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Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

This information is intended exclusively for students already enrolled in this course.
If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:

Laurea in Scienze della comunicazione - Enrollment from 2025/2026

The 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.

Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°
Further activities
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Teaching code

4S008053

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

M-FIL/01 - THEORETICAL PHILOSOPHY

Period

2 A, 2 B

To show the organization of the course that includes this module, follow this link:  Course organization

Program

CRITICAL THEORY OF COMMUNICATION The course will focus on the analysis and conditions of possibility of a “critical theory of communication”, as proposed in the important volume of the Italian philosopher Rocco Ronchi. The so-called “standard” orientations in communication theories will be discussed, necessary to measure the importance and centrality of a “critical” reflection of a philosophical-speculative nature towards informational paradigms. In the last part of the course, a synthetic framework of some new orientations of media theory will be proposed, in particular through the proposals of the so-called "media archeology" which has developed new theoretical-methodological postures for the analysis of the relationships between communication and culture material. During the lessons, the purely theoretical proposals will be illustrated with numerous case studies, in order to highlight the applicative potential of a critical theory of communication.

Bibliography

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Didactic methods

The course will be carried out through lectures, in which the central themes of the program will be addressed. The more complex passages of the texts under study will be amply commented on and, where necessary, audiovisual materials will also be used.

Learning assessment procedures

The assessment of learning outcomes requires a written test which consists of a paper developed on a topic that will be communicated at the end of the course.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE

Evaluation criteria

Evaluation criteria: - language properties; - understanding of the texts; - ability to autonomously re-elaborate the acquired knowledge. The vote will be expressed out of thirty.

Exam language

Italiano