27322 - Analysis of Visual Communication (1)

Academic Year 2013/2014

  • Docente: Paolo Leonardi
  • Credits: 6
  • SSD: M-FIL/05
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Drama, Art and Music Studies (cod. 0956)

Learning outcomes

By taking the class in Visual Communication, the student will acquire some methods and tecniques for analyzing visual communication, especially the one integrating text and pictures, and that of architectural spaces.

Course contents

Let them see. Graphics, images, portraits of people, events, architecture.

(DAMS students) For the half class Philosophy of Language go to the class Philosophy of Language (1) [Filosofia del linguaggio (1)].

Readings/Bibliography

Massimo Hachen Scienza della visione (Milano Apogeo 2006).

William A. Ewing Faccia a faccia (Milano Contrasto due 2011).

S. Rossi e M. Sordi Lo spazio visivo della città (Alinea Firenze 2006).

Besides, Class notes, posted weekly. .

Teaching methods

Lectures, as already said, and besides a class discussion on some texts the
student will be required to read before hand.

Assessment methods

Paper, to be in sent by email 7 days in advance of discussion.  The paper's length all included has to be between 1750 and 1850 words, or between 11 and 13 thousands bytes.  The paper has to be sent me at the address paolo.leonardi ::at:: unibo.it.  In some cases I will ask you to come and discuss the paper, which has to include at least 4 pictures taken by you (indicating day and hour of the shot, and the place) or graphs of your design.

Teaching tools

Lectures.  Notes available on line.

Lecture notes, texts for the written exam, interview schedule, news, etc at the following URL:

http://web.dfc.unibo.it/paolo.leonardi/index.html

Links to further information

http://web.dfc.unibo.it/paolo.leonardi/index.html

Office hours

See the website of Paolo Leonardi