△History of Humanities[3468]

＜授業のねらい及び具体的な達成目標＞

The aim of this course is to provide architecture and technology students with an overview of various paradigms from an humanities perspective in order to expose the intersections between technology and the humanities and reveal the interrelationship between the thought processes associated with both.

＜授業計画及び準備学習＞

Technology is both a production of the human condition and a major factor in the development of the human condition. It is essential for students of architecture/technology to have a firm grounding in the interrelatedness of their majors and the development of humanities’ concepts in order for them to conceive of pertinent and progressive designs. To achieve this, the course in History of Humanities will examine the motivations behind developments from both needs based and intrinsic creativity based points of view. This will entail analyzing structural, technological, and scientific achievements and aesthetic principles across the paradigm shifts of human culture.

Week 1: Orientation and overview of course
Weeks 2-4: The Ancient World to the European Medieval Period
Early structures: functionality and aesthetics
Influence of environment on aesthetics and design
Representation for purpose of control: religion, politics, and power
Weeks 5-8: Creative Arts and Design during the Renaissance and Enlightenment
Effects of Transculturalization
Age of Exploration and Colonization
Economic Paradigm Shifts
Religious Paradigm Shifts
Rise of the Middle Class
Shift towards subjectivity
Weeks 9-11: Rise of Democracies and Industrial Age
Spread of Reading: Rise of the novel and short story
Correlations between literature, art, and design
Creations for the common person
Weeks 12-15: Post-industrial developments
Anti-art
Effects of mass media
Globalized aesthetics

＜成績評価方法及び水準＞

Students will be evaluated on their homework, course work, and projects.

＜教科書＞

No text is required for this course.

＜オフィスアワー＞

Shinjuku Campus: Wednesdays & Thursdays lunch time and by appointment.

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