Course Overview

This course aims to learn about literature and culture through human-animal relationships by knowing the theory and method of Animal Studies.

Learning Achievement

Upon successful completion of this course, the student gains a basic knowledge of Animal Studies and becomes capable of understanding literature and culture through human-animal relationships.

Competence

3. Ability to Understand Cultural Phenomena in Relation to the Text

Course prerequisites

Grading Philosophy

Manaba tests: 50%
Term paper: 50%

Course schedule

Introduction: History of Animal Studies
Animal Rights and Animal Welfare: Peter Singer, Animal Liberation
Vegetarianism and Veganism
Literature and Animals: J. M. Coetzee, The Lives of Animals
Literature and Animals: J. M. Coetzee, The Lives of Animals
Literature and Animals: Franz Kafka, “A Report to an Academy”
Literature and Animals: Kenji Miyazawa, “The Frandon Agricultural School Pig”
Disaster and Animals: Literature and animals after the Great East Japan Earthquake
Movie: Dogs, Cats, and Humans 2: Disaster of the Animals
Review

Course type

Lectures

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Eguchi Maki

Other information

Students should accept that other participants may have divergent opinions on animals.
This course will be conducted in Japanese.

Site for Inquiry

Link to the syllabus provided by the university