61050002 Science of ArtＡ

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School Liberal Arts Education Program

Lecture Code 61050002 Subject Classification Area Courses

Subject Name 芸術学Ａ

Subject Name
（Katakana）ゲイジユツガクA

Subject Name in
English Science of ArtＡ

Instructor KUWAJIMA HIDEKI

Instructor
(Katakana) クワジマ　ヒデキ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  2Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2T) Thur5-8：IAS L201

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face

Lecture and DVD projection（Basically Onsite-Class on campus）
★In case of re-spread of covid-19, we might change the way into Online (simultaneous interactive) by Microsoft Teams.

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 1 : Undergraduate Introductory

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 04 : Arts

Eligible Students All Grades

Keywords ★The 1st half : Aesthetics, Art Science, Landscape, Travel, History, Imagination, Narrative, Fiction, Travell Writing, Historical Novel, Rotaro Shiba etc.

★The 2nd half: Art Genre, Representation, Drama, Cinema, Hiroshima, Auschwiz, A-Bombing, 1945, Hisashi Inoue 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
Expected Outcome 1. To be able to explain the formation and development processes and contemporary issues of each academic discipline.
2. To be able to explain historical and contemporary issues that span multiple academic disciplines from multifaceted perspectives.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline This class will be designed to aquire two facets: 1) Analysis of the fictinal narrative of landscape based upon the KANSEI-affective philosophy by Rotaro Shiba's Travell Wring  series "Kaidou wo Yuku", and 2) Analysis of the (im-)possibility of the representation of A-bomed Hiroshima in August 6, 1945 by Hisashi Inoue's play "Chichi to Kuraseba".

Class Schedule lesson1: Introduction 1
lesson2-7: Analysis of the fictinal narrative of landscape based upon the KANSEI-affective philosophy by Rotaro Shiba's Travell Wring  series "Kaidou wo Yuku".
lesson8: Mid-term Test(expected).
lesson9-14: Analysis of the (im-)possibility of the representation of A-bomed Hiroshima in August 6, 1945 by Hisashi Inoue's play "Chichi to Kuraseba".
lesson15: Conclusion(including Final Report)

Text/Reference
Books,etc. ・Text in the 1st half:
★Hideki Kuwajima, "Shiba Rotaro, Tabi suru Kansei (Shiba Ryotaro, Landscape Traveller)", Kyoto: Sekaishiso-sha, March 2020.

・Text in the 2nd half:
★Hisashi Inoue, "Chichi to Kuraseba (The Face of Jizo)", Tokyo: Shincho-sha (Shicho-bunko), 1995.

★Sub-Text of all the Lesson:
・Hideki Kuwajima, "Suko no Bigaku", Tokyo: Kkodansha(Kodansha-sensho), May 2008.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Text, Handouts, Audio Materials, Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Stream, moodle

(More Details) Projection: VHS drama and DVD movie etc.

Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, Quizzes/ Quiz format, Fieldwork / Survey, Project Learning, Post-class Report

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Lesson 1-15: To pay your attention, and to take a memorandum by yourself spontaneously.

Requirements

Grading Method ・Active Participation in Classes (including Mid-term Test: about 10%): 　about 60%
・Final Examination: 　about 40%

Practical Experience Experienced

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it Making use of the insights from my career such as: Chief of the Council of Higashihiroshima City Art Museum, and Former Advisory Panel of Culture of Higashihiroshima 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.

Academic Year	2025Year	School/Graduate School	Liberal Arts Education Program
Lecture Code	61050002	Subject Classification	Area Courses
Subject Name	芸術学Ａ
Subject Name （Katakana）	ゲイジユツガクA
Subject Name in English	Science of ArtＡ
Instructor	KUWAJIMA HIDEKI
Instructor (Katakana)	クワジマ　ヒデキ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, First Semester, 2Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(2T) Thur5-8：IAS L201
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face
Lecture and DVD projection（Basically Onsite-Class on campus） ★In case of re-spread of covid-19, we might change the way into Online (simultaneous interactive) by Microsoft Teams.
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	4	Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	1 : Undergraduate Introductory
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	04 : Arts
Eligible Students	All Grades
Keywords	★The 1st half : Aesthetics, Art Science, Landscape, Travel, History, Imagination, Narrative, Fiction, Travell Writing, Historical Novel, Rotaro Shiba etc. ★The 2nd half: Art Genre, Representation, Drama, Cinema, Hiroshima, Auschwiz, A-Bombing, 1945, Hisashi Inoue 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
Expected Outcome	1. To be able to explain the formation and development processes and contemporary issues of each academic discipline. 2. To be able to explain historical and contemporary issues that span multiple academic disciplines from multifaceted perspectives.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	This class will be designed to aquire two facets: 1) Analysis of the fictinal narrative of landscape based upon the KANSEI-affective philosophy by Rotaro Shiba's Travell Wring series "Kaidou wo Yuku", and 2) Analysis of the (im-)possibility of the representation of A-bomed Hiroshima in August 6, 1945 by Hisashi Inoue's play "Chichi to Kuraseba".
Class Schedule	lesson1: Introduction 1 lesson2-7: Analysis of the fictinal narrative of landscape based upon the KANSEI-affective philosophy by Rotaro Shiba's Travell Wring series "Kaidou wo Yuku". lesson8: Mid-term Test(expected). lesson9-14: Analysis of the (im-)possibility of the representation of A-bomed Hiroshima in August 6, 1945 by Hisashi Inoue's play "Chichi to Kuraseba". lesson15: Conclusion(including Final Report)
Text/Reference Books,etc.	・Text in the 1st half: ★Hideki Kuwajima, "Shiba Rotaro, Tabi suru Kansei (Shiba Ryotaro, Landscape Traveller)", Kyoto: Sekaishiso-sha, March 2020. ・Text in the 2nd half: ★Hisashi Inoue, "Chichi to Kuraseba (The Face of Jizo)", Tokyo: Shincho-sha (Shicho-bunko), 1995. ★Sub-Text of all the Lesson: ・Hideki Kuwajima, "Suko no Bigaku", Tokyo: Kkodansha(Kodansha-sensho), May 2008.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Text, Handouts, Audio Materials, Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Stream, moodle
(More Details)	Projection: VHS drama and DVD movie etc.
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions, Quizzes/ Quiz format, Fieldwork / Survey, Project Learning, Post-class Report
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Lesson 1-15: To pay your attention, and to take a memorandum by yourself spontaneously.
Requirements
Grading Method	・Active Participation in Classes (including Mid-term Test: about 10%): 　about 60% ・Final Examination: 　about 40%
Practical Experience	Experienced
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it	Making use of the insights from my career such as: Chief of the Council of Higashihiroshima City Art Museum, and Former Advisory Panel of Culture of Higashihiroshima 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.

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