B0711 - Archiving Seminars (Gr. A)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the seminar (activity strictly pertinent with the objectives of the Degree Programme) the student gains skills and specific knowledge of the Fashion field.

Course contents

The year 2023 opened with the inauguration of an important exhibition at the Civic Museums of San Domenico in Forlì, entitled The Art of Fashion. Painted, portrayed and sculpted fashion stands at the centre of power and its communication; at the centre of society and its symbolic signs. It oscillates between innovation and imitation, orientation towards the new and immediate communicability. In renewing itself it must communicate, in doing so it consumes itself, and art is the mirror and inspiration, the expression and dissemination of models; often the creation itself.

The exhibition offered a unique and valuable opportunity to reflect on the seminar topics: after a few introductory lectures, the students will be divided into groups to which they will be assigned a work from among those on display in the exhibition. Every week, each group will have to work on the reading of the work - reading the image, bibliographical research, analysis and comprehension of the exhibition catalogue sheet provided by the lecturer relating to the chosen work - and at the end present the results in the classroom with a Powerpoint, discussing them with colleagues. It goes without saying that attendance is essential for suitability.

Readings/Bibliography

L'arte della moda. L'età dei sogni e delle rivoluzioni 1789-1968, catalogo della mostra (Forlì, Museo Civico San Domenico, 18 marzo-2 luglio, 2023), a cura di C. Acidini, G. Brunelli, E. Colle, F. Giacomotti, F. Mazzocca, Milano, Dario Cimorelli Editore, 2023

Teaching methods

In view of the practical and workshop nature of the seminar, priority will be given to joint activities of conception, iconographic and bibliographic research.


A powerpoint will be requested, which will be commented on collectively.

Assessment methods

It will be necessary to attend at least 24 of the 30 seminar hours; a classroom presentation of the powerpoints prepared by the students is scheduled from the middle of the seminar.

Teaching tools

Pdf of lectures, bibliography provided by the lecturer; material will be made available to students on Virtual.
Various audiovisual aids (audio CD, image and digital film projections).

Office hours

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