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1
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Session 1. Introduction of the course
Along with an overview of the course, basic skills in information gathering and other useful tools will be introduced.
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2
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Session 2. Forms of Punishment
Review of various forms of punishment in different regions in different time period.
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3
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Session 3. Idea of Imprisonment
Discussion on the emergence of the idea of imprisonment in which confinement itself became punishment.
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4
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Session 4. Imprisonment and Labour
Discussion on the relationship between the prison institutions and labour market in the 19th century onwards.
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5
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Session 5. Punishment and Colonialism
Discussion on colonial prisons. We will see how local experiments were made in different environments.
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6
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Active Learning 1. Choosing a theme
Each student is to choose a region and theme and write a study plan.
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7
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Session 6. Prisons of Empire: British India
Comparative studies of penal institutions within an empire with a case study of British India.
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8
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Session 7. Prisons of Empire: Empire of Japan
Discussion on how the idea of prison was translated into Japanese and how it was transformed in the course of Japan’s “modernisation.”
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9
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Session 8. International Exchange of Penology
Investigation of international exchange of information on penology.
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10
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Session 9. Fieldwork: Prison and Museum
We will visit Criminal Materials section of Meiji University Museum to discuss how history of punishment can be represented in museum space.
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11
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Session 10. Fieldwork: Prison and Archives
We will visit Japanese Correctional Association Library to see how information on penology is archived.
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12
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Session 11. Prison as a Site of Memory
Discussion on public representations of prisons.
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13
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Active Learning 2. Abstract of Essay
Each student will submit an abstract of her/his term paper.
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14
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Session 12. Prison as a Site of Political Contestation
Investigation of discourses that interpret prisons as sites where political games are played.
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15
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Session 13. Conclusion
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