By the end of the course, students will be able to: 1.　Identify how language ideologies shape social interactions. 2.　Analyze identity construction through discourse using sociolinguistic tools. 3.　Critically examine everyday, media, and institutional discourse for power dynamics. 4.　Reflect on their own linguistic positioning in multilingual, transnational contexts.

By the end of the course, students will be able to: 1.　Identify how language ideologies shape social interactions. 2.　Analyze identity construction through discourse using sociolinguistic tools. 3.　Critically examine everyday, media, and institutional discourse for power dynamics. 4.　Reflect on their own linguistic positioning in multilingual, transnational contexts.

This course explores the culture, industry, and politics of the piano through interdisciplinary approaches and active learning. The piano is a musical instrument that originated in Europe and developed into its modern form through the technological innovations in the Industrial Revolution. The instrument has not only occupied a central place in the history of Western music but also played a critical role in the shaping of class, gender, racial/ethnic/national consciousness, identities, and practices around the world. In the second half of the twentieth century, East Asian nations of Japan, South Korea, and China have become major producers and consumers of the piano, and many of the world’s most acclaimed pianists in genres ranging from classical to jazz and electronic are Asian. In this course, we will examine the diverse meanings of the piano and its music for peoples and societies around the world, especially in Europe, the United States, and Asia. The topics include: technology, industry, and business of piano manufacturing and sales; evolution of piano performance and pedagogy; notions of pianistic virtuosity and (dis)ability; class, gender, and family formation through piano lessons; piano and its music as a tool of nationalism and imperialism; globalization and cultural hybridity of the piano; representations of the piano across cultural genres; piano and its music in the digital age. Through the course, students will: - learn to think of piano not only as a musical but also a social instrument - understand historical, political, and economic factors that shape the music industry and musical practice - understand various forms of empowerment and mobilization as well as exclusion, marginalization, and exploitation through musical practice - learn interdisciplinary approaches to the study of music, including American studies, cultural studies, disability studies, ethnography, ethnomusicology, history, law, musicology, and sociology The course will address the following themes of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Goal 4: Quality education Goal 5: Gender equality Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure Goal 10: Reduced inequalities Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

This course explores the culture, industry, and politics of the piano through interdisciplinary approaches and active learning. The piano is a musical instrument that originated in Europe and developed into its modern form through the technological innovations in the Industrial Revolution. The instrument has not only occupied a central place in the history of Western music but also played a critical role in the shaping of class, gender, racial/ethnic/national consciousness, identities, and practices around the world. In the second half of the twentieth century, East Asian nations of Japan, South Korea, and China have become major producers and consumers of the piano, and many of the world’s most acclaimed pianists in genres ranging from classical to jazz and electronic are Asian. In this course, we will examine the diverse meanings of the piano and its music for peoples and societies around the world, especially in Europe, the United States, and Asia. The topics include: technology, industry, and business of piano manufacturing and sales; evolution of piano performance and pedagogy; notions of pianistic virtuosity and (dis)ability; class, gender, and family formation through piano lessons; piano and its music as a tool of nationalism and imperialism; globalization and cultural hybridity of the piano; representations of the piano across cultural genres; piano and its music in the digital age. Through the course, students will: - learn to think of piano not only as a musical but also a social instrument - understand historical, political, and economic factors that shape the music industry and musical practice - understand various forms of empowerment and mobilization as well as exclusion, marginalization, and exploitation through musical practice - learn interdisciplinary approaches to the study of music, including American studies, cultural studies, disability studies, ethnography, ethnomusicology, history, law, musicology, and sociology The course will address the following themes of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Goal 4: Quality education Goal 5: Gender equality Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure Goal 10: Reduced inequalities Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

生命は分子・細胞・個体といった複数の階層からなる複雑なシステムであり、これらの階層の研究と階層間について異なる物理的な記述がおこなわれている。講義では、生物物理学における理論的な研究とその背景にある物理的基礎を概説する。 分子レベルは若本が担当する。特に細胞内の分子ネットワークに重点をおき、ネットワーク構造に依存してどのように記憶、適応、分化などの性質が細胞に現れるか、具体例をもとに解説する。また、多数の構成分子からなる分子ネットワークのマクロ構造の特性についても概説する。 細胞レベルは岡田が担当する。細胞内では、数えられる程度の個数の分子が熱ゆらぎと同程度のエネルギーで機能する。そのため、確率的な揺らぎや熱揺らぎを無視することができない。このような系における揺らぎと機能の関係を、具体例を通じて概説する。 進化や発生・生態系といったマクロレベルは古澤が担当する．相互作用する分子・細胞・個体といった複雑なシステムがどのようなダイナミクスを生み出すか、構成要素の詳細によらない普遍的な性質としての理解が試みられている。定量実験と理論解析を組み合わせたマクロレベルの生物物理学について概説する。 A living organism is a complex system consisting of many layers such as molecules, cells, and individuals. This lecture series covers recent theoretical research on living systems and the underlying physical principles The molecular level will be covered by Prof. Wakamoto. This part of the course focuses on intracellular molecular networks. We will discuss how biological properties such as memory, adaptation, and differentiation emerge from specific network structures and designs. Additionally, we will explore the macroscopic features of global intracellular networks. The cellular level will be handled by Prof. Okada. Inside cells, a countable number of molecules function with energy comparable to thermal fluctuations. Therefore, it is impossible to ignore stochastic fluctuations and thermal fluctuations. The relationship between fluctuations and function in such systems will be outlined through specific examples. Finally, the macroscopic level, such as ecosystems, multicellular organisms, and evolution, will be covered by Prof. Furusawa. Complex dynamics which emerge from interactions among molecules, cells, and individuals will be discussed. Studies based on both experimental and theoretical approaches to unveil universal phenomena in biological systems will be presented.

