一座城市如何成形？都市的建築配置與空間改變如何影響生活或旅行於其中的人？都市人的情感、意識、性別、族裔、職業、乃至活動地區、社會行為與消費模式，和其所居住的都市有何關聯？交流越來越頻繁的國際大都會，各自有何特色或性格，彼此又有何共通之處？而影像作為重要的文化生產形式之一，又如何呼應或建構城市的生活與文化？從文字、繪畫、攝影到電影，各種不同媒介所呈現的城市風貌，又有何異同處？本課程從文化研究的取向，考察都市空間與社會文化的關係，同時藉由參考並分析影像來幫助我們認識紐約、巴黎、洛杉磯、東京、香港與台北等當代國際型都市的獨特面貌，更進一步探討影像生產與城市文化相互參照與彼此建構的密切關聯。

本課程期望以活潑、富批判意識的方式，以性別、地景、圖像與(動態)影像等主題，選讀相關參考書籍，探討都市這個微型社會的空間政治與文化論述等議題。本課程也透過各種動靜態影像的賞析，探討影像生產與城市空間的認知與體驗之間的辯證關係，並藉以培養人文關懷與反思。

How does a city take shape? How do urban architectural configurations and spatial changes affect the people who live or travel in them? How are the emotions, consciousness, gender, ethnicity, occupation, and even activity areas, social behaviors and consumption patterns of urbanites related to the city they live in? In these cosmopolitan cities where exchanges are becoming more and more frequent, what are the characteristics or personalities of each, and what do they have in common with each other? As one of the important forms of cultural production, how does video respond to or construct urban life and culture? From writing, painting, photography to film, what are the similarities and differences in the urban landscape presented by various media? This course examines the relationship between urban space and social culture from the perspective of cultural studies. At the same time, it helps us understand the unique features of contemporary international cities such as New York, Paris, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Taipei by referring to and analyzing images. It further explores the close relationship between image production and urban culture's mutual reference and mutual construction.

This course hopes to explore issues such as spatial politics and cultural discourse in the micro-society of the city by reading relevant reference books on topics such as gender, landscape, images and (moving) images in a lively and critically aware way. This course also explores the dialectical relationship between image production and the perception and experience of urban space through the appreciation of various dynamic and static images, and thereby cultivates humanistic care and reflection.

通識課程不同於專業課程，實乃著重引導學生主動關懷、探索與實踐人類的終極價值與智慧；同時通識課程所提供的知識，不是專業課程的淺薄化，而是具有厚實感的基礎知識。本校根據創校傳統、校訓與辦學理念訂定通識教育定四大基本素養：求真素養、篤信素養、力行素養與宏通素養，以具體落實本校通識教育之理想。希望本校學生能發揮自主學習精神，在通識課程老師的引導下，逐漸培養其通識教育基本素養，並期待能終身學習。各種基本素養並訂有具體的學習成效指標，以做教學與學習成效之自我檢證的具體指標，分述如下：求真素養（自然領域）：1.學習自然科學的方法或哲學以探索物理與生命世界的微妙，2.發揮就事論事的精神，3.能參與科學議題相關的公共事務。篤信素養（人文領域）：1.學習人文精神以探索內在自我與領會人類文明的深層價值，2.發展自律精神，3.能運用理性進行道德推理。力行素養（社會領域）：1.運用社會科學的方法或哲學以激發學生的傾聽與溝通能力，2.承認與尊重多元差，3.實踐民主審議的精神。宏通素養（跨領域）：1.追求人類的整體價值，2.融通求真、篤信、力行等素養於個人生命之中。各領域的課程對於學習成效指標可以跨選，不必拘泥。

General courses are different from professional courses. They actually focus on guiding students to actively care for, explore and practice the ultimate value and wisdom of mankind. At the same time, the knowledge provided by general courses is not the superficiality of professional courses, but basic knowledge with a solid sense. Based on the school’s founding tradition, school motto and school philosophy, the school has formulated four basic qualities for general education: truth-seeking quality, belief quality, practical quality and general quality, in order to concretely implement the school’s ideals of general education. We hope that our students can develop their independent learning spirit and gradually develop their basic literacy in general education under the guidance of general education teachers, and look forward to lifelong learning. Various basic competencies have specific learning effectiveness indicators for self-examination of teaching and learning effectiveness, which are described as follows: Truth-seeking literacy (natural field): 1. Learn the methods or philosophy of natural science to explore the subtleties of the physical and life world, 2. Use the spirit of discussing things as they are, 3. Be able to participate in public affairs related to scientific issues. Belief literacy (humanities field): 1. Learn the humanistic spirit to explore the inner self and understand the deep value of human civilization, 2. Develop a spirit of self-discipline, 3. Be able to use reason for moral reasoning. Practical literacy (social field): 1. Use social science methods or philosophy to stimulate students' listening and communication skills, 2. Recognize and respect diversity, 3. Practice the spirit of democratic deliberation. Hongtong literacy (cross-field): 1. Pursue the overall value of human beings, 2. Integrate qualities such as truth-seeking, faith, and practice into personal life. Courses in various fields can choose from different learning outcome indicators, so there is no need to be rigid.

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