The course aims:
• To introduce the main concepts of the sociology of communication, with particular reference to interpersonal communication.
• Strengthen the students’ communicative competences through the participation in class laboratories and group tasks, thus enabling them to also improve their teamwork competencies.
• Strengthen students’ capacities of critical analysis through interactive and laboratorial teaching strategies.
• Promote the acquisition of the necessary competences to avoid the pathological forms of communication in the daily life and encourage “ecological” discursive practices.
• To introduce the main concepts of the sociology of communication, with particular reference to interpersonal communication.
• Strengthen the students’ communicative competences through the participation in class laboratories and group tasks, thus enabling them to also improve their teamwork competencies.
• Strengthen students’ capacities of critical analysis through interactive and laboratorial teaching strategies.
• Promote the acquisition of the necessary competences to avoid the pathological forms of communication in the daily life and encourage “ecological” discursive practices.
Curriculum
teacher profile teaching materials
The second part of the course will shed light on the social representations and the types of knowledge produced by the media. In particular, the medial representation of gender identities, ethnicity, generation and social class will be considered.
b) The following articles and essays available on the personal web page of the professor hosted on the website www.filcospe.it:
1) Paul Watzlavick, 1988, “Le profezie che si autodeterminano”, in La realtà inventata, ed. Paul Watzlawick, Feltrinelli, Milano, pp. 87-104.
2) David Rosenhan, "Essere sani in posti insani", in La realtà inventata, ed. Paul Watzlawick, Feltrinelli, Milano, 1988, pp. 105-127.
3) Harold Garfinkel, 1967, “Che cos’è l’etnometodologia”, in A. Dal Lago, P.P. Gigliola (ed.) (1983) , Etnometodologia, Il Mulino, Bologna, pp. 55-87.
4) Harold Garfinkel, 2000, Agnese, Armando, Roma, pp. 47 - 125.
5) David Sudnow, 1965, “L’organizzazione sociale della morte”, in A. Dal Lago, P. P. Giglioli (ed.) (1983), Etnometodologia, Il Mulino, Bologna, pp. 121-143
6) Harvey Sacks, 1972, “Come la polizia valuta la moralità delle persone basandosi sul loro aspetto”, in A. Dal Lago, P. P. Giglioli (ed.) (1983), Etnometodologia, Il Mulino, Bologna, pp. 177-196.
7) Erving Goffman, 1969, La vita quotidiana come rappresentazione, Il Mulino, Bologna (preface – chap. 1 “Rappresentazioni” – chap. 2 “Equipes”), pp. 9-126.
8) Alfred Schütz, 1944, Lo straniero. Un saggio di psicologia sociale, in Simonetta Abboni (ed.) (1993), Vicinanza e lontananza. Modelli e figure dello straniero come categoria sociologica, Milano, Angeli, pp. 127-143.
9) Stuart Hall, 1980, "Codifica e decodifica", in Tele-visioni, A. Marinelli e G. Fatell (ed.) (2000), Meltemi, Roma, pp. 67-84.
Moreover, the following texts are suggested, but not mandatory for the exam:
1) Paul Watzlavick et all., 1971, Pragmatica della comunicazione umana, Astrolabio, Roma, chap. 1 “Presupposti teorici”, chap. 2 “Tentativo di fissare alcuni assiomi della comunicazione” and chap. 3 “La comunicazione patologica”, pp. 13-111.
2) Georg Simmel, 1903, Le metropoli e la vita dello spirito, Armando, Roma, pp. 35-57.
3) Anna Lisa Tota (ed.), 2008, Gender e media. Verso un immaginario sostenibile, Roma, Meltemi.
Programme
The first part of the course introduces the most relevant theories of communication, with a specific focus on interpersonal communication. The following topics are considered: interaction rituals, framing practices, rules of conversation, the relation between communication and social identities, pathological forms of communicative interaction. A special focus will consider the discursive practices of social construction of mental illness.The second part of the course will shed light on the social representations and the types of knowledge produced by the media. In particular, the medial representation of gender identities, ethnicity, generation and social class will be considered.
Core Documentation
a) Sherry Turkle (2016), La conversazione necessaria. La forza del dialogo nell'era digitale, Einaudi, Torino (only the chapters included from page 1 to page 211).b) The following articles and essays available on the personal web page of the professor hosted on the website www.filcospe.it:
1) Paul Watzlavick, 1988, “Le profezie che si autodeterminano”, in La realtà inventata, ed. Paul Watzlawick, Feltrinelli, Milano, pp. 87-104.
