南山大学

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指定
 選
期間
 春学期
単位
 ２
年次
 3・4
担当者
 鈴木　達也
DORMAN　Benjamin
他の科目との関連
他学科履修 不可
副題
授業概要 　The main purpose of this course is to present an example of humanistic study of TV programs produced in cultural contexts different to that of Japan. The students will examine both universal and idiosyncratic properties of humanities through discussions. The students will also become acquainted with cultures that are alien to them.
　The Star Trek series, beginning with the Original (1966-69) followed by The Next Generation (1987-94), Deep Space 9 (1993-99), The Voyager (1995-2001), and ending with Enterprise (2001-2005), are a collection of American SF TV series that have been exceptionally popular on a global scale for over 40 years. In addition to the TV series, 6 movies based on the original series and 4 on The Next Generation have been released. In 2009, another movie, which celebrated the 40th anniversary of the birth of the series, attracted a lot of new fans as well as old fans by introducing a perspective involving a time frame change, namely the change of history.
　The uniqueness of the series lies in the diversity of issues that were dealt with in the dramas, such as language, races, religion, and ethics. The series offers viewers opportunities to consider various situations and sensitive matters that may occur at the time of the contact between heterogeneous cultures in a multicultural context. Issues including gender, minorities, theories of the universe, perspectives on other worlds, and considerations of time and space are also taken up in the series. Thus Star Trek provides viewers with fascinating material that can be studied from an interdisciplinary perspective.This course will focus on the side of humanities of the StarTrek series.
学修目標 （１）Understanding both universal and idiosyncratic properties of humanities
（２）Understanding alien cultures
授業計画 Week １: Introduction
Week ２: Episode 1-1
Week ３: Episode 1-2
Week ４: Episode 1-3
Week ５: Episode 1-4
Week ６: Episode 1-5
Week ７: Intensive discussion
Week ８: Episode 2-1
Week ９: Episode 2-2
Week 10: Episode 2-3
Week 11: Episode 2-4
Week 12: Episode 2-5
Week 13: Intensive discussion
Week 14: Conclusion
Week 15: Final Examination (Report)

The following episodes, one each from the Original and The Next Generation series, will be used in the course:
１. The Offspring(from The Next Generation)
２. The City on the Edge of Forever(from the Original)
授業時間外の学習（準備学習など） Students are expected to preview a chapter/chapters of the episode(s) to be dealt with in class by making use of audio-visual materials available in the library and the Audio/Visual library.
評価方法 Captain's Logs assigned each week(20%) plus the result of the final examination (report) (80%).
テキスト None. Handouts will be distributed when necessary. In addition, related materials are available both in the library and the Audio/Visual library
その他 Students are encouraged to participate in the discussion in the class.