Performative Aesthetics
A.Y. 2026/2027
Learning objectives
Students will gain in-depth knowledge and expertise in an ongoing historical and critical-theoretical investigation of the main issues within aesthetics, with a special focus on performance.
Expected learning outcomes
Students will acquire the ability to:
- critically analyse arguments in aesthetics;
- discuss and compare different philosophical positions in aesthetics;
- reflect on complex and articulated philosophical arguments, highlighting their strengths and weaknesses;
- take their own position in a philosophical debate and to put forward arguments in support of it;
- communicate the results of their research effectively, also using multimedia techniques to represent information with possible applications in teaching;
- use relational, communicative and organisational skills also in highly complex contexts and in the management of group work;
- transmit the skills obtained also in non-specialist contexts;
- reflect on their own skills and evaluations;
- autonomously research the philosophical sources of a debate or a school of thought;
- independently investigate a philosophical position or theoretical thesis.
- critically analyse arguments in aesthetics;
- discuss and compare different philosophical positions in aesthetics;
- reflect on complex and articulated philosophical arguments, highlighting their strengths and weaknesses;
- take their own position in a philosophical debate and to put forward arguments in support of it;
- communicate the results of their research effectively, also using multimedia techniques to represent information with possible applications in teaching;
- use relational, communicative and organisational skills also in highly complex contexts and in the management of group work;
- transmit the skills obtained also in non-specialist contexts;
- reflect on their own skills and evaluations;
- autonomously research the philosophical sources of a debate or a school of thought;
- independently investigate a philosophical position or theoretical thesis.
Lesson period: Second semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course can be attended as a single course.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Course syllabus
The course will discuss the processes of personal and social individualization, with a focus on the relationship that living human beings can establish with the environment and with machines. Bodily and material performativity will be the core questions addressed.
Prerequisites for admission
Non sono richieste conoscenze preliminari specifiche
Teaching methods
Lectures
Lectures in co-presence with other faculty members
Discussions with students
Lectures in co-presence with other faculty members
Discussions with students
Teaching Resources
C. Cappelletto (a cura di), Il ritorno della materia. Artefatti, corpi, ambienti, Einaudi, Torino 2026
C. Cappelletto e M. Calbi, Io, lei, noi. Storie di mascherine, facce, persone, Mimesis, Milano 2025
P. Montani, Vita Interactiva, Einaudi, Torino 2025.
G. Galimberti, Il senso della temperatura. Estetica della termocezione, ETS, Pisa 2026.
G. Agamben, L'uso dei corpi, Neri Pozza, Vicenza 2014.
Gli studenti non frequentanti porteranno inoltre J.-L. Nancy, Corpus, Cronopio, Napoli 1995.
C. Cappelletto e M. Calbi, Io, lei, noi. Storie di mascherine, facce, persone, Mimesis, Milano 2025
P. Montani, Vita Interactiva, Einaudi, Torino 2025.
G. Galimberti, Il senso della temperatura. Estetica della termocezione, ETS, Pisa 2026.
G. Agamben, L'uso dei corpi, Neri Pozza, Vicenza 2014.
Gli studenti non frequentanti porteranno inoltre J.-L. Nancy, Corpus, Cronopio, Napoli 1995.
Assessment methods and Criteria
The exam for attending students consists of an oral interview on the topics proposed in class and questions designed to verify knowledge and understanding of all the texts in the syllabus.
Each attending student will be questioned by the main teacher and one of the committee members.
For non-attending students, questions on the course will be replaced by questions on the additional text dedicated to them.
During the tests, the following will be assessed:
- the level of knowledge of theory (comprehension);
- the ability to exemplify concepts (competence);
- communication skills in terms of the adequacy of language in explicating the skills acquired and related issues (exposition).
Normally, the exam is completed on the scheduled day.
Each attending student will be questioned by the main teacher and one of the committee members.
For non-attending students, questions on the course will be replaced by questions on the additional text dedicated to them.
During the tests, the following will be assessed:
- the level of knowledge of theory (comprehension);
- the ability to exemplify concepts (competence);
- communication skills in terms of the adequacy of language in explicating the skills acquired and related issues (exposition).
Normally, the exam is completed on the scheduled day.
Modules or teaching units
Parte A e B
PHIL-04/A - Aesthetics - University credits: 6
Lessons: 40 hours
Parte C
PHIL-04/A - Aesthetics - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor(s)