Number of Credits | 2 |
| 4. Eligible Years | Undergraduate |
| 5. Instructor | KONDO Sachihiko |
| 6. Term/Day/Period | Fall&Winter Wednesday 3 (13:30 - 15:00) |
| 7. Language | English |
| 8. Class Outline, Objectives | This lecture is designed for students who wish to study critical readings on news stories (i.e. media literacy). In this series of lectures, not only theories of communication, but also the history of mass media in modern Japanese society will be discussed. In so doing, several aspects of the mass media will be studied, such as newspapers, broadcast (TV), magazine journalism, and so on. |
| 9. Class Schedule | 1.Introduction 2.Theoretical Reviews 1 3.Theoretical Reviews 2 4.Japanese Media information cartel 5.Stereotype 6.Making News Web of Factualities 7.Banal Nationalism 8.Invention of Traditions 9.News about Emperorship 10.Japanese Media (Ownership) 11.News Paper Industry and Shoriki 12.Broadcasters and Agents 13.Review/Summary 14.Reviewing Entire Lecture 15.Feedback |
| 10. Evaluation/Assignments | Contribution to the Class Discussion：30％ Final Paper：50％ Class Discussion Report (Attendance Sheet)：20％ |
| 11. Textbooks | Handout of each lectures are available on CLE (Class Supporting System) |
| 12. Out of Class Study | Handouts and Video Materials of each lectures are available on CLE. |
| 13. Notes on Enrolling | |
| 14. Syllabus URL | Media and Communications in Japan |
| 15. ICL Enrollment Limit | Up to 2 ICL students from each university |
| 16. Language Requirements | |
| 17. Frequency of Intercultural Collaborative Learning Activities | 100% |
| 18. Other (Notes for ICL Enrollees) |