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Kuwajima Hideki
Professor
Affiliation Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Discipline Philosophy
Academic Degrees Osaka University B.A., March 1993
Osaka University M. A., March 1996
Osaka University Ph.D., March 2004
Research Fields Humanities; Art studies; Aesthetics and studies on art
Humanities; Art studies; Art at large
Humanities; Philosophy; History of thought
Research Keywords Aesthetics of the Sublime / Edmund Burke and His Cultural Background: History of the !8th Century Britain and Ireland / Geo-Aesthetics, or Aesthetics on Nature / Aesthetics on the Image of Landscape, or Nostalgia / Philosophy on the HIROSHIMA Representation / Irish Cinema and Irish Art Culture / Aesthetics of the Celtic Culture
Comments Born and Raised up in Gumma Prefecture, March 1970. BA (March 1993), MA (March 1996), and PhD (March 2004) in Aesthetics, especially concerning Edmund Burke's Thought and its Irish background, at Osaka University. JSPS Research Fellow (April 2001-March 2004), Associate Professor (April 2004-January 2016) and Full Professor at Hiroshima University (February 2016-the present). During 2000-2017, Lectured at Osaka Institute of Technology, Konan University, Shimane University, Osaka University, and Kyoto University. Specific research field is as follows: 1. Edmund Burke's life and thought, relating to the modern Irish history. 2. Landscape aesthetics, based on the local history, and its application to the contemporary city-planning. Now an editorial committee member of Japanese Society for British Philosophy and Japan-Ireland Society, and a chief of the Council for Higashihiroshima City Museum of Art.
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Topic City Planning
Design
Europe
Philosophy/Thoughts
Works of Art/Art
SDGs 1 No poverty 3 Good health and well-being 4 Quality education 5 Gender equality 7 Affordable and clean energy 8 Decent work and economic growth 9 Industry, innovation, infrastructure 10 Reduced inequalities 11 Sustainable cities and communities 12 Responsible consumption, production 14 Life below water 15 Life on land 16 Peace, justice and strong institutions
Educational Programs [Bachelor Degree Program] School of Integrated Arts and Sciences : Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences : Integrated Arts and Sciences
[Master's Program] Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences : Division of Humanities and Social Sciences : Integrated Arts and Human Sciences Program
[Doctoral Program] Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences : Division of Humanities and Social Sciences : Integrated Arts and Human Sciences Program
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