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講義概要/Course description
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Modern Art in Japanese and Global Contexts
From the late 19th century to the 1990s, this course provides an overview of Japanese and global viewpoints on the history of modern and postmodern art. We will examine how art movements developed relationally across various regions, whether in opposition, parallelism, or dialogue. Students will comprehend how contemporary Japanese society has influenced and been influenced by visual arts, from creating aesthetics and expressing personal subjectivity to representing national identity and fostering sociocultural change.
While the Japanese state in the Meiji period adopted a strategy of selective assimilation—systematically incorporating classical Western modes of painting, sculpture, and architecture—artists reshaped them via local concerns and aesthetics. Movements like Yōga and Nihonga reinterpreted Western styles by combining academic painting with Japanese techniques and themes, while Gutai and Mono-ha questioned shifting postwar and industrial realities through performative and material-based practices. The course focuses on the Japanese locale and how it contributes to, challenges, and expands global narratives of modern art.
We will explore art history not only through text sources and visual case studies, but also through dynamic exercises that were part of the movements themselves. To develop critical thinking, students will engage weekly with assigned readings and artworks, preparing short responses that express their perspectives. Art history is proposed as a material-theoretical practice, grounded in its localities and echoing beyond.
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達成目標/Course objectives
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• To familiarize oneself with the key terminology of modern art movements
• To understand art movements as part of sociocultural contexts, both local and global
• Learn how to analyze visual form and think critically
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学部・研究科のディプロマポリシー（卒業認定・学位授与の方針）に基づき、当該科目を履修することで身につく能力 / Abilities to be acquired by completing the course in accordance with the faculty and graduate school diploma policy (graduation certification and degree conferral)
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学部・研究科のディプロマポリシー（卒業認定・学位授与の方針）/ Undergraduate and Graduate Diploma Policy (Graduation Certification and Degree Conferral)
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履修条件（事前に履修しておくことが望ましい科目など）/Prerequisite
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• Intermediate level of English.
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授業計画/Lecture plan
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1
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Course Introduction—What does modern mean?
The first class will be conducted online (on-demand)
オンライン授業（オンデマンド型）での実施
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2
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Student self-introductions (2-3 minutes): research interests, modern artwork choice
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3
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19th-century movements—Romanticism, Impressionism, Yōga, Nihonga, Ukiyo-e |
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4
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Fauvism, Expressionism, Cubism, Shin-hanga |
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5
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Historical Futurisms |
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6
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Ready-made, Surrealism, Dada, Neo-Dada |
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7
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Gutai, Neoconcrete |
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8
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Bauhaus, Metabolism |
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9
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Fluxus, Video Art |
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10
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11
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Minimalism, Post-minimalism, Land Art, Mono-ha |
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12
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Pop art, Superflat |
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13
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Student presentations
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14
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Student presentations
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15
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Course wrap-up |
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| 事前学習/Preparation |
Read or watch the material provided via Moodle. |
| 事後学習/Reviewing |
React with a comment to the material. |
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授業方法/Method of instruction
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対面授業 / Classes in-person
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| 実施形態/Class Method |
通常型 / regular |
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成績評価方法/Evaluation
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平常点 In-class Points
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40%
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Participating in class discussions and presentations
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その他 Others
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30%
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Reaction to assigned material
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レポート Report
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30%
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Writing assignment
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課題（試験やレポート等）に対するフィードバックの方法/Feedback methods for assignments (exams, reports, etc.)
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1. Each week, students will be assigned a short reading or viewing (approximately 0.5-2 hours). These materials are intended to facilitate discussion and reflection. Students are expected to submit a brief response via Google Classroom or Moodle before each class.
2. At the end of the semester, students will submit a short final text (around 2,000 words) that reflects on a topic of their choice. This may take the form of an academic essay, a lecture-performance, or any other format. Each student will also give a short presentation of their project during the final two sessions.
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メッセージ/Message
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1. The Lecture Plan is tentative and subject to change.
2. Although not mandatory, the students are highly encouraged to take “Topics in Japanese Studies ΙI [Lecture in English]: Contemporary Art in Japanese and Global Contexts” in the winter semester, as those two courses are designed in relation to each other.
3. This course does not include a specific textbook, but readings and videos will be assigned digitally in each class. Tentative readings include:
• Art Since 1900: Modernism, Antimodernism, Postmodernism (2005), Hal Foster, Rosalind Krauss, Yve-Alain Bois, Benjamin Buchloh
• Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists? (1971), Linda Nochlin
• Radicalism in the Wilderness International Contemporaneity and 1960s Art in Japan (2018), Reiko Tomii
• Performativity in the Work of Female Japanese Artists In the 1950s-1960s and the 1990s [Modern Women: Women Artists at the Museum of Modern Art] (2010), Yuko Hasegawa
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キーワード/Keywords
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art history
modern
Japanese
Global
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