Knowledge of an extended notion of Cinema on an epistemological and a chronological level; from the 19th Century to today, in the development of devices, in the interdisciplinary dynamics, in relations with the other arts that Cinema - from photography to the computer, to the Net - has deployed over the past few centuries. In this context, particular attention is devoted to electronic arts, and videoart.
teacher profile teaching materials
-M. M. Gazzano. Il Cinema & Cinema. Dal film alle arti elettroniche, andata e ritorno (dispense autorizzate), Roma 2018
Foreign Students can plan specific bibliographies with the Professor and the Tutors.
Programme
Theoretical contextualization of Electronic Arts’ experience in the chronologies and histories of the Arts, in relationship with Cinema, Television, Sound and Contemporary Art histories: focus on the Italian case.Core Documentation
- A. Amaducci, Videoarte. Storia, autori, linguaggi, Kaplan, Torino 2014;-M. M. Gazzano. Il Cinema & Cinema. Dal film alle arti elettroniche, andata e ritorno (dispense autorizzate), Roma 2018
Foreign Students can plan specific bibliographies with the Professor and the Tutors.
Reference Bibliography
- S. Lischi, "Il linguaggio del video", Carocci Roma 2014; - L. Leuzzi, S. Partridge, "REWIND/Italia. Early Video Art in Italy / I primi anni della videoarte in Italia", John Libbey Publishing, New Barnet 2016; - M.M. Gazzano, "Comporre Audiovisioni. Suono e musica nell’esperienza della videoarte", Exorma, Roma 2020. Foreign Students can plan specific bibliographies with the Professor and the Tutors. FILM: Video Art works from the '50s to the present, otherwise not available.Type of delivery of the course
Frontal lessons; viewing and commenting on audiovisual operas(films, videoart, documentaries, TV programs); chronological and etymological analysis of the histories of Cinema, Arts and Media; participation in conferences, festivals and specialized events indicated by the teacher during the course.Attendance
Lectures and Analysis of Case studiesType of evaluation
The exam takes place through an ongoing written test for attending students in presence, or through a 3-hour written test, organized in open-ended questions taken from the texts indicated for the exam, proposed by the Commission but chosen by each individual student, aimed at verifying the level of effective comprehension of the concepts. Particular attention is paid to the student's ability to understand, interpret and critically analyze the proposed texts (for non-attending students) For the online modality, the exam takes place through a written report on the adopted texts and on the video lessons indicated in Moodle, to be delivered printed to DAMS reception, at least one week before the chosen appeal.