Edo Aesthetics and Environmental Resiliency
This course aims to develop students' awareness of the way people get along with their environment. We take the Edo era as an example. We will examine Edo culture and literature with an eye to analyzing the attitudes toward Nature expressed there. We also discuss the conduct life in farming villages, as well as in daimy? lords' households. Students are expected to give a short presentation during the course. Lively duscussion is much expected.
theme | contents | etc. | |
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1 | Introductions | Topic introduced | Get to know each other |
2 | Edo Sustainability -I | Farm life in Edo /sound scape in Edo | Prepare for the discussion |
3 | Edo Sustainability -II | Farm house in Edo / | Prepare for the discussion |
4 | Edo Sustainability -III | Uraban life (Gardens) in Edo / Yoshiwara | Prepare for the discussion |
5 | Presentation and Discussion | Students' presentation | Prepare presentation |
6 | Presentation and Discussion | Students' presentation | Prepare presentation |
7 | Edo Aesthetics | We will discuss what we learned, what we thought and what we felt. | Prepare for the discussion |
8 | Edo Resiliency | We will discuss what we learned, what we thought and what we felt. | Prepare for the discussion |
9 | Field work | Visit Edo museum | Be punctual! |
10 | Review on Field work | Review a | Read handouts |
11 | Review Field work | Review | Read handouts |
12 | Reviewn and Discussion | Discussion | Prepare for the discussion |
13 | Presentation and Discussion | Students' presentation | Prepare presentation |
14 | Presentation and Discussion | Students' presentation | Prepare presentation |
15 | wrapping up | wraping up the topic | wraping up |