61011201 Aesthetics, Philosophy of Sensibility

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Liberal Arts Education Program

Lecture Code 61011201 Subject Classification Area Courses

Subject Name Aesthetics, Philosophy of Sensibility［旧パッケージ］

Subject Name
（Katakana）

Subject Name in
English Aesthetics, Philosophy of Sensibility

Instructor KUWAJIMA HIDEKI

Instructor
(Katakana) クワジマ　ヒデキ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  Second Semester,  4Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (4T) Mon5-8：IAS K105

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) 　

Each lecture will include a discussion time in the second half of the class. So, this class is much similar to an exercise seminar in the classroom.
★In case of re-spread of covid-19, this class will be held in form of Microsoft Teams Online Class (simultaneous interactive).

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction E : English

Course Level 4 : Undergraduate Advanced

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 04 : Arts

Eligible Students all the students in undergraduate.

Keywords art, landscape, sublime, grace, beauty, aesthetic category, comparative study, painting, poetry, cinema/film, design/decorative art, classicism, romanticism, celtic, greco-roman, art-thinking, biz-thinking, Jomon, Yayoi, Muromachi, art-spirit etc.

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status within
Liberal Arts Education Area Courses（Courses in Arts and Humanities/Social Sciences)　Category：Philosophy / Ethics / Religion / Arts
*Students who got admitted in 2018 or after can take this course as an “Area Course”. For this group of students, credits from this course will be regarded as credits from an “Area Course”.
If students who got admitted in 2017 or before take this course, it is regarded as a “Package-Based Subject”. The latter group of students cannot take this course as an “Area Course”.
Expected Outcome ・Building-up of understanding that there exists a science of human sensibility (in Japanese: kansei), beauty, Taste, imagination, and Art.
・Building-up of re-considering the possibility of a comparative studies between the western and the eastern (especially the Japanese).

Class Objectives
/Class Outline ・To understand　the methodology of Aesthetics as a science.
・To understand　the aesthetical category of the Sublime, defferent from the Beautiful.
・To examine the possibility of applying the Sublime as the Western analysis-concept into the Eastern or Japanese arts.

Class Schedule 《Aesthetics, Philosophy of Sensibility》
Lectured by Professor Hideki KUWAJIMA(1970-) at Hiroshima University

★Main Theme of the Class（Term4 open class）:
“Arts and Landscapes, divided into the Sublime vs. the Beautiful”

・Lecture1-2:
Introduction: Explanation of the aim and subjects in this class.

・Lecture3-4(Lecture and Discussion):
【Topic 1：Natural Landscape】 Landscape aesthetics of the sacred island Aki-no-Miyajima in Hiroshima, in terms of the sublime, grace, and the picturesque.

・Lecture5-6(Lecture and Discussion):
What is an aesthetic category? What is the sublime in the history of aesthetics?: depending upon the thoughts by Edmund Burke and Immanuel Kant.

・Lecture7-8(Lecture and Discussion):
【Topic 2：Art Genre, Parallel of Arts】Can we really draw and paint the mountainous Alpines in canvas?: Classism vs. Romanticism, Painting vs. Poetry, or Figurative vs. Abstract.

・Lecture9-10(Lecture and Discussion):
【Topic 3：Irish Cinema 1】 Which cinema represents the sublime, and why？: in comparison with Irish films: The Quiet Man (dir. John Ford) and Man of Aran (dir. Robert Flaherty) etc.

・Lecture11-12(Lecture and Discussion):
【Topic 3(continued)：Irish Cinema 2】 Which cinema represents the sublime, and why？: in comparison with Irish films: The Quiet Man (dir. John Ford) and Man of Aran (dir. Robert Flaherty) etc.

・Lecture13-14(Lecture and Discussion):
【Topic 4：Barbarism　vs. Civilization】Applied Studies into the comparative Studies in Jomon art-spirit vs. Yayoi/Muromachi art-spirit.

・Lecture15:
Conclusion and Final Examination concerning the contrast diagrams mentioned abouve(or Assignment of Final Report).

