マイケル バー   Michael BARR   マイケル・バー    所属   京都外国語短期大学  キャリア英語科    職種   准教授
研究期間	2020～
研究課題	Big History - "ideas from many disciplines combined to create a broad context for understanding humanity"
実施形態	個人研究
キーワード	Big History, Global History and Culture, Interdisciplinary studies, World trends, Modern Challenges
代表分担区分	研究代表者
代表者	Michael Barr
概要	My individual research topic for the academic year 2020 was big history, The multi-disciplinary study of the human situation and life on earth, both in the pre-historical and historical periods. I have undertaken research in this field in order to more effectively teach my undergraduate students about the scale and perspective of our world. Research included courses online with the University of Virginia, USA and Macquarie University, Australia, as well as extensive reading by noted historians and scientists including Carl Sagan, Yuval Noah Harari, David Christian, Jared Diamond, and many others who have been influential in their fields.