20704054 - AESTHETICS - POSTGRADUATE

The course aims to provide students with advanced knowledge of the vocabulary and the fundamental problems of aesthetics. Specific attention will be deserved to some of the most significant authors in the discipline.
Students will be able to apply the acquired knowledge to discuss and to develop arguments both in a theorical and in a historical perspective.
Students are expected to acquire the following skills:
Advanced critical thinking on aesthetics;
Advanced language and argumentation skills about the topic of the course;
Capacity to read and analyse texts about Aesthetics;
Oral and/or written presentation (Italian or English)
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Programme

The course will address the Aesthetics of Gilles Deleuze.

Core Documentation

1) D. Angelucci, Là fuori. La filosofia e il reale, Ombrecorte, Verona.
2) A group of texts of your choice from the following, devoted to literature (a), painting (b), or film (c).

a)
G. Deleuze, Proust e i segni, Einaudi, Torino.
G. Deleuze, F. Guattari, Kafka. Per una letteratura minore, Quodlibet, Macerata.
G. Deleuze, Claire Parnet, Conversazioni, Ombrecorte, Verona. soltanto il capitolo II
G. Deleuze, La letteratura e la vita in Critica e Clinica, Cortina, MIlano (Fotocopie fornite dalla docente)

or

b)
G. Deleuze, Logica della sensazione, Quodlibet, Macerata
G. Deleuze, Corso sulla pittura, Einaudi, Torino.

or

c)
G. Deleuze, Immagine-movimento , Ubulibri, Milano.
G. Deleuze, Immagine-tempo, Ubilibri, MIlano.

Attendance

Attendance is not mandatory but strongly recommended.

Type of evaluation

Oral examination