AESTHETICS
cod. 12917

Academic year 2008/09
1° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Estetica (M-FIL/04)
Field
Estetica e discipline delle arti
Type of training activity
Characterising
40 hours
of face-to-face activities
5 credits
hub:
course unit
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Learning objectives

Module C <br />
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- Demonstrate a clear understanding of the basic terminology in this subject. <br />
- Be able to explain the basic concepts of this subject clearly and coherently. <br />
- Be able to fully explain the aesthetic theories of one or more writers. <br />
- Be able to clearly grasp the analogies and differences between writers on common aesthetic themes. <br />
- Be able to develop an independent and personal approach to the study of this subject. <br />

Prerequisites

Course attendance (Module C) is recommended, together with study of course material for those who have already taken the aesthetics exam in the 3-year course. Those who have not are asked to attend Module A and the specialist Module C. <br />
The study of aesthetics, a philosophy discipline, requires an adequate knowledge of basic terminology and key concepts as well as familiarity with key writers and major trends in the history of philosophy. <br />
Its two-fold theoretical-foundation and phenomenological- descriptive nature render aesthetics a “transversal” discipline which, by its very nature is open to interchange with other areas of study. <br />
This makes it possible to make “forays”, as required, into the areas of history, art criticism, psychology and sociology…. <br />

Course unit content

Module C <br />
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Course title: Countryside and the aesthetic experience. <br />
In what way is the countryside seen and effectively experienced? Since the start of the close relationship between painting and the perception of the countryside as an image, “feeling” the countryside has long coincided with the contemplative vision of it. Overcoming contemplation with respect to other modes of aesthetic experience of the countryside is a perceived need in the aesthetic field. <br />

Full programme

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Bibliography

Unit C <br />
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Basic reading: <br />
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J Ritter, Paesaggio. Uomo e natura in età moderna, Milano, Guerini e ass., 1994. <br />
G. Simmel, Saggi sul paesaggio, Roma, Armando, 2006. <br />
L. Bonesio, Paesaggio, identità e comunità tra locale e globale, Parma, Diabasis, 2007. <br />

Teaching methods

Module C <br />
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Traditional classroom lectures will be supplemented by bibliographical research by students in order to prepare a report which will be discussed with other students taking the specialist module. <br />
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Evaluation will be in oral, not written, form. <br />

Assessment methods and criteria

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Other information

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