FF:ESAA62 Beauty in Japanese Thought - Course Information

ESAA62 Beauty in Japanese Thought

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

prof. Joseph Rostinsky (lecturer), prof. PhDr. Petr Osolsobě, Ph.D. (deputy)

Guaranteed by

prof. PhDr. Petr Osolsobě, Ph.D.
Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Ing. Ivana Vašinová
Supplier department: Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Wed 14:00–14:50 G23, Wed 15:00–15:50 G23

Prerequisites

Course in English language given by a distingushed professor of Tokkai University Tokio. No knowledge of the Japanese language is required.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Aesthetics and Culture Studies (programme FF, N-EST_) (3)
• Aesthetics and Culture Studies (programme FF, N-HS)
• Aesthetics and Culture Studies (programme FF, N-OT) (2)
• Aesthetics (programme FF, B-EST_) (3)
• Aesthetics (programme FF, B-HS)
• Aesthetics (programme FF, B-OT) (2)
• Aesthetics (programme FF, D-OT4)
• Aesthetics (programme FF, M-HS)
• Aesthetics (programme FF, M-OT) (2)
• Aesthetics (programme FF, N-OT) (2)

Course objectives

The aim of the course is to introduce its students into the Japanese culture, art and aesthetic thought.

Learning outcomes

Students will receive the conceptual and the historical contexts of the Japanese thought about beauty, art, landscape and tradition.

Syllabus

• The ideas, as expressed in Japanese literature, visual arts and in samurai ethics (bushido), will be explained and interpreted through selected texts. Examples are drawn from the works of N.Soseki, J.Tanizaki, Y.Mishima, and M.Miyamoto. No knowledge of the Japanese language is required. Bibliography: Leonard Koren: Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets and Philosophers. (Point Reyes, CA, 2008). Yukio Mishima: Hagakure, Samurai Ethics. (Tokyo: Charles E. Tutte, 1992). Junichiro Tanizaki: In Praise of Shadows. (London: Vintage Books, 2001).

Literature

• Leonard Koren: Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets and Philosophers. (Point Reyes, CA, 2008). Yukio Mishima: Hagakure, Samurai Ethics. (Tokyo: Charles E. Tutte, 1992). Junichiro Tanizaki: In Praise of Shadows. (London: Vintage Books, 2001).

Teaching methods

Oral lectures with examples.

Assessment methods

A colloquium.

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Obecné podmínky ukončování kursů Semináře estetiky
The course is taught only once.
General note: A course is in English.

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