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This course provides a sociological overview of communication studies. Firstly desirable communications are discussed with the perspective of speech act theories and the theory of communicative action by a German sociologist Habermas. Then, we consider how we can make desirable public spheres in cyberspace and what is the Japanese way of communication, if there is such a thing.
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After completing this course, you will be able to:
1). Understand the fundamental structure of the speech act theory and the theory of communicative action of Habermas.
2). Consider the conditions for desirable public spheres in your life-world.
3). Take a critical attitude to various phenomena which will occur in contemporary society.
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This course follows the policy of the Faculty of Social and Information Studies in aiming to cultivate those students:
1). who possess the comprehensive, interdisciplinary knowledge necessary for understanding in broad perspective and some field of specialized knowledge through which they seek deeper knowledge of society and humanity.
2). who can identify the issues of society relating to production, distribution, processing, accumulation, and utilization of information, and can scientifically analyze and investigate them.
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Major perspectives and concepts are presented, including speech act theories, public spaces of Arendt, universal pragmatics, theory of communicative action of Habermas, public spheres, and Japanese way of communication.
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Lectures and question-and-answer sessions.
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1st Week: Introduction: Outline of Communication Studies
2nd-3rd Week: Development of Speech Act Theory
4-5th Week: Public Space by Arendt
6-7th Week: The Theory of Communicative Action
8-9th Week: Lifeworld: What Sustains Communication
10-11th Week: The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere
12-13th Week: The Internet and the Public Sphere
14-15th Week: The Outcome of the Japanese Communication
16th Week: Final Examination
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Though students are not required to read some books in advance, related literatures are shown in every class for further study.
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Attendance of more than two-thirds of the classes is required. At the end of the course, each student is assigned a final grade as follows: Grade S (100-90%); A (89-80%); B (79-70%); C (69-60%); D (59- %). In the examination, students can take in handouts from the lecturer, and the notebook of his/her own.
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This course is for 2nd year students.
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Questions are welcome anytime including during the class. Please ask questions without hesitation.
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speech act theories; public space; universal pragmatics, the theory of communicative action; communicative rationality; public spheres; Japanese way of communicatin
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Introduction to Sociological Communication
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Social and Information Studies Seminar
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Sociological Theories I, II
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There is no textbook according to which this course will be given. Related literatures are shown in every class for further study.
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