This course explores the visions and historical processes that shaped the political, economic, and legal principles, policies, and practices of a transnational order in East Asia from the mid-nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth. Its focus will be on the trans-Pacific interactions between the United States, Japan, the Philippines, and China, but always with the rest of East Asia in mind. The discussions will delve into the interplay of law, politics, and economics during the period covered. Through these discussions, this class will explore new ways of understanding the historical developments whereby a coherent transnational order was formed in East Asia. The aim will be to overcome the limitations of the two prevalent narratives regarding East Asian history. The first, known as the “Western Impact” model, looks at modern East Asian history in the context of how each society reacted to Western powers attempting to dominate the area through trade and colonization. The second approach has traditionally been presented as an antithesis to the first, focusing on the internal logic of East Asian societies, and modernization in these societies is explained by referring primarily to domestic political dynamics, avoiding overemphasis on influence from the West. By grounding our analyses on the development of a transnational order among East Asian societies on one hand, but focusing on trans-Pacific interactions on the other, our objective will be to re-assess not just the history of East Asian societies, but the history of the US, and its role in the shaping of a global order that remains crucially important to this day.

This course explores the visions and historical processes that shaped the political, economic, and legal principles, policies, and practices of a transnational order in East Asia from the mid-nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth. Its focus will be on the trans-Pacific interactions between the United States, Japan, the Philippines, and China, but always with the rest of East Asia in mind. The discussions will delve into the interplay of law, politics, and economics during the period covered. Through these discussions, this class will explore new ways of understanding the historical developments whereby a coherent transnational order was formed in East Asia. The aim will be to overcome the limitations of the two prevalent narratives regarding East Asian history. The first, known as the “Western Impact” model, looks at modern East Asian history in the context of how each society reacted to Western powers attempting to dominate the area through trade and colonization. The second approach has traditionally been presented as an antithesis to the first, focusing on the internal logic of East Asian societies, and modernization in these societies is explained by referring primarily to domestic political dynamics, avoiding overemphasis on influence from the West. By grounding our analyses on the development of a transnational order among East Asian societies on one hand, but focusing on trans-Pacific interactions on the other, our objective will be to re-assess not just the history of East Asian societies, but the history of the US, and its role in the shaping of a global order that remains crucially important to this day.

This course will focus on the dynamics of museum collections in contemporary society. Particular attention will be paid to the meaning and politics of provenance--where the items on display come from and the socio-political-economic background behind that origin. The instructor's specialty is US cultural studies but the class will spend a considerable amount of time talking about museums in Japan. The class combines readings with exploring visits to actual sites.

This course will focus on the dynamics of museum collections in contemporary society. Particular attention will be paid to the meaning and politics of provenance--where the items on display come from and the socio-political-economic background behind that origin. The instructor's specialty is US cultural studies but the class will spend a considerable amount of time talking about museums in Japan. The class combines readings with exploring visits to actual sites.

本科目では、資本主義の比較史の構築にむけて、英語圏の文献を中心に最新の研究動向の検討をおこなう。経営史・西洋史の予備知識は前提しないが、受講者には英国の研究拠点大学と同等程度の課題を毎週こなしてもらう。 経済史はもちろん、政治史・文化史・社会史・科学史・西洋史・グローバルヒストリーなどの知見を動員し、学際的文献を多く扱うので、経済史に限らず異なるテーマを研究をしている受講者の参加を歓迎する。（昨年度に参加した大学院生の専攻は、ミクロ経済、現代経営、日本経済史、近代東欧史、イギリス経済史、インテレクチュアル・ヒストリーなど） The goal of this module is to take you to the frontiers of scholarship on the global and comparative history of market societies. For this year, we propose to conduct this discussion in English.

本科目では、資本主義の比較史の構築にむけて、英語圏の文献を中心に最新の研究動向の検討をおこなう。経営史・西洋史の予備知識は前提しないが、受講者には英国の研究拠点大学と同等程度の課題を毎週こなしてもらう。 経済史はもちろん、政治史・文化史・社会史・科学史・西洋史・グローバルヒストリーなどの知見を動員し、学際的文献を多く扱うので、経済史に限らず異なるテーマを研究をしている受講者の参加を歓迎する。（昨年度に参加した大学院生の専攻は、ミクロ経済、現代経営、日本経済史、近代東欧史、イギリス経済史、インテレクチュアル・ヒストリーなど） The goal of this module is to take you to the frontiers of scholarship on the global and comparative history of market societies. For this year, we propose to conduct this discussion in English.

疾病が医学だけでなく、政治・経済・社会・文化・環境などのさまざまな要因で成立することを、具体的な事例に沿って解説する Analyse the examples of diseases and show influences upon medicine by politics, economy, society, culture and environment, medical science and public health.

疾病が医学だけでなく、政治・経済・社会・文化・環境などのさまざまな要因で成立することを、具体的な事例に沿って解説する Analyse the examples of diseases and show influences upon medicine by politics, economy, society, culture and environment, medical science and public health.

In this course, students learn about STS (Science, Technology and Society) through case studies. What is this called science? How can we manage the conflicts between S&T and Society? Who are the experts? These questions appear in various issues around us, such as the pandemic of COVID-19, environmental problems, disasters, and governance of emerging technologies. In this course, we learn about, and discuss cases from STS perspectives. Students are required to do their own case analysis in their final report.

In this course, students learn about STS (Science, Technology and Society) through case studies. What is this called science? How can we manage the conflicts between S&T and Society? Who are the experts? These questions appear in various issues around us, such as the pandemic of COVID-19, environmental problems, disasters, and governance of emerging technologies. In this course, we learn about, and discuss cases from STS perspectives. Students are required to do their own case analysis in their final report.