●For each topic, students will write a short report to serve as the basis for group discussions in the class.
●The final examination is planned to be an essay writing task, based on the content covered in the class.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. ●Some handouts or copy of texts will be frequently provided in electronic way by the Microsoft Teams File System （the Teams' class to be opened at the beginning of Term 4)
●Referential Books as follows:
・Edmund Burke, A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful, 1757.（Revised ed. by James T. Boulton, Oxford: Blackwell, 1987.）
・Immanuel Kant, Kritik der Urteilskraft, 1790. (English version: Critique of Judgement, Oxford World's Classics, 2009.)
・Shuichi Kato, Japan, Spirit and Form, Charles E. Tuttle Publishing, 1994. (Japanese version: Nihon-bijutsu no Kokoro to Katachi, in: Kato Shuichi Selection 3, Tokyo: Heibonsha, 2000.) etc.

●Referential Japanese Books by Hideki Kuwajima as follows:
・Hideki Kuwajima, "Suko no Bigaku", Tokyo: Kodan-sha, 2008.
・Hideki Kuwajima, "Sei to Shi no Keruto Bigaku", Tokyo: Hosei University Press, September 2016(Awarded by the Ethno-Arts Society, Japan, in April 2017).
・Hideki Kuwajima, "Shiba Rotaro, Tabi suru Kansei (Shiba Rotaro, Landscape Traveller)", Kyoto: Sekaishiso-sha, March 2020 (Brand-New One!!).  etc.

●Referential Films as follows:
・John Ford（dir.）, The Quiet Man, 1952.
・Robert J. Flaferty（dir.））, Man of Aran, 1934.
・John Sayles(dir.), The Secret of Roan Inish, 1994.  etc.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details) Various audio-visual materials about art will be used in every class. So, I am very sorry to say that this class might be inadequate to a person in visual and hearing impairment.

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review ”Be a good thinker in English, rather than a good speaker of English", I should say.

Requirements Basically English is used in the class. However, depending upon the theme, the Japanese technical terms, or kanji/hiragana, is sometimes appeared in the class, to promote understanding the points.

Grading Method ・Active Participation in Classes: 　about 60%
・Final Exam. (or Final Report) : 　about 40%

Practical Experience Experienced

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it Chief of the Council of Higashi-hiroshima City Art Museum, and Former Chief of the Cultural Advisory Panel of Higashi-hiroshima City etc.

Message Various audio-visual materials about art will be used in every class. So, I am very sorry to say that this class might be inadequate to a person in visual and hearing impairment.

