Hiroshima University Syllabus

Back to syllabus main page
Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Integrated Arts and Human Sciences Program
Lecture Code WMJ30101 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 美的感性論
Subject Name
(Katakana)
ビテキカンセイロン
Subject Name in
English
Aesthetics and KANSEI-affective Philosophy
Instructor KUWAJIMA HIDEKI
Instructor
(Katakana)
クワジマ ヒデキ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  First Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1st) Thur9-10:IAS A704
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
 
★Semester(the first half of academic year)Open Class,  managed by Prof. KUWAJIMA: each 90 min. at 16:20-18:05 on Thursdays(from April to August).
★Basically Face-to-face Seminars in Japanese.
★In case of re-spread of covid-19, we might change the way into Online(simultaneous interactive). 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 5 : Graduate Basic
Course Area(Area) 23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area(Discipline) 04 : Arts
Eligible Students All Grades
Keywords Aesthetics, Art, Craft, Manufacture, Design, Patronage, Buddhist-Sculpture, Noh-Play, Tea-Ceremony, Ceramics, Gardening, Black-and-White Painting, Ukiyoe-Print, Mechanical Arts, Religion, Historical Novel, Seicho MATSUMOTO etc. 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Purpose for Aesthetic-Education, or KANSEI-Education, as well as for Japanese Arts Education.
 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
Intensive reading the Japanese book ”Shosetsu Nihon Geitan(Novel: Japanese Great Artists and Craftsmen)” by Seicho MATSUMOTO (1909-1992), for the purpose of understanding the relationship between 'Art and Human Life' or 'Art and Political Powers' through Japanese Great Masters. 
Class Schedule lesson1: Orientation Guidance of the Following Lectures: Seicho MATSUMOTO's Views of 'Historical Novel' and those of 'Artist
lesson2: Orientation Guidance of the Following Lectures: Seicho MATSUMOTO's Views of 'Historical Novel' and those of 'Artist
lesson3: Intensive Reading of the Chapter: Un-kei
lesson4: Intensive Reading of the Chapter: Zeami
lesson5: Intensive Reading of the Chapter: Sen-no-Rikyu
lesson6: Intensive Reading of the Chapter: Sesshu
lesson7: Intensive Reading of the Chapter: Oribe Furuta
lesson8: Intensive Reading of the Chapter: Matabe Iwasa
lesson9: Intensive Reading of the Chapter: Enshu Kobori
lesson10: Intensive Reading of the Chapter: Koetsu
lesson11: Intensive Reading of the Chapter: Sha-raku
lesson12: Intensive Reading of the Chapter: Tori-busshi
lesson13: Conclusion 1
lesson14: Conclusion 2
lesson15: Final Examination (Essay Writing) 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
★Main Text Book (you should bring in every class):
・Seicho MATSUMOTO, "Shosetsu Nihon Gei-tan", shincho-bunko, 1961(In print / Not out of print or out of stock.)
★Referencial Books:
・”Matsumoto Seicho zensshu(Complete Works)”, Vol. 26, Bungei-shunjyuu, 1973.
・Kazutoshi HANDO, "Seicho-san to Shiba-san", Bunshun-bunko, 2005. etc.
・Several Japanese Essays and Works concerning the Japanese Great Masters by Ryotaro SHIBA, Masakazu YAMAZAKI, and Shuichi KATO etc. 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
(More Details) DVD and VHS video projector and Microsoft Teams etc.
 
Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
To dictate my comments during listening my lecture, and watching the related photos and movies on TV screen etc. 
Requirements  
Grading Method Final Examination(or Final Report):  about 20%
Participation and Attitude toward the Class (Summary-submission, Oral Presenation and Discussion etc.) :  about 80% 
Practical Experience Experienced  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it Chief of Council of Higashi-hiroshima City Art Museum, and Former Chief of Cultural Advisory Panel of Higashi-hiroshima City. 
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. 
Back to syllabus main page