本講義の目標は、受講者が確率統計の基礎事項を体系的に理解し、実問題へ応用するための素養を養うことである。具体的には、統計モデルの基礎となる「確率分布族」の概念および性質と、それに基づく統計的推測の理論について解説する。講義の前半では、確率の数学的表現から入り、事象の独立性、確率変数と確率分布（離散型・連続型）、期待値や分散などの分布の特徴量、および多次元分布を導入する。後半では、これらの基礎概念を土台として、統計モデルにおける不偏推定の理論や推定量の最適性などを扱う。 The objective of this course is to enable students to systematically understand the fundamentals of probability and statistics and cultivate the skills necessary to apply them to real-world problems. Specifically, it explains the concept and properties of probability distribution families, which form the basis of statistical models, and the theory of statistical inference based on them. The first half of the course begins with the mathematical representation of probability, introducing independence of events, random variables and probability distributions (discrete and continuous types), characteristics of distributions such as expected value and variance, and multidimensional distributions. The second half builds upon these foundational concepts to cover the theory of unbiased estimation in statistical models and the optimality of estimators.

まず離散確率変数の場合に，確率論の基礎的な概念を復習し，大数の法則，中心極限定理，ポアソンの少数の法則など基本的な定理を述べることから始める。マルコフ連鎖，ランダムウォーク，統計力学への応用など幅広い話題にも触れる予定である。その後，ルベーグ積分論による確率論の基礎づけを行う。離散から連続へと自然に確率論の理解を深めていくことを目指す。確率論の多様な基礎科学への応用を知るとともに，現代確率論の考え方の基礎を身につけることが目標である。

•The seminar experience: Students will develop critical approaches to reading a set of shared texts, while communicating their ideas, asking questions, and actively listening to peers in a free and honest exchange of multiple viewpoints. •Communication and critical thinking: Students will sharpen analysis and argumentation skills through a variety of expressive modes. •Ethical reasoning: Students will evaluate the historical, social, and cultural bases of prevailing beliefs. •Diversity & Universality: Students will investigate fundamental questions of human experience from a variety of perspectives. •Connecting texts to the world: Students will make connections between historical texts about human existence and current moral, social, and political issues.

•The seminar experience: Students will develop critical approaches to reading a set of shared texts, while communicating their ideas, asking questions, and actively listening to peers in a free and honest exchange of multiple viewpoints. •Communication and critical thinking: Students will sharpen analysis and argumentation skills through a variety of expressive modes. •Ethical reasoning: Students will evaluate the historical, social, and cultural bases of prevailing beliefs. •Diversity & Universality: Students will investigate fundamental questions of human experience from a variety of perspectives. •Connecting texts to the world: Students will make connections between historical texts about human existence and current moral, social, and political issues.

Since Goethe’s romantic ballad “The Bride of Corinth,” the vampire has occupied one of the most prominent places in the gallery of aesthetic horror. Even before Goethe, the vampire was closely tied to the German-speaking world through numerous medical and philosophical treatises of the early Enlightenment. This is why Bram Stoker’s landmark novel “Dracula” starts with Jonathan Harker quoting a German ghost ballad and the Count speaking his first words in German. The vampire seems to reflect certain features of German thought and literature, as well as international perceptions of German culture. The seminar aims to explore these connections through texts by Johann Flückinger (“Official Report on the Vampires,” 1732), Michael Ranft (“Treatise on the Chewing and Smacking of the Dead in Graves,” 1734), Goethe (“The Bride of Corinth,” 1797), Novalis (“Hymns to the Night,” 1799/1800), Lord Byron (“Fragment of a Novel,” 1816), E. T. A. Hoffmann (“Vampyrism,” 1821), Le Fanu (“Carmilla,” 1872), and Stoker (“Dracula,” 1897). Films to be examined include F. W. Murnau’s “Nosferatu” (1922), Roman Polanski’s “Dance of the Vampires” (1967) and Werner Herzog’s “Nosferatu the Vampyre.”