Programme

The course is structured into lectures aimed at acquiring knowledge about interpersonal communication process, its different layers, and languages. The program will highlight the 'rules' communication and human actions follow, the influence of context, possible distortions in the attribution of meaning and psychopathological effects.

Core Documentation

Watzlawitck, P., & Beavin, J. H. (1978). Pragmantica della comunicazione umana. Studio dei modelli interattivi, delle patologie e dei paradossi. Astrolabio.

Un ulteriore testo a scelta tra:
Granieri, A., Albasi, C. (2003). Il linguaggio delle emozioni. Lavoro clinico e ricerca psicoanalitica. UTET.
Lowen, A. (2022). Il linguaggio del corpo. Economica Feltrinelli.

Type of delivery of the course

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Attendance

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Type of evaluation

Learning results will be assessed by an oral examination using the European parameters described by the 5 Dublin descriptors: 1) Knowledge and ability to understand communication processes and their effects on human beings. 2) Ability to apply the knowledge in various disciplines (e.g., philosophy, communication, psychology), and life contexts. 3) Ability to analyze independently possible distortions in communication and critically think on their effects on people's lives and relationships. 4) Ability to clearly describe and argue how and on which levels the passage of information between human beings takes place, and the process of meaning attribution 5) Ability to deepen, even independently, and to organize in wider theoretical contexts the knowledge learned.