OSPKYOTO 42: Gardens of Kyoto: Spaces of Aesthetic and Spiritual Contemplation
Chronological stroll through Japanese gardens of different types and functions, spanning from the Heian period (794¿1185), when the ancient capital of Kyoto was established, through to contemporary times. Weekly field trips to a selection of Kyoto gardens and garden-related activities, in order to gain an understanding of the historical development and functions of Japanese gardens, including their design principles, techniques, and elements.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-A-II
Instructors:
Ludvik, C. (PI)
OSPKYOTO 44: The Zen of Japanese Design: Wa Concepts and their Creative Application
Links between successful Japanese design innovations and Japan¿s traditional `Wa¿ (lit. ¿harmony¿) principles that underpin them. Wa as a codified conceptual framework; how Japanese creatives continue to directly apply Wa principles to enhance their designs. Through a combination of classroom study and hand-on creative assignments as well as field trips throughout Kyoto, explore the relationship between Zen and Wa thinking and how it is applied in Japanese design. Students will gain significant experience developing their own original designs for products, business models or services, utilizing Wa principles
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-CE
OSPKYOTO 51: Salsa in Japan:Musical Migrations and Cultural Hybridity
Salsa as a major musical cultural product of 20th century Latin America in Japan. After Frances Aparicio¿s influential work, the course situates salsa in contemporary Japanese culture. The goal of this class is twofold: familiarity with the cultural history of salsa as a narrative of musical migration in connection with African and Caribbean diasporas; how this narrative unfolds from an ethnomusicological perspective in the vibrant salsa scene in contemporary Japanese culture, which connects to a history of Japan¿s global musical connections. Critical understanding of salsa as soundscape, rather than as a geographically bound musical genre.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-5
| UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-EDP
Instructors:
Briceno, X. (PI)
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Hoyos, H. (PI)
OSPKYOTO 58: A Journey into the Buddhist Visual Arts of Japan
Impact of Buddhism on the arts and culture of Japan as seen in the ancient capital of Kyoto. Image production, iconography, representational strategies, as well as the ritual and visual functions of Buddhist sculpture and painting with a focus on selected historical temples and their icons. Also examination of architectural and landscape elements of temple layouts, within which iconographic programs are framed, images are enlivened, and practices centered on these devotional and ritual art.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: WAY-A-II
Instructors:
Ludvik, C. (PI)
OSPMADRD 8A: Cities and Creativity: Cultural and Architectural Interpretations of Madrid
Architecture and the city, with a focus on recent currents in the progress of both, such as sustainability, environmentalism and the relationship with nature. Topics underpinned by discussion of theory, and illustrated by a study of the city of Madrid: an example of a hybrid architectural/planning experiential environment that looks to the future with an ambition for modernization.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: WAY-A-II
Instructors:
Campos Calvo-Sotelo, P. (PI)
OSPMADRD 43: The Jacobean Star Way and Europe: Society, Politics and Culture
The Saint James' Way as a tool to understand historic dynamics from a global perspective. Its effect on the structures that form a political and institutional system, and its society, economy, and ideology. Enrollment limited; instructor approval required.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:EC-GlobalCom, GER:DB-Hum, WAY-SI, WAY-A-II
Instructors:
Larranaga Zulueta, M. (PI)
OSPMADRD 45: Women in Art: Case Study in the Madrid Museums
Viewing the collections at the Prado Museum through study and analysis of the representations of women. Contemporary literary texts and images that situate paintings in the historical, social, and political conditions that produced the works.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-Gender, WAY-A-II, WAY-EDP
Instructors:
Domenech Lopez, J. (PI)
OSPMADRD 47: Cultural Relations between Spain and the United States:Historical Perceptions and Influences, 1776-2
Critical historical thinking about international cultural relations, using Spain and U.S. as case studies examples, with references to Atlantic world contexts, from 1776 to the present. Insights into the continuing social and political relevance of their contested legacies. interpretive perspectives grounded in different ideologies, interests and collective identities within both societies. Introduction to pertinent social scientific theory regarding identity formation, self-image, and perceptions of and interactions with ethnic and cultural otherness. Differences between history, historiography and memory through consideration of diverse forms of expression and vehicles of transmission of collective memory.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: WAY-SI, WAY-A-II
Instructors:
Hilton, S. (PI)
OSPMADRD 80: Word, Image and Power
Relationships and uses of oral discourse, art, and iconography in politics in different countries through history. Case studies from ancient Egypt, the Greek Paideia, Cesar Augustus, medieval Europe, Spanish modern empire, French revolutionary discourse, and proletarian national identity in Russia and China.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: WAY-A-II
Instructors:
Larranaga Zulueta, M. (PI)
OSPMADRD 84: Madrid Through My Eyes: A Theoreticl/Practical Documentary Film Workshop
Theoretical and practical view of Spanish language documentary cinema; potential of this type of film making as a form of personal expression. Tools for understanding and analyzing this type of cinema. Creative and analytical reflection on student 's Madrid experience; develop individual visual discourse to portray life in the city by filming a short documentary.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE, WAY-A-II
Instructors:
Castejon Gilabert, J. (PI)
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