個別シラバス画面

: 2024/2/29 (10:35)

Course Overview

This course examines some basic methodologies practiced in the visual culture studies. We will discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each methodology, how we can apply these to our own research questions, and, in reverse, what kind of research questions would be asked in each methodology. Due to the high demand of interdisciplinary research, being knowledgeable about using images in research are becoming more important in any field. Therefore, although the focus of this course is on art in early modern to modern Japan, it is open to any students who are working on such fields as literature, religion, history.
In the first half of class, we discuss the points in the textbook and share what we have faced in our research regarding to the point. In the second part, we will discuss how each methodology was applied in the research of Japanese art. Students will be asked to deliver a short presentation on an image focusing on what kind of methodology they will use for analysis in the last day of the course, and submit an essay based on the presentation.

Keywords : Visual culture, methodology

Prerequisites :
Required Ability : English

Notes

Using AI for the final paper is prohibited.

Remote/On-site		Information regarding Moodle
	対面授業
●	リアルタイム-オンライン授業
	ハイブリッド授業（対面＋オンライン）
	オンデマンド型授業
	課題提出型授業

教職 :
資格 :

Course Objectives

	かなり優れている	優れている	及第である	一層の努力が必要
G_A-2 [修士：専修分野の知識と理解] In this course the students will be able to: critically assess each methodology for analyzing images.	Showing very good understanding of the methodology and its literature; suggests some problems in applying the methodology, explain its benefits thoroughly and how to cover the deficits	Showing understanding of the methodology and its literature; needs some explanations on its pros and cons	Explains the reason for taking the methodology, but discussions on its pros and cons are missing	No explanations at all on the methodology taken
G_B-1-3a [修士：作品の理解力] read and interpretate the visual language in depth.	Showing a deep understanding of the work with thorough reading of the literature and logical analysis of data collected by the student, effectively written	Showing understanding of the work based on the reading of literature and analysis, but some critical points are missing	Has tried to explain the work by discussin the literature and analysing data, but lacks coherency	Showing no or little understanding of the work, reading of the literature is not fully done and analysis lacks logic, which leads to the lack of persuasiveness
D_B-2 [博士：独創性] use the analyzing and writing skills for the students’ own paper.	Has presented a unique point of view by thoroughly analyzing the literature, and the method is systematically constructed to answer the question seen from the point of view	Has presented a point of view by analying the literature, and the method is constructed to answer the question	Point of view is presented, and the method is shown, but needs some clarification in explaining the reason why these are important	No explanations on the point of view nor method, merely a report
D_B-4a [博士：技能の統合] use the analyzing and writing skills for the students’ own paper.	Skills are integrated into one to deliver the argument and ingenuity is seen in developing some skills, presenting a unique and deeper understanding	Skills are integrated into one to reach a deeper understanding	Trials are seen in synthesizing the skills to develop the argument	Needs recapping and practicing of skills in research

九州大学文学部ディプロマ・ポリシー　　　九州大学人文科学府人文基礎専攻ディプロマ・ポリシー
九州大学人文科学府歴史空間論専攻ディプロマ・ポリシー　　　九州大学人文科学府言語・文学専攻ディプロマ・ポリシー
九州大学文学部哲学コース・カリキュラムマップ　　　九州大学文学部歴史学コース・カリキュラムマップ
九州大学文学部文学コース・カリキュラムマップ　　　九州大学文学部人間科学コース・カリキュラムマップ

Course Plan

授業形態（項目）		授業形態（内容）
●	講義
	外国語演習
	原典資料演習
	実習／フィールド調査
●	Problem-Based Learning （問題発見・解決型学習）
●	学生のプレゼンテーション
	Moodle の使用
	学外実習
	野外実習

Textbooks : Rose, Gillian. Visual Methodologies: An Introduction to Researching with Visual Materials. SAGE Publications, 2022.
Reference Books :
Course Handouts :

Course Plan ()

