M286002Aesthetics and Art History (Seminars)
| Numbering Code | G-LET09 7M286 SJ34 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Second semester |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Seminar |
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| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | Fri.5 |
| Instructor name |
HIRAKAWA KAYO (Graduate School of Letters Professor) SUGIYAMA TAKASHI (Graduate School of Letters Associate Professor) TSUTSUI Tadahito (Graduate School of Letters Associate Professor) |
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| Outline and Purpose of the Course | In preparation for writing master theses or dissertations, this course will aim to have all members give oral presentations on issues in aesthetics and art history in order to help progress their research. | ||
| Course Goals |
・Set research topics based on one's own awareness of the issues, grasp related research trends, and accurately and critically understand previous studies. ・Acquire the high capacity to handle the research topic one has set based on previous studies and using new observations. Acquire the high skills needed to write a thesis, by executing a study, including the logic needed for examining a topic, organization, and written expression. |
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| Schedule and Contents |
Each student will set a research topic in view of their master thesis or dessertation, and, based on the drafts they write, will give presentations for a set window of time (about 20-40 minutes). Students will devise their own presentation methods using visual materials, such as PowerPoint or showing video materials, etc., as needed. After the presentation, all students will participate in a discussion and share their awareness of the issue. Week 1: Guidance: Establishing a Research Topic Weeks 2-14: Research Presentations and Discussions Week 15: Feedback: Future Topics |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy |
Assessments will be made based on research presentations and the degree of participation in discussions. Assessments of research presentations will be based on level of achievement regarding the learning goals. ・As a general rule, attendance at all seminar sessions is mandatory. ・High marks will be given to remarkable work that shows careful preparation, clear analysis of the works, precise discourse, and independent, creative thoughts. |
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| Course Requirements | All regular students enrolled in the Department of Aesthetics and Art History must attend this seminar. | ||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Because this is an important seminar for building the foundations of each student's research, students should decide on a topic as early as possible and advance their research, while always keeping in mind their awareness of the issues, in order to give complete research presentations. They should also always strive to have opportunities to come into direct contact with related works of art. | ||
| References, etc. | Students should obtain the prior studies and reference books they will need as early as possible, depending on the question they are posing, and strive to execute their study appropriately. | ||
