- Docente: Francesco Marsciani
- 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)
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from Feb 01, 2023 to Apr 19, 2023
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
A first part of the course will be devoted to learning semiotic tools for analysing and understanding artistic phenomena. A second part will explore specific topics related to the signification of artistic texts.
Readings/Bibliography
A.-J. GREIMAS, “Semiotica figurativa e semiotica plastica”, in Fabbri, P., Marrone, G. (eds), Semiotica in nuce II, Meltemi, Roma 2001, pp. 196-210.
L. CORRAIN, (ed), Semiotiche della pittura. I classici, le ricerche, Meltemi, Roma 2004 (totally downloadable at: http://www.ec-aiss.it/biblioteca/15_semiotiche_della_pittura.php).
L. CORRAIN & M. VALENTI (ed), Leggere l'opera d'arte, Esculapio, Bologna 1992.
Chapter 1, Paragraph 1 of Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 of Marsciani, F. & Zinna, A., Elementi di semiotica generativa, Esculapio, Bologna 1991 (new edition 2021).
Teaching methods
Frontal lectures.
Assessment methods
Oral exam concerning all the parts of the syllabus. 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
The lectures will be accompanied by powerpoint images and other visual material.
Office hours
See the website of Francesco Marsciani