グローバル教養特別演習IV（１２）

the following subjects will be covered in 13 weeks, and the order may change depending on the availability of some guest speakers Oct. 3 Introduction Course introduction Self-introduction Discussion: what do you want to do with this course? Oct.10 Pre-war, war-time, and immediate post-war feminism The 1st wave feminism in Japan War-time collaboration of Japanese feminists The problems of the post-war feminism Oct. 17 1960s: Radicalism and Women Anti-Anpo movement and Kanba Michiko as a martyr Tokoro Mitsuko and Zenkyōtō movement 1968: Gewalt Rosa: Women and Violence Oct. 24 The Counter culture and female artists in the 1960s ‘Angra’ (underground) art movement – film, theater, dance, performances ‘Nikutai no hanran' (Revolt of the Body): Hijikata Tatsumi and Ankoku Butoh Absence of feminism in visual art Oct. 31 Field trip to Tokyo Museum of Photography to see the "After the Landscape Theory" exhibition . meeting at the museum at 13:00 https://topmuseum.jp/***** Nov.7 1969~1975: Women's lib and Chu-pi ren (Alliance of women against the ban on birth-control pills and undesirable changes on the abortion law) Reproductive rights in Japan Tanaka Mitsu 'Liberation of Eros' Enoki Misako and Chu-pi ren Nov. 14 1975~ Authorization of ‘Equality’ 1975 International Women’s Year and United Nation’s decade of women 1986 Equal Employment Opportunity Law What happened to Woman Lib? 1980s: PARCO-Seibu culture and the 'Bubble' economy (There is no class on Nov. 21 and 28) Dec. 5 Natsu Nakajima Butoh workshop Dec. 12 1990~ Feminist Art and Art Activism Introduction of feminist theories, ‘women’s studies’ in academia Ueno Chizuko Chino Kaori (art history) – Image & Gender study group ‘Gender’-themed art exhibitions: curated by Kasahara Michiko ‘Gender: Beyond Memories’ (1996) ‘Love’s Body’ (1998) Queer theory and Art Activism S/N Dumb Type Dec.19 2000~ ‘Comfort women’ issue and Backlash 1990s: 'Comfort women’ and Japanese feminists 2000: The Women's International War Crimes Tribunal on Japan's Military Sexual Slavery Backlash: Revisionists against ‘comfort women’, gender education Japanese 'comfort women' Dec. 26 'Freedom of Expression?': Censorship and Gender Problems 'After: Freedom of Expression?' Exhibition at Aichi Triennale 2019 Film 'Main Battlefield' (dir. Miki Dezaki, 2019) 'Moe-e' anime, game and feminism Jan. 9 Feminism after Me Too 'Me too' movement in Japan - Ito Shiori's case Sexual- and academic-harassments on campus and the art world The 4th wave feminist artist collectives Problems of 'moral' feminism Jan. 16. Presentations and discussions 15-20 min. presentation on gender- and feminism-related subject. Or write a paper (about 2,000 words)

Lecture and discussion Field trips to art exhibitions Guest artists' talks and a workshop

The evaluation will be based on active participation in class-works, and the final project. The final project should address the current gender situation in Japan and abroad. It can take the form of a paper, or power point presentation (including performance, video), or submission of artworks, etc. The presentation should be 15~20 min. A paper should be around 2,000 words. You can do either presentation or paper. Creativity and originality will be highly appreciated.

None Lecture notes will be provided a week before with links to reading materials

Schieder, Chelsea Szendi, Coed Revolution: The Female Student in the Japanese New Left, 1957-1972 Duke University Press in February 2021. Shimada, Yoshiko "Omae ga kimeruna" (It is not yours to decide) Hakujun-sha, 2023. only in Japanese. Above are not required, just recommended reading if you are interested.

A dance workshop requires light physical exercise. Museum visits may require entrance fees (I try to get free tickets, but nowadays museums are getting stingy,,,)