Aesthetics
A.Y. 2020/2021
Learning objectives
The course aims to offer students the theoretical tools useful for a first orientation in the discipline through the deepening of the determinant phases of its historical development, from its origins to the twentieth century, and the reconstruction of the processes of formation of some of its instances in the context of the early-modern and modern philosophical landscape. In particular, it will proceed, through the in-depth analysis of some modern artistic and aesthetic currents, to critically reconstruct the relationship between art and philosophy in reference to the interpretation of languages and artistic communication in the modern world. The teaching is fully consistent with the objectives of the Course of Studies, which aims to ensure the acquisition of solid knowledge in the fields of communication by anchoring them to a strengthening the student's humanistic training.
Expected learning outcomes
The course aims to lead participants in the acquisition of necessary knowledge related to the history of the discipline from the origins to the main debates of the twentieth century on the role of the arts in modernity, also permitting them to achieve a critical understanding of the complexity of artistic and creative languages in the perspective of communication of modern aesthetic fact.
Lesson period: First semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
First semester
Lectures will be delivered remotely, principally in synchronous format via Teams.
On the course page on Ariel, students will be able to find all the information on the lectures and any changes to the program and its related documents (bibliography etc) in case of lockdown.
The means and criteria for participation in the live lectures, which will need booking through a specific app, will be indicated on the University website.
Finally, in case it proves impossible to hold the exam face to face, the exam will take place remotely, in ways which will be communicated on the course page on Ariel at the end of the course.
On the course page on Ariel, students will be able to find all the information on the lectures and any changes to the program and its related documents (bibliography etc) in case of lockdown.
The means and criteria for participation in the live lectures, which will need booking through a specific app, will be indicated on the University website.
Finally, in case it proves impossible to hold the exam face to face, the exam will take place remotely, in ways which will be communicated on the course page on Ariel at the end of the course.
Course syllabus
The Cangiante: a new domain for the contemporary art
UNIT A: The origins of aesthetics
Bibliography:
1) S. Zecchi - G. Lacchin, I classici dell'estetica, Il Libraccio, Milano 2012 [Also available in e-book]
2) W. Tatarkiewicz, Storia di sei idee, Aesthetica, Palermo 2004, capp. I, III, IV, VI [Available in Ariel]
UNIT B: The Cangiante between aesthetics and techne
Bibliografy:
3) G.Lacchin, Il cangiante. Per un nuovo dominio dell'arte contemporanea, presentazione di R. Diodato, con un contributo di N. Castellaneta, Cortina, Milano 2020
4) M. Schapiro, Natura dell'arte astratta, Pittura astratta recente, Sulla dimensione umana della pittura astratta, in L'arte moderna, Einaudi, Torino 1986, pp. 200-245 [Available in Ariel]
5) C. Greenberg, La pittura "di tipo americano", in Clement Greenberg. L'avventura del modernismo. Antologia critica, a cura di G. Di Salvatore e L. Fassi, Johan & Levi, Milano 2011, pp. 201-216 [Avalaible in Ariel]
A pdf with the images of the authors will be shared during the course.
UNIT C: The system of contemporary art
Bibliografy:
6) A. Vettese, L'arte contemporanea. Tra mercato e nuovi linguaggi, il Mulino, Bologna 2017 [Also available in e-book]
7) F. Poli, Il sistema dell'arte contemporanea, Laterza, Roma-Bari, 2002 [Also available in e-book]
PROGRAM FOR NON ATTENDING STUDENTS
UNIT A: The origins of aesthetics
Bibliography:
1) S. Zecchi - G. Lacchin, I classici dell'estetica, Il Libraccio, Milano 2012 [Also available in e-book]
2) W. Tatarkiewicz, Storia di sei idee, Aesthetica, Palermo 2004, capp. I, III, IV, VI [Available in Ariel]
UNIT B: The Cangiante between aesthetics and techne
Bibliografy:
3) G. Lacchin, Il cangiante. Per un nuovo dominio dell'arte contemporanea, presentazione di R. Diodato, con un contributo di N. Castellaneta, Cortina, Milano 2020
4) M. Schapiro, Natura dell'arte astratta, Pittura astratta recente, Sulla dimensione umana della pittura astratta, in L'arte moderna, Einaudi, Torino 1986, pp. 200-245 [Available in Ariel]
5) C. Greenberg, La pittura "di tipo americano", in Clement Greenberg. L'avventura del modernismo. Antologia critica, a cura di G. Di Salvatore e L. Fassi, Johan & Levi, Milano 2011, pp. 201-216 [Available in Ariel]
A pdf with the images of the authors will be shared during the course.
