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Study Plan
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Laurea magistrale in Storia delle Arti - Enrollment from 2025/2026The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
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Aesthetics (m) (2023/2024)
Teaching code
4S02296
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
6
Also offered in courses:
- Aesthetics (m) of the course Master’s degree in Tradition and Interpretation of Literary Texts
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
M-FIL/04 - AESTHETICS
Period
CuCi 1 B dal Nov 13, 2023 al Dec 22, 2023.
Courses Single
Authorized
Learning objectives
The course aims at promoting the acquisition of new theories and conceptions regarding the vast area of aesthetic phenomena by presenting the research of philosophical anthropology, cultural studies, aesthetics in practice, philosophy of performance, theories of community and of design (extended design), theory of artifacts etc. During the course also a modern reinterpretation of great classics of philosophical, anthropological or artistic thought will proposed, with the aim of better orientation with respect to problems and issues of the contemporary epoch.
Prerequisites and basic notions
No particular previous knowledge and skills are considered necessary.
Program
Lightness of the crisis. Death and survival of art in Italo Calvino's American lessons
1. The first part of the course presents a reflection on the different relationships between mimesis and ratio focusing on some fundamental historical passages (Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, rationalism, empiricism, Baumgarten).
2. Fundamental concepts of contemporary aesthetics will also be examined, such as the sublime and genius as defined by Kant and put to work by Goethe.
3. The third part deals with some motifs in Calvino's thought, above all those that give the title to the individual lessons, first of all lightness, but also speed, accuracy, visibility and multiplicity, in order to identify vital moments of reflection for the construction of a modern aesthetic capable of giving, at least in part, answers to the questions that characterize both the making of art and the reflection around this practice.
4. In conclusion, Picasso's painting Guernica will be examined as an example of how these problems affect pictorial art.
No particular previous knowledge and skills are considered necessary.
Bibliography:
- Markus Ophälders, Philosophy of aesthetic art, Mimesis, Milan 2008.
- Italo Calvino, American lessons, Mondadori, Milan 1999.
- Markus Ophälders, Max Raphael reads Picasso's Guernica, in: Id., Labirinti, Mimesis, Milan 2008, pp. 23-43.
Bibliography
Didactic methods
The didactic methods adopted are not distinct between attending and non-attending students. They consist of frontal lessons devoted to the transmission of fundamental concepts and structures of thinking and reflection and their respective application tools to implement theoretical notions in the direction of autonomous critical judgment.
Throughout the academic year, the teacher also holds a regular individual Reception at the times indicated on his page (without having to set a specific appointment). However, it is recommended that you consult the messages to be informed of any changes. During the first lesson, attending students will receive the full lesson schedule with the dates and topics discussed. Information on timetables and classrooms is also provided.
The course will be accompanied by a workshop during which the topics discussed during the frontal lessons will be discussed and deepened.
The content of books and lessons is adhering to the program.
Learning assessment procedures
The assessment of the learning outcomes involves an oral test, during which the issues discussed during the course and studied in the texts will be developed. The exam aims at ensuring knowledge of the topics under discussion and the ability to apply the concepts and logical methodologies to the various issues proposed.
This indivisible oral test is about the whole program and consists of a two-part interview - one with the teacher and one with one of his collaborators - and tries to verify:
- the depth and breadth of the knowledge gained;
- the property of language;
- the ability to systematically connect knowledge;
- analytical and argumentative ability.
The vote is expressed in marks from 18 to 30/30.
ERASMUS students are requested to contact the teacher at the beginning of the courses to agree together the teaching methods and the assessment tests.
Evaluation criteria
- the depth and breadth of the knowledge gained;
- the property of language;
- the ability to systematically connect knowledge;
- analytical and argumentative ability.
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
verbal examination
Exam language
Italiano
