南山大学

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指定
 選
期間
 春学期
秋学期
単位
 ２
年次
 3・4
担当者
 MAYER David
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副題
授業概要 The Humanities are a group of subjects concerning human thought and communication. The subjects include philosophy, religion, literature, language, and art. In this course we will look at humanities by focusing on the works of one American Southern writer, Flannery O'Connor. For example Hans Vaihinger's The Philosophy of 'As If' shows how this way of thinking ("as if" it were so) guides many people and how Flannery O'Connor's use is quite the opposite. The religious idea of "Incarnation," God becoming a human being, is a model for O'Connor's use of material things to express an inner, spiritual reality. Cultural studies of tattoos and the shaman parallel O'Connor's treatment of her characters' search for meaning in life. O'Connor uses the peacock and the automobile as symbols of a materialistic society.
学修目標 Aim: This course engages the English skills of reading, writing, listening, and speaking. It is also representative of the department's interdisciplinary approach to study. Enjoy!
授業計画 Based on the textbook, the lectures will introduce a particular approach to the stories. Students will add their own experiences and university studies in discussions. One or two short stories will be presented for the students' own interpretation from a particular humanistic discipline. (Lectures and discussions will be in fifteen minute sections.)
評価方法 Grades: Grades will be assigned according to class attendance and quizzes(35%); student notebook of reading summaries, class notes, and reflections(35%); and a 4-5 page paper on an O'Connor story discussed in a small group(30%)
テキスト Text: Mayer, David. Drooping Sun, Coy Moon: Essays on Flannery O'Connor.
　　　Kyoto: Yamaguchi Publishing House.
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