6) W. Benjamin, L'opera d'arte nell'epoca della sua riproducibilità tecnica
UNIT C: The system of contemporary art
Bibliografy:
7) A. Vettese, L'arte contemporanea. Tra mercato e nuovi linguaggi, il Mulino, Bologna 2017 [Also available in e-book]
8) F. Poli, Il sistema dell'arte contemporanea, Laterza, Roma-Bari, 2002 [Also available in e-book]
UNIT A: The origins of aesthetics
Bibliography:
1) S. Zecchi - G. Lacchin, I classici dell'estetica, Il Libraccio, Milano 2012 [Also available in e-book]
2) W. Tatarkiewicz, Storia di sei idee, Aesthetica, Palermo 2004, capp. I, III, IV, VI [Available in Ariel]
UNIT B: The Cangiante between aesthetics and techne
Bibliografy:
3) G.Lacchin, Il cangiante. Per un nuovo dominio dell'arte contemporanea, presentazione di R. Diodato, con un contributo di N. Castellaneta, Cortina, Milano 2020
4) M. Schapiro, Natura dell'arte astratta, Pittura astratta recente, Sulla dimensione umana della pittura astratta, in L'arte moderna, Einaudi, Torino 1986, pp. 200-245 [Available in Ariel]
5) C. Greenberg, La pittura "di tipo americano", in Clement Greenberg. L'avventura del modernismo. Antologia critica, a cura di G. Di Salvatore e L. Fassi, Johan & Levi, Milano 2011, pp. 201-216 [Avalaible in Ariel]
A pdf with the images of the authors will be shared during the course.
UNIT C: The system of contemporary art
Bibliografy:
6) A. Vettese, L'arte contemporanea. Tra mercato e nuovi linguaggi, il Mulino, Bologna 2017 [Also available in e-book]
7) F. Poli, Il sistema dell'arte contemporanea, Laterza, Roma-Bari, 2002 [Also available in e-book]
PROGRAM FOR NON ATTENDING STUDENTS
UNIT A: The origins of aesthetics
Bibliography:
1) S. Zecchi - G. Lacchin, I classici dell'estetica, Il Libraccio, Milano 2012 [Also available in e-book]
2) W. Tatarkiewicz, Storia di sei idee, Aesthetica, Palermo 2004, capp. I, III, IV, VI [Available in Ariel]
UNIT B: The Cangiante between aesthetics and techne
Bibliografy:
3) G. Lacchin, Il cangiante. Per un nuovo dominio dell'arte contemporanea, presentazione di R. Diodato, con un contributo di N. Castellaneta, Cortina, Milano 2020
4) M. Schapiro, Natura dell'arte astratta, Pittura astratta recente, Sulla dimensione umana della pittura astratta, in L'arte moderna, Einaudi, Torino 1986, pp. 200-245 [Available in Ariel]
5) C. Greenberg, La pittura "di tipo americano", in Clement Greenberg. L'avventura del modernismo. Antologia critica, a cura di G. Di Salvatore e L. Fassi, Johan & Levi, Milano 2011, pp. 201-216 [Available in Ariel]
A pdf with the images of the authors will be shared during the course.
6) W. Benjamin, L'opera d'arte nell'epoca della sua riproducibilità tecnica
UNIT C: The system of contemporary art
Bibliografy:
7) A. Vettese, L'arte contemporanea. Tra mercato e nuovi linguaggi, il Mulino, Bologna 2017 [Also available in e-book]
8) F. Poli, Il sistema dell'arte contemporanea, Laterza, Roma-Bari, 2002 [Also available in e-book]
Prerequisites for admission
A summary knowledge of the main phases of the history of Western philosophy from antiquity to today is a preferential prerequisite.
Teaching methods
Lessons will be held synchronously via videoconference using the Teams platform. The calendar of the lessons and all the details of the activities will be published by the start of the lessons on Ariel website (Giancarlo Lacchin, Estetica), where any other updates will also be published.
Teaching Resources
Students will find on the Ariel teaching website all the information to access the lessons, as well as any changes to the program and reference material (bibliography, etc.) in the event of a lockdown.
Assessment methods and Criteria
The final assessment test consists of an interview on the program topics aimed at ascertaining the knowledge of the acquired history of aesthetics and the ability to make it interact with the contemporary the world of the arts, creativity and communication.
The mark will be expressed in thirtieths.
The exam, if it is not possible to take it face to face, will take place
on the Teams platform, according to the instructions provided by the University and which will be communicated on the Ariel teaching website.
National and international or Erasmus incoming students will be invited to promptly contact the teacher. The examination procedures for students with disabilities and / or with DSA must be agreed with the teacher in agreement with the competent Office.
The mark will be expressed in thirtieths.
The exam, if it is not possible to take it face to face, will take place
on the Teams platform, according to the instructions provided by the University and which will be communicated on the Ariel teaching website.
National and international or Erasmus incoming students will be invited to promptly contact the teacher. The examination procedures for students with disabilities and / or with DSA must be agreed with the teacher in agreement with the competent Office.
Unita' didattica A
M-FIL/04 - AESTHETICS - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica B
M-FIL/04 - AESTHETICS - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica C
M-FIL/04 - AESTHETICS - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
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