This course not only explains aesthetics and aesthetic education theory, but also analyzes the phenomenon and form of beauty. It aims to help students understand aesthetic ideal and interest, cultivate their aesthetic care, and increase their aesthetic knowledge and improve their aesthetic accomplishment and quality in this "journey of beauty". The course consists of ten parts:
The first chapter aims to inspire students' thinking and stimulate them to love beauty and want to pursue beauty, appreciate beauty, create beauty and convey beauty.
The second chapter is about the origin and context of theoretical knowledge and development of Chinese and Western aesthetics and aesthetic education, then forming the basic theoretical framework and theoretical background;
Chapter 3 to chapter 12, take specific forms of artistic expression as examples, such as calligraphy, poetry, tea art, painting, sculpture, artifacts, architecture, city, music, dance and so on ,in order to improve students' aesthetic appreciation ability, to grasp the method of art appreciation, to shape perfect personality, guide students to have lofty spiritual pursuit, and achieve a beautiful life and a beautiful university.
The course is taught in English with bilingual subtitles and more than 110 lecture videos plus several practical videos. As a supplement to the course content, the actual operation video vividly presents the contents of the class and increases the interest of learning.
This course is aimed at a wide range of audiences, including Chinese university students, international students in China, and people from all walks of life who are interested in aesthetics and aesthetic education.
