Course teached as: B015621 - ESTETICA E LINGUAGGI DELL'ARTE Second Cycle Degree in THEORIES OF COMMUNICATION
Teaching Language
Italian
Course Content
The course aims to analyze and discuss: 1) the philosophical implications of a reconfiguration of aesthetics from a theory of perception; 2) the aesthetic dimension of the communication dynamics; 3) the specificity of the languages of art.
First part of the Course (borrowed also from "Estetica" for "Scienze Filosofiche) - 6 CFU - Prof. Fabrizio Desideri
1. F. Desideri, La misura del sentire. Per una riconfigurazione dell’estetica, Mimesis, Milano 2013.
Limited to Part One pp. 15-95 and 121-164; Part Two pp. 221-276, 279-314, 331-337.
2. L. Wittgenstein, Ricerche filosofiche, §§ 1-80, 89-137, 243-427, 491-569, Einaudi, Torino.
3. N. Goodman, I linguaggi dell'arte, a cura di F. Brioschi, il Saggiatore, Milano 2013..
For students of the CdLM in “Scienze filosofiche” (6 CFU) the program is as follows:
1. F. Desideri, La misura del sentire. Per una riconfigurazione dell’estetica, Mimesis, Milano 2013.
2. L. Wittgenstein, Ricerche filosofiche, First Part, §§ 1-693, Einaudi, Torino.
3. N. Goodman,I linguaggi dell'arte, a cura di F. Brioschi, il Saggiatore, Milano 2013.
It is recommended a good knowledge of the twentieth century’s aesthetics. See, for example,
F. Desideri – C. Cantelli, Storia dell’estetica occidentale. Da Omero alle neuroscienze, Carocci, Roma 2008 (cap. 7, pp. 397-588).
Second part of the Course (only for "Teorie della comunicazione") - 6 CFU - Prof. Chiara Cantelli
1. Pavel Florenskij, "Iconostasi. Saggio sull’icona", traduzione e cura di Giuseppina Giuliano, Medusa, Milano 2008.
2. Arthur Danto, "La trasfigurazione del banale. Una filosofia dell’arte”, a cura di Stefano Velotti, Laterza, Bari-Roma Laterza, 2008.
3. Chiara Cantelli, “L'icona come metafisica concreta: Neoplatonismo e magia nella concezione dell' arte di Pavel Florenskij", Palermo Centro internazionale di Studi d’estetica 2011, scaricabile al link:
http://www1.unipa.it/~estetica/download/Cantelli.pdf
Learning Objectives
Knowledge: Acquisition and development of conceptual skills related to the aesthetic dimension of human experience and communication, especially through the analysis of the relationship between ordinary language, new media and languages of art. First orientation with respect to the contemporary debate on the ontology of art.
Competencies: Ability to navigate with conceptual and practical skills in the issues regarding the theoretical and symbolic frontiers of the new intertwining of aesthetics, art and communication in a globalized and hyper-technological Net-Society.
Prerequisites
For attending the Course and in any case for taking the exam is presupposed an extensive basic knowledge concerning contemporary aesthetics. To fill any gaps it’s recommended: F. Desideri – C. Cantelli, Storia dell’estetica occidentale. Da Omero alle neuroscienze, Carocci, Roma 2008 (Chapter 7, pages 397-588).
Teaching Methods
The course, in addition to regular lectures, will also have a seminar part with the reading of texts and commentaries on works of art.
Further information
Course Title
Aesthetics, languages of art and dynamics of human communication
Type of Assessment
The examination will be oral. The oral exam will aim to verify the acquisition and critical development by the student of conceptual competences and skills related to the aesthetic dimension of experience and its role in the human communication, especially through the analysis of the relationship between ordinary language, new media and languages of art..
Course program
The course has three main objectives: 1) to clarify the philosophical implications of a reconfiguration of the sense of aesthetics from a theory of perception, 2) to analyze the aesthetic dimension of the communication dynamics; 3) to define the specificity of the languages of art in relation to the ordinary language.