13464 - Artistic Literature (1)

Academic Year 2008/2009

  • Docente: Lucia Corrain
  • Credits: 5
  • SSD: L-ART/04
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in DAMS - Drama, Art and Music Studies (cod. 0343)

Learning outcomes

The students have to face the learning of the course contents, especially those about the relationships between instruments of visuality and theory of art.

Course contents

What is the role of the mechanical reproduction of works of art in the development of art historical theory and methodology. How engraving, print, photography, slide projection, etc. have transformed the way in which art historians look at works of art?
The course will try to answer these questions, and it will be focused especially on the different ways in which the Lectures on art have used visual instruments, from the end of 19th century to nowadays.

Readings/Bibliography

The students will study three books and some articles (a.a. 2008-2009) on the arguments of the course:

Books:
1. CORRAIN, L., Valenti, M., a cura di, Leggere l'opera d'arte I, Esculapio, Bologna 1991.
2. GOODMAN, N., I linguaggi dell'arte, Il saggiatore, Milano 2008 (capp. I, II, III, IV, V).
3. BENJAMIN, W., L'opera d'arte nell'epoca della sua riproducibilità tecnica, Einaudi, Torino 2000.

Articles:
The articles are available on the site:
http://www.dav.unibo.it/Dav/Attivita+didattica/Corsi+di+laurea/download_materiale_didattico.htm since the beginning of the course.

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

In addition to lectures, power-point presentations, movies and documentaries will be used to support the teaching.

Links to further information

http://(http://www.dav.unibo.it/Dav/default.htm) per iscrizione on line agli esami e per ogni altra informazione riguardante i giorni e gli orari

Office hours

See the website of Lucia Corrain