SemesterFall Semester, 2018
DepartmentMaster Program in Japan Studies, First Year Master Program in Japan Studies, Second Year
Course NameMedia Ecology in Japan
Instructor
Credit3.0
Course TypeElective
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
Course Schedule

Black=Tuesday track



Blue=Friday track



 





  1. Introduction:

    Overview of the course, explanation of prerequisites, and self-introduction of the lecturer and students.



    Keywords: Overview, Prerequisites, Self-introduction



     



    2. Viewpoint of Media Studies:



    Lecture on fundamental perspective of media studies.



    Keywords: Media, Communication, Everyday Life, Media Studies



     



    3. Small Workshop (WS)



    Ice breaking workshop for sharing the feeling of class community and for learning the perspective of media studies bodily.



    Keywords: Media, Communication, Everyday Life, Media Studies



     



    4. Media History in Japan (1) : Development of Electric Media



    Lecture, literature reading, image (film, TV program, or CM) viewing on Japan’s media history from the late 19th century to early 20th century.



    Keywords: History, Railroad, Telegraph, Telephone, Newspaper, Film, Radio



     



    5. Medium WS (1)



    Middle size workshop for understanding media history of Taiwan & Japan.



    Keywords: Everyday Life, Image, Memory, History, Storytelling



     



    6. Media Theory in Japan (1)



    Lecture and literature reading on media theories from the late 19th century to early 20th century.



    Keywords: Electricity, Modernization, Urbanization, Industrialization, Crowd, Public



     



    7. Medium WS (2)



    Middle size workshop for understanding media history of Taiwan & Japan. There will be presentations about group works.



    Keywords: Everyday Life, Image, Memory, History, Storytelling



     



    8. Media History in Japan (2) : The “1955 Regime” in Mass Media



    Lecture, literature reading, image viewing on Japan’s media history after WWII to 1980s.



    Keywords: Mass Media, Television, Newspaper, Audience, Consuming Society



     



    9. Large WS (1)



    Large size workshop for designing media ecology of Taiwan & Japan.



    Keywords: Design, Activism, Cross Cultural Understanding, Storytelling



     



    10. Media Theory in Japan (2)



    Lecture and literature reading on the history of Japan’s journalism and mass communication researches after WWII to 1980s.



    Keywords: Journalism Studies, Mass Communication Research, Impact Theory



     



    11. Large WS (2)



    Large size workshop for designing media ecology of Taiwan & Japan.



    Keywords: Design, Activism, Cross Cultural Understanding, Storytelling



     



    12. Media History in Japan (3) : From the Internet to Robot



    Lecture, literature reading, image viewing on Japan’s media history since 1990s.



    Keywords: Internet, Mobile Media, Game, Pop-Culture, Nationalism



     



    13. Large WS (3)



    Large size workshop for designing media ecology of Taiwan & Japan.



    Keywords: Design, Activism, Cross Cultural Understanding, Storytelling



     



    14. Media Theory in Japan (3)



    Lecture and literature reading on Japan’s media theory since 1990s.



    Keywords: Media Studies, Digital Media, Post-Modern, Time and Space



     



    15. Presentation of Large WS



    Final presentations of the large size workshop for designing media ecology of Taiwan & Japan.



    Keywords: Design, Activism, Cross Cultural Understanding, Storytelling



     



    16. Towards East Asian Transnational Networks of Media Studies



    Lecture, literature reading and discussion on contemporary transnational activities towards a new East Asian media studies.



    Keywords: Transnational, East Asia, Taiwan, Japan, Theory, Body, Space, Biotope



     



    17. Towards East Asian Transnational Networks of Media Practices



    Lecture and discussion on contemporary transnational activities towards a new East Asian media practices.



    Keywords: Transnational, East Asia, Taiwan, Japan, Pop-Culture, Literacy, Biotope



     



    18. Grand Summary



    Final and general discussion about the outcomes and impressions of the course.





Keywords: Media Design, Media Ecology, Critical Media Practice


Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant
Requirement/Grading

□Viewpoint of evaluation



(1)Whether the student has understood basic knowledge of media history and theory in Japan.



(2)Whether the student has achieved 1) in the context of the relationship with their own life and research.



(3)Whether the student have actively participated in classes (workshops).



 



□Evaluation method



Contribution to the classes, performance in workshops, and mid & final reports



 



□Evaluation criteria



Attendance (40%), Performance in Workshops (40%), Mid and Final Reports (20%)


Textbook & Reference
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