Academic Year 2017/2018
- Docente: Lucia Corrain
- Credits: 12
- SSD: L-ART/04
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Drama, Art and Music Studies (cod. 0956)
Learning outcomes
The students have to face the learning of the most important tools
of visual semiotics theory. In particular, they will know the
distinction between plastic level and figurative level, the
enunciation theory, sensoriality, passional dimension, etc. and
they will be able to use these tools to visual text analysis.
Course contents
This year's course, entitled Art and its spectators, will examine the methodological problems related to the relationship art establishes with its spectators. The first part will focus on basic theoretical concepts; the second part will cover their practical application. In this regard, different types of texts will be considered: from paintings to installation.The title of the course is Art and its spectators. It will
be focused on basic theorical and methodological aspects of the
visual fruition. We'll take into account different texts: from
paintings to installation.
Readings/Bibliography
A.-J. GREIMAS, “Semiotica figurativa e semiotica plastica”, in Fabbri, P., Marrone, G., a cura di, Semiotica in nuce II, Meltemi, Roma 2001, pp. 196-210 (scaricabile in pdf su AMS CAMPUS).
M. SCHAPIRO, Per una semiotica del linguaggio visivo, Meltemi, Roma 2002.
L. CORRAIN, a cura di, Semiotiche della pittura. I classici, le ricerche, Meltemi, Roma 2004 (scaricabile integralmente in pdf dall’inizio del corso su AMS Campus).
B. A. Uspenskij, Prospettiva divina e prospettiva umana. La pala di Van Eyck a Gand, Mondadori, Milano 2010.
Teaching methods
Lectures.
Assessment methods
Oral examination aimed to assess the critical skills acquired during the course by the students, who are expected to deal with the texts in the syllabus according to the teacher’s analysis methods during the lectures. Students shall demonstrate an appropriate knowledge of the recommended readings.
1. It will be graded as excellent the performance of those students demonstrating to be able to thoroughly analyze the texts and know how to put them into an organic view of the topics of the course. A proper use of the specific language during the interview will be also essential.
2. It will be graded as discrete the performance of those students with a mostly mnemonic knowledge, no in-depth analysis capabilities, and a correct, but not always appropriate, language of the recommended texts.
3. It will be graded as barely sufficient the performance of those students with an approximate knowledge, superficial understanding, poor analytical capabilities and an inappropriate language.
4. It will be graded as non-sufficient the performance of those students with learning gaps, inappropriate language, no orientation within the recommended bibliography.
Teaching tools
In addition to lectures, power-point presentations, movies and
documentaries will be used to support the teaching.
Links to further information
Office hours
See the website of Lucia Corrain