| e-mail: | bigaku(at)l.u-tokyo.ac.jp *Replace (at) with @. |
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| Tel: | 03-5841-3769 |
The Department of Aesthetics focuses on the education and research of aesthetics and various art studies. While aesthetics is traditionally a philosophical discipline focused on the study of beauty and art, the department also conducts research on individual artworks across various genres and investigates the historical and social contexts that shaped the concepts of beauty and art.
Teaching staff
Hiroshi YOSHIDA (Professor) Aesthetics
| Research fields: | Game studies, aesthetic theory |
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| Courses taught: | Original texts are read, including those on games, media, and design. |
Shunsuke KUWAHARA (Associate Professor) Aesthetics
| Research fields: | Modern German aesthetics, Hermeneutics, Conceptual history research |
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| Courses taught: | The lectures provide an introduction to the history of Western aesthetics, and original texts are read, including modern and contemporary German aesthetics. |
Keiko HASHIZUME (Lecturer) Aesthetics
| Research fields: | Aesthetics |
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| Courses taught: | Introduction to Theory of Art, French Phenomenology and Art, Seminar in Aesthetics III・IV, Definition and Boundaries of Art, Critical Reading of Source Texts I |
Kotaro SHIBATA (Research Associate) Aesthetics
| Research fields: | Sound culture of Japanese cinema, Film Distribution and Exhibition Networks |
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| Courses taught: | Critical Reading of Source Texts |
