Acquisition of fundamental data on the evolution of Como's artistic history and its comparative history from the 19th to the 21st century
Course Prerequisites
Specific prerequisites and/or any kind of knowledge on Art History and Architecture History are not required. In any case students are required to refer to the learning of History, Philosophy, Geography and Literature History achieved during the years of high school.
Teaching Methods
The course will be delivered with frontal lessons in presence, through the Teams platform and with powerpoint files (downloadable from the e-learning platform), for the total amount of 50 hours. They will be all conducted by the tenured professor of the course, encouraging, as much as possible, interaction between the lecturer and students. At the end of each lesson students can ask for clarifications and further explanations of the topics proposed by chat or e-mail. The attendance of lessons is highly recommended to take advantage of all the interdisciplinary connections (political history, historic geography, history of literature, etc.) and critical interpretations of the phenomenon which will be proposed by the teacher lesson by lesson and which can not be fully developed in the handbooks available.
Assessment Methods
The final examination consists of a verbal test which includes three questions on wide ranging topics and on specific ones based on the bibliography. They will cover the complete programme through the time frame considered. The student will be asked to emphasize relationships and connections between different topics delivered during lessons. The result is expressed with a 30-point scale that can be divided into failing (0 to 17) and passing (18 to 30 cum laude) grades. The mark is based on a general assessment on the answers to the three questions. They all have the same value. The final mark will be revised considering the global knowledge of the student. The fundamental principles are: the knowledge acquired, considering the communications skills required by the Bachelor’s Degree course, the correct positioning of phenomenon, events and objects in space and time, the ability in formal reading (with special care of the historical criteria and data and not the emotional ones), including a critical judgment (with references to the contemporary cultural heritage) and suggestions of proper comparisons, the communication skill using the proper language, as suggested during lessons.
Contents
Art History in Como from the 19th to the 21st Century. Comparative History of Lombard Art.
Course Language
English
More information
Consultation hours. It will take place in Como (Department of Human Sciences, Territory and Innovation, Via Marco Enrico Bossi, 5) or in Varese (Collegio Cattaneo, Via Jean Henry Dunant, 7). You have to require a prior appointment by sending your e-mail to andrea.spiriti@uninsubria.it. The appointment will be fixed within one week. Before and after lessons it is always possible to have informal consultations or to require an appointment with professor Spiriti.
