90434 - Memory, Museum and Information

Learning outcomes

Through the study of the different theoretical perspectives on Memory and the study of the relationships between Memory registers mainly (but not only) three-dimensional and the information Institutions dedicated to them, at the end of the course the student must understand the relationships between objects and memory through the transformations of the idea of a museum and the importance of the exhibition order as an order of memory and knowledge. He knows also analysis methodologies and specific bibliographical tools.

Course contents

Introduction to the concept of cultural memory.
Individual/shared memory
Artificial memory: memory arts and memory machines
Memory and History
The origins of the modern museum: collecting and memory
Memory, object and document: diachronic study of a relationship
Archives at the Intersection of Different Fields of Knowledge: From the Museum of Contemporary Art to the Concept of the Archives of Contemporaneity
Museum organisation as order and narrative of memory
Museological narratives, documents and memory
Archives of images as practices of (re)production of memory
Museums without collections and documents as museum collections: contemporary practices.
Materiality and virtuality between archives and museums.

Readings/Bibliography

ASSMAN, Aleida. Remembering. Forms and changes of cultural memory. Bologna, il Mulino, 2015.

STORRIE, Calum. Delirium museum: a journey from the Louvre to Las VegasCremona, Johan & Levi, 2017.

Non-attending students should supplement their preparation for the test with the reading of

CANDAU, Joël. Memory and identity. S. Maria Capua Vetere, Ipermedium, 2002

Further references will be included in Virtual.

Teaching methods

Lectures; visits to museums and museums/archives (MAMBo/MAST-BO/CSAC-Parma)
Discussions and in-depth studies with consolidation and study material provided during the course

Assessment methods

The test consists of an oral interview to assess the knowledge of the topics discussed during the lessons (for those attending) and of the bibliography indicated, and the critical and methodological skills acquired by the student. The following will be assessed: mastery of the contents, ability to synthesise and analyse themes and concepts, ability to express oneself adequately and in language appropriate to the subject matter. The final grade will be based on the overall assessment.
The exam will begin with a presentation of a topic of your choice from those covered, and the exam will continue with at least two further questions set by the teacher.
Two different assessment parameters will be adopted, for attending students and for non-frequenting students.

Attending students

Attendance will influence the final grade by 30%.

In particular, the student's ability to take an active part in the lessons will be assessed; these abilities, combined with the achievement of a thorough understanding of the subject matter covered in the lessons, with the demonstration of a critical sense and with adequate means of verbal expression, will be evaluated with the maximum marks excellent = A (27-30 with honours).

Attendance, combined with a predominantly mnemonic acquisition of the subject matter of the course and verbal expression and logical skills that are not fully satisfactory, will be assessed with marks between good (B = 24-26) and satisfactory (C = 21-23).

Attendance combined with minimal acquisition of the course subject matter and inadequate verbal expression and logical ability will be scored sufficient (D = 18-20).

The absence of a minimum acquisition of the course subject combined with inadequate verbal expression and logical ability will be assessed as insufficient (E), even if attendance is good.

Non-frequenting students

Non-frequenting students will be assessed mainly on the ability to use the bibliography indicated to expound appropriately on the course content. Demonstration of critical thinking and appropriate means of verbal expression will be assessed with the maximum marks excellent = A (27-30 with distinction).

A predominantly mnemonic acquisition of the course material, with verbal expression and logical skills not fully satisfactory, will be assessed with marks between good (B = 24-26) and satisfactory (C = 21-23).

A minimal acquisition of the course subject matter, with inadequate verbal expression and logical ability, will be assessed with a score of sufficient (D = 18-20).

The absence of a minimum acquisition of the course subject combined with inadequate verbal expression and logical ability will be assessed with an insufficient score (E).

Teaching tools

Power Point examples and further study; educational visits. Audiovisual materials available on the Internet.

Office hours

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