CODE 84417 ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/2018 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 3 LETTERE 8457 (L-10) - SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR L-ART/06 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION SEMESTER 2° Semester OVERVIEW Since the 1990s, studies of visual culture have defined a series of methodological approaches and tools that are particularly useful to better understand the problem of incessant production and circulation of visual contents in contemporary society. The course requires solid basic knowledge of 20th century history, history of contemporary art and history of cinema and photography. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Analysing and historicising the knowledge of theoretical reflection on the aesthetic, linguistic and philosophical statute of cinematographic images in the framework of a wider 20th century reflection on images and viewing. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES Learning the main junctures of the history and theory of contemporary cinema and methodological analyses from the field of visual studies with particular reference to the processes of depiction of contemporary war. TEACHING METHODS Lectures SYLLABUS/CONTENT First part: cinema in the framework of contemporary digital society and media culture; introduction to the field of visual culture studies. Second part: the role of media and its depiction of contemporary war events, from 9/11 to the “war on terror”. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD LUCA MALAVASI Exam Board LUCA MALAVASI (President) LIVIA CAVAGLIERI LESSONS Class schedule THEORIES OF IMAGE FILM EXAMS ASSESSMENT METHODS Oral exam aimed at assessing knowledge of the constituent elements of contemporary mediality with particular reference to the role of new technologies and new viewing devices. A mini-dissertation on a film chosen from those in the exam filmography (indications on writing and sending the assignment are available on AulaWeb). Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 24/01/2018 10:00 GENOVA Scritto 24/01/2018 14:00 GENOVA Orale 24/01/2018 14:00 GENOVA Orale 08/02/2018 10:00 GENOVA Orale 08/02/2018 14:30 GENOVA Orale 08/02/2018 14:30 GENOVA Orale 23/05/2018 09:00 GENOVA Orale 23/05/2018 14:00 GENOVA Orale 23/05/2018 14:00 GENOVA Orale 11/06/2018 10:00 GENOVA Orale 11/06/2018 12:00 GENOVA Orale 11/06/2018 14:00 GENOVA Orale 03/07/2018 10:00 GENOVA Orale 03/07/2018 12:00 GENOVA Orale 03/07/2018 14:00 GENOVA Orale 17/07/2018 09:00 GENOVA Orale 17/07/2018 12:00 GENOVA Orale 17/07/2018 14:00 GENOVA Orale 12/09/2018 09:30 GENOVA Orale 12/09/2018 12:00 GENOVA Orale 12/09/2018 14:00 GENOVA Orale
