45867 - Semiotics of the Visible (1) (2nd cycle)

Academic Year 2008/2009

  • Docente: Lucia Corrain
  • Credits: 5
  • SSD: L-ART/04
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LS) in History of Art (cod. 0474)

Course contents

The title of the course is: Visiting artwork: the passionate involvement of the observer. It will be focused on the different ways in which the work of art involves his observers. In particular, we'll take into account passionate reactions, rhythms of reading, gaze and body movements .

The second part of the course (march 9- April 8) will propose an interdisciplinary approach to the theme of "Museum fruition", involving both Semiotics and Psychology of Art. It'll propose integrated didactic lectures with prof. Stefano Ferrari's Art Psychology course. More informations about this didactic project will be given at the beginning of the course.

Readings/Bibliography

1st Typology: students that have already passed an exam on Visual Semiotics

H. Belting, La fine della storia dell'arte, o la libertà dell'arte, Einaudi, Torino, 1990.

E. H. Gombrich, Arte e progresso, Laterza, Bari-Roma 2007.

J. Elkins, Dipinti e lacrime: storie di gente che ha pianto davanti a un quadro, Bruno Mondadori, Milano, 2007.

V. Stoichita, Effetto Pigmalione, Il Saggiatore, Milano, 2005.

M. Schapiro, Impressionismo, Einaudi, Torino, 2008.

 

2nd Typology: students that have never studied Visual Semiotics before:

A.-J. Greimas, “Semiotica figurativa e semiotica plastica”, in Fabbri, Marrone, a cura di, Semiotica in nuce II, Meltemi, Roma 2001, pp. 196-210.

L. Corrain, a cura di, Semiotiche della pittura. I classici, le ricerche, Meltemi, Roma 2004.

L. Corrain, a cura di, Leggere l'opera d'arte II, Esculapio, Bologna 1999.

Two of the following books:

L. Marin, Della rappresentazione, Meltemi, Roma 2001.

M. Schapiro, Per una semiotica del linguaggio visivo, Meltemi, Roma 2002.

V. Stoichita, L'invenzione del quadro, Il Saggiatore, Milano 1998.

Teaching methods

Lectures.

Assessment methods

Oral exam on the recommended readings. Students have to demonstrate a critical understanding of the recommended reading.
The recommended readings and the assessment methods will be the same for students that haven't attended the course.

Teaching tools

Powerpoints and films.

Links to further information

http://www.dav.unibo.it/Dav/default.htm

Office hours

See the website of Lucia Corrain