2) David Rosenhan, "Essere sani in posti insani", in La realtà inventata, ed. Paul Watzlawick, Feltrinelli, Milano, 1988, pp. 105-127.
3) Harold Garfinkel, 1967, “Che cos’è l’etnometodologia”, in A. Dal Lago, P.P. Gigliola (ed.) (1983) , Etnometodologia, Il Mulino, Bologna, pp. 55-87.
4) Harold Garfinkel, 2000, Agnese, Armando, Roma, pp. 47 - 125.
5) David Sudnow, 1965, “L’organizzazione sociale della morte”, in A. Dal Lago, P. P. Giglioli (ed.) (1983), Etnometodologia, Il Mulino, Bologna, pp. 121-143
6) Harvey Sacks, 1972, “Come la polizia valuta la moralità delle persone basandosi sul loro aspetto”, in A. Dal Lago, P. P. Giglioli (ed.) (1983), Etnometodologia, Il Mulino, Bologna, pp. 177-196.
7) Erving Goffman, 1969, La vita quotidiana come rappresentazione, Il Mulino, Bologna (preface – chap. 1 “Rappresentazioni” – chap. 2 “Equipes”), pp. 9-126.
8) Alfred Schütz, 1944, Lo straniero. Un saggio di psicologia sociale, in Simonetta Abboni (ed.) (1993), Vicinanza e lontananza. Modelli e figure dello straniero come categoria sociologica, Milano, Angeli, pp. 127-143.
9) Stuart Hall, 1980, "Codifica e decodifica", in Tele-visioni, A. Marinelli e G. Fatell (ed.) (2000), Meltemi, Roma, pp. 67-84.
Moreover, the following texts are suggested, but not mandatory for the exam:
1) Paul Watzlavick et all., 1971, Pragmatica della comunicazione umana, Astrolabio, Roma, chap. 1 “Presupposti teorici”, chap. 2 “Tentativo di fissare alcuni assiomi della comunicazione” and chap. 3 “La comunicazione patologica”, pp. 13-111.
2) Georg Simmel, 1903, Le metropoli e la vita dello spirito, Armando, Roma, pp. 35-57.
3) Anna Lisa Tota (ed.), 2008, Gender e media. Verso un immaginario sostenibile, Roma, Meltemi.
Type of delivery of the course
The course will be based on traditional lectures and two workshops with working-groups.Attendance
Attendance is mandatory. The maximum absences allowed will be three (9 hours).Type of evaluation
Additional teaching materials will be published on the personal web page of the professor hosted on the website of the Department of Philosophy, Communication and Performing Arts (www.filcospe.it). The written exam will last two hours and it will consist of three questions, which the students will have to reply extensively. teacher profile teaching materials
The second part of the course will shed light on the social representations and the types of knowledge produced by the media. In particular, the medial representation of gender identities, ethnicity, generation and social class will be considered.
b) The following articles and essays available on the personal web page of the professor hosted on the website www.filcospe.it:
1) Paul Watzlavick, 1988, “Le profezie che si autodeterminano”, in La realtà inventata, ed. Paul Watzlawick, Feltrinelli, Milano, pp. 87-104.
2) David Rosenhan, "Essere sani in posti insani", in La realtà inventata, ed. Paul Watzlawick, Feltrinelli, Milano, 1988, pp. 105-127.
3) Harold Garfinkel, 1967, “Che cos’è l’etnometodologia”, in A. Dal Lago, P.P. Gigliola (ed.) (1983) , Etnometodologia, Il Mulino, Bologna, pp. 55-87.
4) Harold Garfinkel, 2000, Agnese, Armando, Roma, pp. 47 - 125.
5) David Sudnow, 1965, “L’organizzazione sociale della morte”, in A. Dal Lago, P. P. Giglioli (ed.) (1983), Etnometodologia, Il Mulino, Bologna, pp. 121-143
6) Harvey Sacks, 1972, “Come la polizia valuta la moralità delle persone basandosi sul loro aspetto”, in A. Dal Lago, P. P. Giglioli (ed.) (1983), Etnometodologia, Il Mulino, Bologna, pp. 177-196.
7) Erving Goffman, 1969, La vita quotidiana come rappresentazione, Il Mulino, Bologna (preface – chap. 1 “Rappresentazioni” – chap. 2 “Equipes”), pp. 9-126.
8) Alfred Schütz, 1944, Lo straniero. Un saggio di psicologia sociale, in Simonetta Abboni (ed.) (1993), Vicinanza e lontananza. Modelli e figure dello straniero come categoria sociologica, Milano, Angeli, pp. 127-143.
9) Stuart Hall, 1980, "Codifica e decodifica", in Tele-visioni, A. Marinelli e G. Fatell (ed.) (2000), Meltemi, Roma, pp. 67-84.
Moreover, the following texts are suggested, but not mandatory for the exam:
1) Paul Watzlavick et all., 1971, Pragmatica della comunicazione umana, Astrolabio, Roma, chap. 1 “Presupposti teorici”, chap. 2 “Tentativo di fissare alcuni assiomi della comunicazione” and chap. 3 “La comunicazione patologica”, pp. 13-111.
2) Georg Simmel, 1903, Le metropoli e la vita dello spirito, Armando, Roma, pp. 35-57.
3) Anna Lisa Tota (ed.), 2008, Gender e media. Verso un immaginario sostenibile, Roma, Meltemi.
Programme
The first part of the course introduces the most relevant theories of communication, with a specific focus on interpersonal communication. The following topics are considered: interaction rituals, framing practices, rules of conversation, the relation between communication and social identities, pathological forms of communicative interaction. A special focus will consider the discursive practices of social construction of mental illness.The second part of the course will shed light on the social representations and the types of knowledge produced by the media. In particular, the medial representation of gender identities, ethnicity, generation and social class will be considered.
Core Documentation
a) Sherry Turkle (2016), La conversazione necessaria. La forza del dialogo nell'era digitale, Einaudi, Torino (only the chapters included from page 1 to page 211).b) The following articles and essays available on the personal web page of the professor hosted on the website www.filcospe.it:
1) Paul Watzlavick, 1988, “Le profezie che si autodeterminano”, in La realtà inventata, ed. Paul Watzlawick, Feltrinelli, Milano, pp. 87-104.
2) David Rosenhan, "Essere sani in posti insani", in La realtà inventata, ed. Paul Watzlawick, Feltrinelli, Milano, 1988, pp. 105-127.
3) Harold Garfinkel, 1967, “Che cos’è l’etnometodologia”, in A. Dal Lago, P.P. Gigliola (ed.) (1983) , Etnometodologia, Il Mulino, Bologna, pp. 55-87.
4) Harold Garfinkel, 2000, Agnese, Armando, Roma, pp. 47 - 125.
5) David Sudnow, 1965, “L’organizzazione sociale della morte”, in A. Dal Lago, P. P. Giglioli (ed.) (1983), Etnometodologia, Il Mulino, Bologna, pp. 121-143
6) Harvey Sacks, 1972, “Come la polizia valuta la moralità delle persone basandosi sul loro aspetto”, in A. Dal Lago, P. P. Giglioli (ed.) (1983), Etnometodologia, Il Mulino, Bologna, pp. 177-196.
7) Erving Goffman, 1969, La vita quotidiana come rappresentazione, Il Mulino, Bologna (preface – chap. 1 “Rappresentazioni” – chap. 2 “Equipes”), pp. 9-126.
8) Alfred Schütz, 1944, Lo straniero. Un saggio di psicologia sociale, in Simonetta Abboni (ed.) (1993), Vicinanza e lontananza. Modelli e figure dello straniero come categoria sociologica, Milano, Angeli, pp. 127-143.
9) Stuart Hall, 1980, "Codifica e decodifica", in Tele-visioni, A. Marinelli e G. Fatell (ed.) (2000), Meltemi, Roma, pp. 67-84.
Moreover, the following texts are suggested, but not mandatory for the exam:
1) Paul Watzlavick et all., 1971, Pragmatica della comunicazione umana, Astrolabio, Roma, chap. 1 “Presupposti teorici”, chap. 2 “Tentativo di fissare alcuni assiomi della comunicazione” and chap. 3 “La comunicazione patologica”, pp. 13-111.
2) Georg Simmel, 1903, Le metropoli e la vita dello spirito, Armando, Roma, pp. 35-57.
3) Anna Lisa Tota (ed.), 2008, Gender e media. Verso un immaginario sostenibile, Roma, Meltemi.
Type of delivery of the course
The course will be based on traditional lectures and two workshops with working-groups.Attendance
Attendance is mandatory. The maximum absences allowed will be three (9 hours).Type of evaluation
Additional teaching materials will be published on the personal web page of the professor hosted on the website of the Department of Philosophy, Communication and Performing Arts (www.filcospe.it). The written exam will last two hours and it will consist of three questions, which the students will have to reply extensively.