	Tentative Weekly Schedules	Lecture	Exercise, Field trip etc.	Comments, suggestions for the course preparation, review, etc.
1	Day 1 Introduction We discuss some problems we have faced in conducting research. The difficulties in choosing the right methods that matches our research questions, researching the images online (social media, etc.) and applying Western theories to Japanese art history will be addressed.	○		Reading “2 Researching with visual materials: a brief survey of conceptual debates” and “3 A critical visual methodology” in Visual Methodologies, pp. 14–71.
2	Day 2 Compositional Interpretation It is often said that ‘looking carefully’ is important for understanding and researching an object. We will look at some examples to describe images and objects effectively.	○		Readings “7 Compositional interpretation: looking with a ‘good eye’” in Visual Methodologies, pp. 117–147. McCormick, Melissa. “Beyond Narrative Illustration: What Genji Paintings Do” in Sano, Midori, Melissa McCormick, Mónika Bincsik, Kyoko Kinoshita, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and John T. Carpenter. The Tale of Genji: A Japanese Classic Illuminated. New York, New Haven: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019, pp. 43–55.
3	Day 3 Content analysis Some research requires an analysis using bulk of data. This may be used for the images and objects under investigation, or as a step to figure out what kind of images and objects we need to focus on.	○		Reading “8 Content analysis and cultural analytics: finding patterns in what you see” in Visual Methodologies, pp. 148–169.
4	Day 4 Semiology Semiology is a type of methodology that is used to make the message of the image clear, focusing on the signs and structures in the image. We will analyze how this methodology is applicable to Japanese art through an example of a research on the screen, Maple Viewing at Takao.	○		Readings “9 Semiology: Making sense of signs” in Visual Methodologies, pp. 170–213. Satō Yasuhiro. “Takao kanpū zu ron.” Bijutsushi ronsō: Tōkyō Daigaku Daigakuin Jinbunshakai kei Kenkyū ka Bungaku bu Bijutsu shi kenkyū shitsu kiyō, no. 16 (1999): 1–48.
5	Day 5 Discourse Analysis 1 We will discuss one type of discourse analyses to focus on the image and how the images construct accounts of the social world. Problems of iconography and audiences will also be addressed.	○		Reading “10 Discourse analysis I: Text, intertextuality and content” in Visual Methodologies, pp. 214–248. Watsky, Andrew M. “Floral Motifs and Mortality: Restoring Numinous Meaning to a Momoyama Building.” Archives of Asian Art 50 (February 1997): 62–92.
6	Day 6 Discourse Analysis 2 Images and objects often appear in specific place and space in an occasion. We will discuss how the institutionalization of art determines the meaning of art.	○		Readings “11 Discourse analysis II: Institutions, objects and displays” in Visual Methodologies, pp. 249–283. “The Museum in Ueno Park” in Tseng, Alice Yu-Ting. The Imperial Museums of Meiji Japan: Architecture and the Art of the Nation. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2008, 39–81.
7	Day 7 Student Presentation Students will deliver a short presentation on their image or object focusing on what methodologies they will use in their research. We will also cover some ethics in using the images in our research.	○		Reading “4 Understanding visual research ethics” in Visual Methodologies, pp. 73–89.

Evaluation

Standpoint→ Evaluation Method ↓	G_A-2 [修士：専修分野の知識と理解]	G_B-1-3a [修士：作品の理解力]	D_B-2 [博士：独創性]	D_B-4a [博士：技能の統合]	Grading Percentage, Disqualification etc.
Presentation	◎	○	◎	◎	20%
Report	◎	◎	◎	◎	80%

GPA Evaluation

A	B	C	D	F
授業を通じて、総じて「かなり優れている」に相当する活動を行った。	授業を通じて、概ね「優れている」を超える活動を行った。	授業を通じて、「及第する」に相当する活動を行った。	授業を通じて、総じて「及第する」には達しないものの、それに近い活動を行った。	授業を通じて、「一層の努力が必要」の活動にとどまった。

Additional Information regarding Evaluation Method : Although the item is shown as 'Report', this should be an essay (5000 words) and will be evaluated as such.

Study Consultation (Office Hours)

Study Consultation (Office Hours) :

Suggestion for success (Specific) :

: