This course intends to give students an understanding of how European and American views of Japan have changed through history, and how many of the same views still resonate today. It introduces students to Western perspectives of Japan through key globalized concepts and representations. These ideas deriving from globally circulated stereotypes will be studied in relation to their broader historical and ideological contexts. By the end of the course the students will gain a deeper appreciation of how Western representations of Japan have shaped -- and continue to shape -- our ways of thinking and speaking about Japan.

Through a multi-disciplinary approach, the course introduces students to methods which will help them uncover the processes and ideologies behind the formation of stereotypes about Japan and to understand their multi-faceted aspects. This aims primarily to provoke students to think critically about issues of cross-cultural communication, and to help them seek a firm grasp of the complex political and epistemological barriers to ethical and non-coercive cross- cultural communication.

*本学の教育ミッションを具現化する形で設定されています。

1. The course will develop your skills in cross-cultural analysis and in critical thinking more broadly.

2. It will do this by placing you into a position where you have to watch, read, explore, discuss, and then write about orientalism, globalization and cross-cultural encounters between Japan and the West.

3. You will also be provided with instruction and practice in critical reading and reasoning skills.

4. The immersion in Western-Japanese texts will develop your awareness of world history and your intellectual and ethical responsibilities in encountering “the Other.”

教育手法 Teaching Method		% of Course Time
インプット型 Traditional		0 %
参加者中心型 Participant-Centered Learning	ケースメソッド Case Method	70 %
	フィールドメソッド Field Method	30 %
合計 Total		100 %

Continuous Assessment
Classroom performance
Film Workshops
Presentations and Discussions
Final Exam

*成績は下記該当項目を基に決定されます。
*クラス貢献度合計はコールドコールと授業内での挙手発言の合算値です。

講師用内規準拠 Method of Assessment	Weights
コールドコール Cold Call	0 %
授業内での挙手発言 Class Contribution	50 %
クラス貢献度合計 Class Contribution Total	50 %
予習レポート Preparation Report	20 %
小テスト Quizzes / Tests	0 %
シミュレーション成績 Simulation	0 %
ケース試験 Case Exam	0 %
最終レポート Final Report	30 %
期末試験 Final Exam	0 %
参加者による相互評価 Peer Assessment	0 %
合計 Total	100 %

評価の留意事項　Notes on Evaluation Criteria

The emphasis is on continuous assessment - which is to say I place great importance on what you think, say, and do (or try to do) in class.

I also do my best to promote equality in the classroom. This means that what you say or try to say (the substance) is more important than how you say it (your fluency).

• n.a.「To be provided by the lecturer」n.a.（n.a.）

Edward Said, Orientalism (1978)

"In my opinion, Seng Ong (Singaporean) is one of the best professors at NUCB and his courses are well taught and really interesting. I highly recommend you take some of his courses." (Uka Byambasuren, Fall 2017)

Refereed Articles

• (2016) Spinning Tales: The Activist-Interviewer and Migrant Worker Oral Histories in Singapore. «AGON» Journal of International Cultural, Linguistic and Literary Studies 9(April-June 2016): ISSN 2384-9045
• (2010) Jurisdictional politics in Canton and the first English translation of the Qing Penal Code . Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland (Third Series) Volume 20(2): 1356-1863