MUSEOLOGY AND CONTEMPORARY ART HISTORY

Integrated educational activity

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2019/2020

Optional/Mandatory:

Compulsory

Degree:

Master's Degree Programme in ITALIAN LITERATURE, MODERN PHILOLOGY AND CULTURAL PRODUCTIONS

Language:

Italian

Moduls:

HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY ART

6 credits
MUSEOLOGY

6 credits

Credits:

Programme Year:

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

understanding of images' visual properties; general knowledge (introductory-level course) of the history of contemporary art

AF code:

A000966

Assessment Methods

Verification of learning:

Unit 1 (prof. Giuliana Altea)
open-answer test;
Unit 2 (dr. Antonella Camarda)
written assignment (attenders)
open answer test

Teaching period

First semester

Objectives

understanding of the dynamics of the artworld; knowledge of the contemporary art scene in the globalized world, with particular emphasis on issues of public and participation art; knowledge of the characteristics of the museum system.

Contents

Unit 1 (prof. Giuliana Altea)
Contemporary art between participation and spectacle. The unit examines the structure of the artworld, the mechanisms of validation of the artwork, the tendency to spectacularization in the globalized context and artists' recent participation strategies.

Unit 2 (Dr. Antonella Camarda)
Art history and the art world since 1945 in Europe and USA

Recommended Bibliography

Unit 1 (prof. Giuliana Altea)
1) Giuliana Altea, "L'arte contemporanea: partecipazione e spettacolo", Poliedro, Nuoro 2015
2)lectures slides
Link to the slides to be downloaded from Google Drive:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6h2Rlz_iTQQcmVELXF0RWJsc3M/view?usp=sh...
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6h2Rlz_iTQQT1BoUFVIY3pmRG8/view?usp=sh...

unit 2 (dott. Antonella Camarda)
G. Dofrfles, A. Vettese, Arte. Artisti, opere e temi, pp. 295-528

Teaching Methods

lectures; lessons

Contacts/More Information

Students who would like to sit the exam on programs older than two years are kindly requested to get in touch with the teacher.

Other courses

Course year: 1

MUSEOLOGY AND CONTEMPORARY ART HISTORY
12 credits
CHILDREN LITERATURE AND WRITING
6 credits - Caratterizzante
CONTEMPORARY AND EXPERIMENTAL LITERATURE
12 credits - Caratterizzante
LITERARY CRITICISM AND CULTURAL PUBLISHING
6 credits - Caratterizzante
MEDIA ANTHROPOLOGY
6 credits - Caratterizzante
COMUNICAZIONE LETTERARIA IN SARDEGNA
6 credits - Affine/Integrativa
FILM HISTORY AND CRITICISM
6 credits - Affine/Integrativa
PRAGMATICS OF LANGUAGE
6 credits - A scelta dello studente

Course year: 2

CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH LITERATURE
6 credits - Caratterizzante
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
6 credits - Caratterizzante
HISTORY OF MUSIC
12 credits - Caratterizzante

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