27322 - Analysis of Visual Communication (1)

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

The course has two parts, a more generaland a more specific one:
  (i)  some institutional elements of visual communication (text graphics, elements of visual perception);
 (ii)  look and identity of places.

(DAMS students, the integrated class in Philosophy of langauge is made up from this class and that of Philosophy of language (1).  For the program for the last one go to the class with that name.)

Readings/Bibliography

Roberta Valtorta Luogo e identità nella fotografia italiana contemporanea (Torino Einaudi 2013).

Massimo Hachen Scienza della visione (Milano Apogeo 2006).

John Berger Modi di vedere (Milano Bollati Boringhieri 2004).

Besides, Class notes, posted weekly, on line on my homepage.

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 within the day before the exam date.  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 for discussing the paper. The paper has to include exactly 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