東アジア教養学理論II（２）a

Being Critical: Thinking With Chris Marker

What is critical today? How can we be critical in this world? This course is aimed at deepening this question regarding the term "critical" by getting hints from Chris Marker (1921-2012), a French filmmaker, who traveled across the world, including East Asia, after WWII. Through viewing, analyzing, and thinking critically about his works, such as Sunday in Peking (1956), La Jetée (1962), Sans Soleil (1983), and Level Five (1997), we will jump into the prophetic problem.

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授業計画

Week 1 10/7 Introduction Week 2 10/21 4th period-Guest speaker: Yuki Tanaka, Text: Joseph Needham, Science and Civilisation in China 5th period-Guest speaker: Cheung Ching-yuen, Text: Watsuji Tetsuro, Climate Week 3 10/28 4th-5th period-TA Session Week 4 11/4 4th period-Guest speaker: Qin Wang, Text: Leo Strauss, What Is Liberal Education 5th period-Guest speaker: Manuel Yang, Text: Peter Linebaugh, "All the Atlantic Mountains Shook" Week 5 11/11 4th-5th period-TA Session Week 6 11/13 4th period-Guest speaker: Kiyonobu Date, Text: Talal Asad, Is Critique Secular?: Blasphemy, Injury, and Free Speech 5th period-Guest speaker: Yusuke Wakazawa, Text: Gayle Rogers, Speculation: A Cultural History from Aristotle to AI Week 7 11/18 4th-5th period-TA Session

授業の方法

Participants are required to join presentation activities and discussions based on film images.

成績評価方法

Presentation and report.

教科書

Follow the advice of the instructor.

参考書

Follow the advice of the instructor.

履修上の注意

Note: If you take this course, you should also register for 東アジア教養学理論I（２）a／ Theories in East Asian Liberal Arts I (2) (a). It is highly recommended to watch Mamoru Oshii's Ghost in the Shell (1995) and Anne-Laure Bonnel’s Donbass (2016) before the course starts.