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HISTORY OF AESTHETIC THEORY A

	0312500196
	DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL HERITAGE

	PHILOSOPHY
	2015/2016

PERCORSO COMUNE

	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2010
	PRIMO SEMESTRE

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	M-FIL/04	6	30	LESSONS	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS

	Objectives
	THE CLASS AIMS TO GIVE THE NECESSARY CRITICAL TOOLS TO UNDERSTAND TEXTS AND SUBJECTS POURPOSED: 1. THE HISTORICAL GENESIS OF THE NOTION OF "POST-MODERNITY".. 2. THE STUDENT WILL IMPLEMENT THE GAINED KNOWLEDGE TO WORKS OF ART PROPOSED DURING THE CLASS. 3. E 4.: THE STUDENT WILL BE INVITED TO ELABORATE A PERSONAL OUTLOOK ABOUT THE THEMES PROPOSED DURING THE CLASS AND TO COMMUNICATE IT IN CONFRONT OF THE OTHER STUDENTS. 5. TO DEVELOP THE ABILITY TO CONFRONT THEORY AND EMPIRICAL CASES.

THE CLASS AIMS TO GIVE THE NECESSARY CRITICAL TOOLS TO UNDERSTAND TEXTS AND SUBJECTS POURPOSED:
1. THE HISTORICAL GENESIS OF THE NOTION OF "POST-MODERNITY"..
2. THE STUDENT WILL IMPLEMENT THE GAINED KNOWLEDGE TO WORKS OF ART PROPOSED DURING THE CLASS.
3. E 4.: THE STUDENT WILL BE INVITED TO ELABORATE A PERSONAL OUTLOOK ABOUT THE THEMES PROPOSED DURING THE CLASS AND TO COMMUNICATE IT IN CONFRONT OF THE OTHER STUDENTS.
5. TO DEVELOP THE ABILITY TO CONFRONT THEORY AND EMPIRICAL CASES.

	Prerequisites
	NONE

	Contents
	HISTORY OF AESTHETIC THEORY A: THE CLASS IS DEVOTED TO A GROUNDING CHAPTER OF THE HISTORY OF LAST CENTURY AESTHETICS: THE POST-MODERN AESTHETICS. PARTICULARLY FOCUSED ON THE CRITICAL CONFRONTATION BETWEEN PHILOSOPHICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL ELABORATION OF THE AESTHETICAL THEMES. HISTORY OF AESTHETIC THEORY B: THE CLASS IS DEVOTED TO THE ARCHITECTURAL POST-MODERNISM AND IN PARTICULAR TO ROBERT VENTURI, THE ARCHITECT CONSIDERED ITS FOUNDER THEORIST. WE WILL ANALYZE HIS BEST KNOWN WORKS AND PROJECT.

Contents

HISTORY OF AESTHETIC THEORY A:
THE CLASS IS DEVOTED TO A GROUNDING CHAPTER OF THE HISTORY OF LAST CENTURY AESTHETICS: THE POST-MODERN AESTHETICS. PARTICULARLY FOCUSED ON THE CRITICAL CONFRONTATION BETWEEN PHILOSOPHICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL ELABORATION OF THE AESTHETICAL THEMES.

HISTORY OF AESTHETIC THEORY B:
THE CLASS IS DEVOTED TO THE ARCHITECTURAL POST-MODERNISM AND IN PARTICULAR TO ROBERT VENTURI, THE ARCHITECT CONSIDERED ITS FOUNDER THEORIST. WE WILL ANALYZE HIS BEST KNOWN WORKS AND PROJECT.

	Teaching Methods
	THE CLASS AIMS TO GIVE THE NECESSARY CRITICAL TOOLS TO UNDERSTAND TEXTS AND SUBJECTS POURPOSED, SUPPORTED BY A MULTIMEDIA ARCHIVE TO CONFRONT TEXTUAL AND VISUAL SOURCES IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF POST-MODERN AESTHETICS.

	Verification of learning
	ORAL EXAMINATION. CHECK OF THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE CLASS'S AIMS.

	Texts
	STORIA DELLE DOTTRINE ESTETICHE A: 1) F. JAMESON, POSTMODERNISMO. OVVERO LA LOGICA DEL TARDO CAPITALISMO, ROMA, FAZI, 2007. 2) C. JENCKS, STORIA DEL POST-MODERNISMO. IRONICO E CRITICO IN ARCHITETTURA, POSTMEDIA BOOKS, 2014. STORIA DELLE DOTTIRNE ESTETICHE B: 3) R. VENTURI, COMPLESSITÀ E CONTRADDIZIONE NELL'ARCHITETTURA, BARI, DEDALO, 2002. 4) R. VENTURI, D. SCOTT BROWN, S. IZENOUR, IMPARARE DA LAS VEGAS. IL SIMBOLISMO DIMENTICATO DELLA FORMA ARCHITETTONICA, MACERATA, QUODLIBET, 2010.

Texts

STORIA DELLE DOTTRINE ESTETICHE A:

1) F. JAMESON, POSTMODERNISMO. OVVERO LA LOGICA DEL TARDO CAPITALISMO, ROMA, FAZI, 2007.
2) C. JENCKS, STORIA DEL POST-MODERNISMO. IRONICO E CRITICO IN ARCHITETTURA, POSTMEDIA BOOKS, 2014.

STORIA DELLE DOTTIRNE ESTETICHE B:

3) R. VENTURI, COMPLESSITÀ E CONTRADDIZIONE NELL'ARCHITETTURA, BARI, DEDALO, 2002.

4) R. VENTURI, D. SCOTT BROWN, S. IZENOUR, IMPARARE DA LAS VEGAS. IL SIMBOLISMO DIMENTICATO DELLA FORMA ARCHITETTONICA, MACERATA, QUODLIBET, 2010.