AHH12001 Advanced Lecture on Humanities and the Study of Culture

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences

Lecture Code AHH12001 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 人間文化特論

Subject Name
（Katakana）ニンゲンブンカトクロン

Subject Name in
English Advanced Lecture on Humanities and the Study of Culture

Instructor SATO MORIHIRO

Instructor
(Katakana) サトウ　モリヒロ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  First Semester,  Intensive

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (Int) Inte：IAS K203

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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・Three days of intensive lectures in late August 2024.
・Lecture-focused

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 04 : Arts

Eligible Students all the students in undergraduate, especially the 2nd grade students and their senior at IAS.

Keywords Visual culture, Media studies, Art studies, Visual literacy, Exhibition theory, Advertising theory etc.

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Arts and Humanities Basic Courses in the Human Culture Subject Group at IAS (Intensive Lectures for Understanding Specific Examples)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Integrated Arts and Sciences
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・Knowledge and understanding of "Japanese and Japanese culture"  and "foreign languages and foreign culture" which are prerequisite abilities for communication with peoples in different culture and areas.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline In this lecture, we will provide an overview of the interdisciplinary field of Visual Culture Studies. Visual culture encompasses a wide range of media, including what is traditionally considered as fine arts, as well as photography, film, television, advertising, comics, and fashion. How do we see and understand these visual images? We will explore methods to interpret the plethora of visual images that surround us. Focusing on exhibitions and advertising as our main topics, we will examine their roles and functions within modern and contemporary culture.

Class Schedule (Day 1)
１． Introduction: Fundamental Concepts of "Visual Culture"
２．Visual Literacy: Are Pictures to be Viewed or Read?
３．Manga Literacy: Metaphors, Speech Bubbles, and Panels
４．Film Literacy: The Grammar of Narrative Cinema
５．Painting Literacy: Iconography and Allegory (+ Comment Writing)

(Day 2)
６．Review of the First Day and Answers to Questions
７．Models of Visual Communication: The Various Functions of Images
８．Exhibitions as Communication: From Belief to Commerce
９．Expositions and Department Stores: The Formation of Modern Cities
10．The Theory of Convenience Store Displays: Controlled Desires (+ Comment Writing)

(Day 3: Final Day)
11. Review of the Second Day and Answers to Questions
12. he Visual Culture of Advertising: Desire and Capitalism
13. Gaze and Power: How Images Move People
14. The Visual Culture of Tourism: The Project of "Seeing" the World
15. Overall Summary and Presentation of Report Assignment

The report is planned to be an assignment where students select one image of interest, describe and analyze it, and clarify its function, with submission scheduled for a later date.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Representative References (no need to purchase)

John A. Walker & Sarah Chaplin, "Visual Culture Nyumon: Bijutsushi o Koeru Tame no Hohoron" translated by Kishi Fumikazu, Imao Nobuyuki, Maekawa Osamu, Aoyama Masaru, Sato Morihiro, Kohyo Shobo, 2001
Shimamoto Kan, Kishi Fumikazu ed., "Kaiga no Media Gaku: Atorie kara no Message" Showado, 1998
John Berger, "Image: Shikaku to Media" translated by Ito Toshiji, Chikuma Gakugei Bunko, 2013
Other, as directed in lectures

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details)

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review During the intensive lecture period, I will upload the daily lecture contents, reference materials, etc., on the webpage "Morihiro Satow's Lecture Information" (https://satow-morihiro.hatenablog.com/) prior to the lectures. Please make use of this information for your preparation and review.

Requirements

Grading Method ●Every time (for a 3-day intensive course), submit comments: about 40%
●Final Report assignment: 　about 60%

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences
Lecture Code	AHH12001	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	人間文化特論
Subject Name （Katakana）	ニンゲンブンカトクロン
Subject Name in English	Advanced Lecture on Humanities and the Study of Culture
Instructor	SATO MORIHIRO
Instructor (Katakana)	サトウ　モリヒロ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, First Semester, Intensive
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(Int) Inte：IAS K203
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
・Three days of intensive lectures in late August 2024. ・Lecture-focused
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	04 : Arts
Eligible Students	all the students in undergraduate, especially the 2nd grade students and their senior at IAS.
Keywords	Visual culture, Media studies, Art studies, Visual literacy, Exhibition theory, Advertising theory etc.
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Arts and Humanities Basic Courses in the Human Culture Subject Group at IAS (Intensive Lectures for Understanding Specific Examples)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Integrated Arts and Sciences （Knowledge and Understanding）・Knowledge and understanding of "Japanese and Japanese culture" and "foreign languages and foreign culture" which are prerequisite abilities for communication with peoples in different culture and areas.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	In this lecture, we will provide an overview of the interdisciplinary field of Visual Culture Studies. Visual culture encompasses a wide range of media, including what is traditionally considered as fine arts, as well as photography, film, television, advertising, comics, and fashion. How do we see and understand these visual images? We will explore methods to interpret the plethora of visual images that surround us. Focusing on exhibitions and advertising as our main topics, we will examine their roles and functions within modern and contemporary culture.
Class Schedule	(Day 1) １． Introduction: Fundamental Concepts of "Visual Culture" ２．Visual Literacy: Are Pictures to be Viewed or Read? ３．Manga Literacy: Metaphors, Speech Bubbles, and Panels ４．Film Literacy: The Grammar of Narrative Cinema ５．Painting Literacy: Iconography and Allegory (+ Comment Writing) (Day 2) ６．Review of the First Day and Answers to Questions ７．Models of Visual Communication: The Various Functions of Images ８．Exhibitions as Communication: From Belief to Commerce ９．Expositions and Department Stores: The Formation of Modern Cities 10．The Theory of Convenience Store Displays: Controlled Desires (+ Comment Writing) (Day 3: Final Day) 11. Review of the Second Day and Answers to Questions 12. he Visual Culture of Advertising: Desire and Capitalism 13. Gaze and Power: How Images Move People 14. The Visual Culture of Tourism: The Project of "Seeing" the World 15. Overall Summary and Presentation of Report Assignment The report is planned to be an assignment where students select one image of interest, describe and analyze it, and clarify its function, with submission scheduled for a later date.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Representative References (no need to purchase) John A. Walker & Sarah Chaplin, "Visual Culture Nyumon: Bijutsushi o Koeru Tame no Hohoron" translated by Kishi Fumikazu, Imao Nobuyuki, Maekawa Osamu, Aoyama Masaru, Sato Morihiro, Kohyo Shobo, 2001 Shimamoto Kan, Kishi Fumikazu ed., "Kaiga no Media Gaku: Atorie kara no Message" Showado, 1998 John Berger, "Image: Shikaku to Media" translated by Ito Toshiji, Chikuma Gakugei Bunko, 2013 Other, as directed in lectures
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	During the intensive lecture period, I will upload the daily lecture contents, reference materials, etc., on the webpage "Morihiro Satow's Lecture Information" (https://satow-morihiro.hatenablog.com/) prior to the lectures. Please make use of this information for your preparation and review.
Requirements
Grading Method	●Every time (for a 3-day intensive course), submit comments: about 40% ●Final Report assignment: 　about 60%
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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