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	Liberal Arts Education Program
Lecture Code	61011201	Subject Classification	Area Courses
Subject Name	Aesthetics, Philosophy of Sensibility［旧パッケージ］
Subject Name （Katakana）
Subject Name in English	Aesthetics, Philosophy of Sensibility
Instructor	KUWAJIMA HIDEKI
Instructor (Katakana)	クワジマ　ヒデキ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, Second Semester, 4Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(4T) Mon5-8：IAS K105
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
Each lecture will include a discussion time in the second half of the class. So, this class is much similar to an exercise seminar in the classroom. ★In case of re-spread of covid-19, this class will be held in form of Microsoft Teams Online Class (simultaneous interactive).
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	E : English
Course Level	4 : Undergraduate Advanced
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	04 : Arts
Eligible Students	all the students in undergraduate.
Keywords	art, landscape, sublime, grace, beauty, aesthetic category, comparative study, painting, poetry, cinema/film, design/decorative art, classicism, romanticism, celtic, greco-roman, art-thinking, biz-thinking, Jomon, Yayoi, Muromachi, art-spirit etc.
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Liberal Arts Education	Area Courses（Courses in Arts and Humanities/Social Sciences)　Category：Philosophy / Ethics / Religion / Arts *Students who got admitted in 2018 or after can take this course as an “Area Course”. For this group of students, credits from this course will be regarded as credits from an “Area Course”. If students who got admitted in 2017 or before take this course, it is regarded as a “Package-Based Subject”. The latter group of students cannot take this course as an “Area Course”.
Expected Outcome	・Building-up of understanding that there exists a science of human sensibility (in Japanese: kansei), beauty, Taste, imagination, and Art. ・Building-up of re-considering the possibility of a comparative studies between the western and the eastern (especially the Japanese).
Class Objectives /Class Outline	・To understand　the methodology of Aesthetics as a science. ・To understand　the aesthetical category of the Sublime, defferent from the Beautiful. ・To examine the possibility of applying the Sublime as the Western analysis-concept into the Eastern or Japanese arts.
Class Schedule	《Aesthetics, Philosophy of Sensibility》 Lectured by Professor Hideki KUWAJIMA(1970-) at Hiroshima University ★Main Theme of the Class（Term4 open class）: “Arts and Landscapes, divided into the Sublime vs. the Beautiful” ・Lecture1-2: Introduction: Explanation of the aim and subjects in this class. ・Lecture3-4(Lecture and Discussion): 【Topic 1：Natural Landscape】 Landscape aesthetics of the sacred island Aki-no-Miyajima in Hiroshima, in terms of the sublime, grace, and the picturesque. ・Lecture5-6(Lecture and Discussion): What is an aesthetic category? What is the sublime in the history of aesthetics?: depending upon the thoughts by Edmund Burke and Immanuel Kant. ・Lecture7-8(Lecture and Discussion): 【Topic 2：Art Genre, Parallel of Arts】Can we really draw and paint the mountainous Alpines in canvas?: Classism vs. Romanticism, Painting vs. Poetry, or Figurative vs. Abstract. ・Lecture9-10(Lecture and Discussion): 【Topic 3：Irish Cinema 1】 Which cinema represents the sublime, and why？: in comparison with Irish films: The Quiet Man (dir. John Ford) and Man of Aran (dir. Robert Flaherty) etc. ・Lecture11-12(Lecture and Discussion): 【Topic 3(continued)：Irish Cinema 2】 Which cinema represents the sublime, and why？: in comparison with Irish films: The Quiet Man (dir. John Ford) and Man of Aran (dir. Robert Flaherty) etc. ・Lecture13-14(Lecture and Discussion): 【Topic 4：Barbarism　vs. Civilization】Applied Studies into the comparative Studies in Jomon art-spirit vs. Yayoi/Muromachi art-spirit. ・Lecture15: Conclusion and Final Examination concerning the contrast diagrams mentioned abouve(or Assignment of Final Report). ●For each topic, students will write a short report to serve as the basis for group discussions in the class. ●The final examination is planned to be an essay writing task, based on the content covered in the class.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	●Some handouts or copy of texts will be frequently provided in electronic way by the Microsoft Teams File System （the Teams' class to be opened at the beginning of Term 4) ●Referential Books as follows: ・Edmund Burke, A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful, 1757.（Revised ed. by James T. Boulton, Oxford: Blackwell, 1987.）・Immanuel Kant, Kritik der Urteilskraft, 1790. (English version: Critique of Judgement, Oxford World's Classics, 2009.) ・Shuichi Kato, Japan, Spirit and Form, Charles E. Tuttle Publishing, 1994. (Japanese version: Nihon-bijutsu no Kokoro to Katachi, in: Kato Shuichi Selection 3, Tokyo: Heibonsha, 2000.) etc. ●Referential Japanese Books by Hideki Kuwajima as follows: ・Hideki Kuwajima, "Suko no Bigaku", Tokyo: Kodan-sha, 2008. ・Hideki Kuwajima, "Sei to Shi no Keruto Bigaku", Tokyo: Hosei University Press, September 2016(Awarded by the Ethno-Arts Society, Japan, in April 2017). ・Hideki Kuwajima, "Shiba Rotaro, Tabi suru Kansei (Shiba Rotaro, Landscape Traveller)", Kyoto: Sekaishiso-sha, March 2020 (Brand-New One!!). etc. ●Referential Films as follows: ・John Ford（dir.）, The Quiet Man, 1952. ・Robert J. Flaferty（dir.））, Man of Aran, 1934. ・John Sayles(dir.), The Secret of Roan Inish, 1994. etc.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	Various audio-visual materials about art will be used in every class. So, I am very sorry to say that this class might be inadequate to a person in visual and hearing impairment.
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	”Be a good thinker in English, rather than a good speaker of English", I should say.
Requirements	Basically English is used in the class. However, depending upon the theme, the Japanese technical terms, or kanji/hiragana, is sometimes appeared in the class, to promote understanding the points.
Grading Method	・Active Participation in Classes: 　about 60% ・Final Exam. (or Final Report) : 　about 40%
Practical Experience	Experienced
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it	Chief of the Council of Higashi-hiroshima City Art Museum, and Former Chief of the Cultural Advisory Panel of Higashi-hiroshima City etc.
Message	Various audio-visual materials about art will be used in every class. So, I am very sorry to say that this class might be inadequate to a person in visual and hearing impairment.
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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