国際文化交流学部

デニス・ハーモン 准教授

Master of Science, Education

Dennis Harmon II
研究
KeywordDecentred Self / Identity / Cross-Cultural Contact /Educational Philosophy

専門分野・研究分野

シーズ・地域連携テーマ例

My research focuses on cross-cultural events with the primarysubjects of interest being self-construction and the pedagogicalimplications. In addition, my research looks at cultural institutions
and how they interplay with international visitors and society at large.

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The ﬁrst major challenge is understanding identity and self. The core challenge
from an educational philosophical standpoint is understanding where and if theself exists. The consensus among philosophers is that the notion of self is a coconstructed concept built through experience in society. Therefore, self is anexternality of the subject, and that the construct of the subject is mediated throughthe stimulus of others and their environment which is outlined in Hegel’s early workin the Phenomenology of Spirit, and later built on by recognition theorist including
Axel Honneth. Existence is only done by the acknowledgement of existence byself and its recognition by others. The subject exists and projects what they will be,
and it is ﬁlled with the conditions and inﬂuences of the society in which the subject
exists. Communities are co-created with the formation of rational subjects, and theybuild a world of reason and justiﬁcation for their actions and beliefs within theirenclave. In these communities and societies individuals have a greater investmentin their ideas of self and the camaraderie produced within, and as a result create anarrative that is reproduced to suit the interest to maintain that community.

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Organizes cross-cultural projects with Students from
Australia and Japan■ Trains students to participate in Model United NationsConferences
論文Harmon II, D. & Yoshida, A. 2021. For They Know
What Theyʼve Done: Desire, Guilt, and the Ethics ofScience Fiction in Media. Hokuriku University Bulletin
50, pp. 101-116.
■ Harmon II, D., Yoshida, A., & Aihara, M. 2020. ThreeThreads: A Philosophical Dialogue on Modern Social
Issues Through Marvel Films. Hokuriku University
Bulletin 48, pp. 115-135.
■ Harmon II, D. 2019. Decentred Hospitality: Omotenashi
Culture and the Foreign Visitor in Japan. Hokuriku
University Bulletin 46, pp. 53-70.
■ Syquia, J., Harmon II, D. & Giordano, M.J. 2021.
Teaching Second Language Learners How to Make
Invitations and Refusals Using Preference Organization.
Linguistics International Journal, 15(2), pp. 1-30.

︱アイ デンティティ変 換・教 育 哲 学

Understanding the Encounter
with the International Other

国際文化交流学科︱

プロフィール2015 年 Temple University, Faculty of Education 修士課程修了
2015 年 京都産業大学 全学共通教育センター 講師
2018 年 北陸大学 国際コミュニケーション学部 講師
2022 年 公立小松大学 国際文化交流学部 准教授
研究分野
Decentred Self / Identity / Cross-Cultural Contact / Educational Philosophy /Psychoanalysis / Critical Theory
所属学協会
Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia、
一般社団法人大学英語教育学会、
日本国際文化学会

書籍等出版物

研究内容■The role of international encounters and experiential learning onstudent identities with interest in learning and development outcomes.

講演・口頭発表等

Aihara, M. & Harmon II, D. 2020. Japan ʼs Sontaku
Culture as a Prism of Other-Oriented Self AmongJapanese University Students – a Critical Examinationof Japanese Culture and Internet Society. The 19th
Japan Society of Intercultural Studies Nation Conference,Osaka Japan (Paper Presentation).
■ Aihara, M., Harmon II, D. & Yoshida, A. 2020. JapanʼsSontaku Culture and its Democracy Based on Fake
News – a Critical Examination of Japanese Politicaland Internet Society. BOBCATSSS 2020, Paris France(Paper Presentation).
■ Harmon II, D. & Kikuchi, H. 2019. Developing
Collaborative Narratives Utilizing Online VideoDiscussion. The 58th JACET International Conference,Tokyo, Japan (Talk).
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社会貢献活動Advisor, Japan English Model United Nations,(2015-Present)■ New Colombo Plan (NCP) Partner (2018-Present)■2018 JEMUN Conference OsakaF ac ulty o f Inte rc ultu ral Co mmu nicat io n D ep artmen t of Inte rcultu ral Co mmun icatio nWith greater internationalization and improving interconnectivity of our learning
approaches including online programs, student mobility projects (study tours,study abroad, special projects), there are immense opportunities for students todevelop an understanding of the world beyond the normal conﬁnes of their localcommunities of practice. My research primarily focuses on international programs,
facilitating student opportunities to visit, engage, study and worth with students
from other backgrounds. In recent projects, students collaborate with partners andteam members from Australia to study and prepare for participation in a Model
United Nations conference. This allows students to confront several challenges:
developing skills and experience of collaborating with people from different
cultural and linguistic backgrounds, developing an understanding of global issues
and challenges, and developing strategies to solve these issues through consensusbased negotiations. My researchworks on observing and theorizing
about the identity and belief
transformations students go
through, while participating in
mobility projects and encounteringinternational others.

Harmon II, D. & Dinnen, M. 2019. The Decentred
Delegate: Adapting Identity within a Model United
Nations Learning Environment. In Intercultural Mirrors:
Dynamic Reconstruction of Identity (M. Claire & J. KravenEds.) (pp. 233-257): Brill-Sense Publishing, Leiden.

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