Course number

G-ECON31 6A605 SE38 G-ECON31 6A605 SE43

Course title(and course Economic History Readings Atitle inEnglish)

Economic History Readings A

Target year

Instructor's
name, job title,and departmentof affiliation

1st year students or above Number of credits 2

Days and periods Wed.4

Class style

SeminarGraduate School of Economics
Professor,KUROSAWA TAKAFUMI
Graduate School of Economics
Professor,WATANABE JUNKO
Graduate School of Economics
Professor,TANAKA AKIRA
Graduate School of Economics
Associate Professor,IVINGS，Steven

Year/semesters 2023/Second semester

Language of instruction English[Overview and purpose of the course]
The "readings" course series in the field of economic and business history are designed to provide anopportunity for an intense academic dialogue with both "classic" and recent influential works (including
books and journal articles) in the field of global- and Japanese economic and business history. The idea is totackle these works in full in their original form and not just by reference to them in summarized secondary
accounts.
All students including PhD Programme students who study under the supervision of Watanabe, Kurosawa,
Ivings and Tanaka are strongly encouraged to attend this course, irrespective of their programme, grade, main
research language, research topics, and registration/participation history in the past. During the course they
will be asked to present on their ongoing research.
Other students with some basic knowledge of economic and business history and an interest in this discipline
are also welcome to participate.

[Course objectives]
The goal of this course is for students to gain a deep knowledge of the works we cover, not only in theircontent, but also in appreciating the methods used, wider implications, and most of all, the way suchcomprehensive works are designed, organized and put together. Students will acquire active knowledge ofwhat goes into making a comprehensive and coherent work in economic/business history and will thus beable to apply it to their own research.
[Course schedule and contents]
In 2023, three faculty members Ivings, Watanabe, and Kurosawa, will select literature based on their areas ofexpertise and in consultation with the participants. Students will read and discuss designated literature oneach theme. There will also be weeks dedicated to presentations based on individual student s researchinterests. The schedule and contents are as follows
1.[Oct.4] Introduction jointly provided by Prof. Ivings, Prof. Watanabe and Prof. Kurosawa
2.[Oct.11] Reading Week (Ivings) #1
3.[Oct.18] Presentation Week #1
4.[Oct.25] Reading Week (Ivings) #2
5.[Nov.1] Presentation Week #2
6.[Nov.8] Reading Week (Ivings) #3
7.[Nov.15] Presentation Week #3
8.[Nov.29] Reading Week (Watanabe) #1
9.[Dec.6] Presentation Week #4
Continue to Economic History Readings A (2)↓↓↓Economic History Readings A (2)10.[Dec.13] Reading Week (Watanabe) #2
11.[Dec. 20] Presentation Week #5
12.[Dec.27] Reading Week (Kurosawa) #1
13.[Jan.10] Presentation Week #6
14.[Jan.17] Reading Week (Kurosawa) #2
15.[Jan.24] Presentation Week #7
Note: The texts will be selected according to the interests of the participants and instructors. The schedule isalso subject to change depending on the number of participants.
[Course requirements]
This course, called "Readings," is an intermediate or advanced course in Economic & Business History.
Students who have chosen historical themes, methods, and approaches for their own research are encouraged
to take this course. For students who do not have experience studying Economic History we recommend thatthey first attend the course Economic & Business History prior to this course.

[Evaluation methods and policy]
Methods: Students will be graded based on their preparation for the discussion each reading week and theircontribution to the class discussion (50%), as well as their individual research presentation (50%).
Evaluation criteria: Understanding the basic topics, major debates and basic historiography in economic andbusiness history, and the capability to draw wider implications from that knowledge.
[Textbooks]
See the description above.

[References, etc.]（Reference books）
Relevant literature will be introduced by each teacher through PandA and in class.
[Study outside of class (preparation and review)]
The most important requirement for this class is to read the textbook and the indicated literature in advance.
（Other information (office hours, etc.)）
Office Hour: by appointment*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.