Teaching code

4S010522

Teacher

Alessandra Zamperini

Coordinator

Alessandra Zamperini

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-ART/02 - HISTORY OF MODERN ART

Period

CuCi 1 A dal Sep 23, 2024 al Oct 31, 2024.

Courses Single

Authorized

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars 0

Learning objectives

The course provides the basic methodological tools for studying and putting into context any aspect of fashion that can be related with art history. Lessons will focus on female and male fashion’s formal traits and how they are reproduced in the visual media (painting, sculpture, prints, etc.), in the modern age and in the western culture, even though – when necessary – the relationship with extra European areas and different periods might be considered as a relevant part of the course. Sources and methods of other disciplines (such as history, history of fashion, history of literature, economic history) will be also of help, in order to adopt an interdisciplinary reading of the visual texts. The main course’s goals are: Aid students in interpreting and putting into context different forms; Analyse their fall-out in the iconographies that are used in the visual arts; understand the semantic peculiarity of fashion, when ‘depicted’ in visual images; Read the sources, when appropriate, in the original text (with translation). During the course, students will be invited to develop their judgement and express their opinions on the works of art (slides will be loaded on the e-learning site). Furthermore, students will be encouraged to verify the reliability of the theoretical statements they have learnt from the teacher by analysing the works of art by their own, in order to increase their skills.

Prerequisites and basic notions

Knowledge of modern art history

Program

The course aims to provide the fundamental tools for understanding and memorizing the main phases of fashion from the Renaissance to the 20th century, according to chronology and geographical origin. Fashion will be analyzed as represented in the figurative arts. From this point of view, fashion will be interpreted both as a dating and geographical recognition tool and a means to delve into different cultural contexts through an iconographic-iconological reading. Furthermore, the course aims to give students the fundamental tools for memorizing fashion's leading cultural and iconographic structures. Students are encouraged to learn and verify the teacher's theoretical statements (the images will be uploaded to the e-learning site); moreover, students are invited to fix the coordinates of each period and each specific style so that they can develop their skills in analyzing and formulating personal judgments.
The texts for the exam consist of 12 scientific articles focusing on a series of exemplary cases and methodological tools that can help analyze the iconography of fashion. The articles (in PDF format) are uploaded to the course's Moodle page and are available for didactic purposes only.

Bibliography

Didactic methods

Frontal lessons

Learning assessment procedures

Oral exam. Attending and non-attending students must study the same texts and take the same exam. Non-attending students must understand and put into context the images uploaded on the course’s Moodle page. Erasmus students are also invited to attend the lessons and must take the test like the other students. There are no intermediate tests.

Evaluation criteria

Verifying the knowledge acquired during the course, the skill to interpret the topics, and the ability to reflect autonomously. There are no differences between attending and non-attending students. Non-attending students are also invited to follow the images uploaded to the e-learning platform during the course. Erasmus students are invited to attend the lessons and must take the exam like other students. There are no intermediate tests.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

The final mark is unique, deriving from a single test

Exam language

Italiano