The course introduces to the teoretical and political aspects of communication. A special attention will be drawn both on the concepts of culture, democracy and multiculturalism, and on the relationship between rationality and identity, interests and values, intercultural perspectives and political and identitarian conflicts, in global times.
teacher profile teaching materials
There will be an in-depth study of the link between democracy, urban spaces and social conflicts.
- A. Cavarero, Surging Democracy. Notes on Hannah Arendt's Political Thought, Stanford University Press 2021
- F. Castelli, Jane Addams, Chicago e la Hull House. Una democrazia radicata, Castelvecchi 2024
- J. Addams, "Recent Immigration, a Field Neglected by Scholar", University of Chicago Record, IX, 1905 (pp. 274-284)
- bell hooks, "Choosing the margin as a space of radical openness", in The Journal of Cinema and Media , 1989, No. 36 (1989), pp. 15-23 (Available Online)
Those who do not attend lectures are advised to read the handouts made available on the course's Moodle channel.
For Erasmus students it is possible to take the examination in English (or French)
Mutuazione: 20704029 FILOSOFIA, SOCIETA', COMUNICAZIONE in Scienze della Comunicazione L-20 CASTELLI FEDERICA
Programme
The course introduces the voices and problems of political thought, with a focus on the intertwining of language, politics and social processes.There will be an in-depth study of the link between democracy, urban spaces and social conflicts.
Core Documentation
- F. Giardini, L’alleanza Inquieta. Dimensioni politiche del linguaggio, Le lettere, Firenze 2010.- A. Cavarero, Surging Democracy. Notes on Hannah Arendt's Political Thought, Stanford University Press 2021
- F. Castelli, Jane Addams, Chicago e la Hull House. Una democrazia radicata, Castelvecchi 2024
- J. Addams, "Recent Immigration, a Field Neglected by Scholar", University of Chicago Record, IX, 1905 (pp. 274-284)
- bell hooks, "Choosing the margin as a space of radical openness", in The Journal of Cinema and Media , 1989, No. 36 (1989), pp. 15-23 (Available Online)
Those who do not attend lectures are advised to read the handouts made available on the course's Moodle channel.
For Erasmus students it is possible to take the examination in English (or French)
Attendance
Attendance is not compulsory. Those who do not attend the lectures are advised to read the handouts made available on the course Moodle channel. For those who do attend, a written test is available as a partial exemption to the final oral interview.Type of evaluation
The course includes a final oral interview. For those who attend, there is the possibility of taking a written test as a partial exemption to the final oral interview.