RUSSIAN CULTURE
CULTURA RUSSA
For a Russian Visual Culture: images, gazes, dispositives
Per una cultura russa visuale: immagini, sguardi, dispositivi
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| 2021/2022 | 8 |
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| Martina Morabito | by appointment |
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Course with optional materials in a foreign language
Russian
English
This course is entirely taught in Italian. Study materials can be provided in the foreign language and the final exam can be taken in the foreign language. |
Assigned to the Degree Course
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Learning Objectives
"For a Russian Visual Culture: images, gazes, dispositives" provides an introduction to the discipline of "Visual Culture", trying to apply it to the specific Russian Culture case, in a variety of media and genres, such as literature, folklore, historiography, geography, philosophy, cinema, theatre, visual arts and music.
Program
Methodological introduction: Visual Culture: pictorial turn, atlases, icons, Warburg, Benjamin, Freud. Cultural Studies, Kul’turologija, Jurij Lotman: Stat’i po tipologii kul’tury, Kul’tura i vzryv, Besedy o russkoj kul’ture.
Analysis of the Russian case: is there a "Russian visual culture"? Articles and books by Gian Piero Piretto, Giuseppe Ghini, Antonella d'Amelia, Catriona Kelly. New definitions and studies applied to specific cultural products from various historical periods (Drevnjaja Rus’, Moskovskaja Rus’, Peterburgskij period, Ot Nikolaja I do Nikolaja II, Serebrjanyj vek, Meždu revoljuciej i vojnoj, Ot vojny do raspada SSSR, Sovremennij mir).
Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors)
Knowledge and understanding: knowledge and ability to understand contents and problems concerning Russian Culture, and the specific subject of the course, identifying key moments in the development of the visual narration and definition of the Russian Self
Applying knowledge and understanding: application of knowledge to specific cultural products, showing the ability to recognize the historical roots of cultural processes and the manipulation of political/cultural discourses
Making judgements: acquisition of information in the field of Russian culture in order to reflect upon specific cultural products; ability to formulate personal hypothesis on studied or not specifically treated themes.
Communication skills: use of a clear and precise language, adopting the specific vocabulary.
Learning skills: independent studying and learning, ability to recognise useful sources
Teaching Material
The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it
Supporting Activities
not provided
Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Teaching
Lectures, essays writing
- Course books
Brani tratti da:
Pinotti, Somaini, Teorie dell'immagine, Cortina 2009
Pinotti, Somaini, Cultura visuale, Einaudi 2016
Cometa, Cultura visuale, Cortina 2020
Piretto, Quando c'era l'URSS, Cortina 2020
Piretto, Gli occhi di Stalin, Cortina 2010
Piretto, Memorie di pietra, Cortina 2014
Kivelson, Neuberger, Picturing Russia: Explorations in Visual Culture, Yale University Press 2008
Lotman, Conversazioni sulla cultura russa, Studi Bompiani 2017.
additional material provided by the teacher
- Assessment
Oral exam in three parts.
Discussion of:
ONE historical period, with critical comments on the visual element within it
an essays written by the student on ONE theme, appropriately developed with personal considerations;
ONE visual document chosen by the teacher
The exam will evaluate knowledge and understanding (knowledge of cultural, political, historical and social concepts related to the visual elements within Russian culture); applied knowledge and understanding (applications to specific and complex cases); skills (critical and independent judgment, with reference to the discussion of the personal essay).
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
Additional Information for Non-Attending Students
- Teaching
Personal study on the given texts
- Attendance
Non-attending students are invited to contact the teacher
- Course books
Non-attending students are invited to contact the teacher, since the program of the course will take into account preferences and needs of the students and the final bibliography will be defined in progress.
- Assessment
Oral test evaluating knowledge and understanding (the novel form, specific authors, selected works); applied knowledge and understanding (applications to specific and complex literary cases); competences (critical and independent judgment, with reference to the theme of the course).
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
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