Class Research Seminar: Aesthetics

The emergence of photography contributed decisively to sharpening the crisis of aesthetic categories. New productivities and discursive formations, together with new means of circulation and organisation of objects, motivate a re-reading of Aesthetics as a methodology for apprehending the relation between things. This curricular unit aims to problematise this inquiry, bringing together theoretical knowledge and analytical tools for the reading and representation of contemporary issues raised by Aesthetics, as an expanded field for an ontological investigation into the nature of the technical gesture and its inscription in plastic language.

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Aesthetic Categories The magic, the universalizable and the possible The excess and the abject Earth as an aesthetic category Aesthetic Technologies Technical thought and aesthetic thought Reproducibility and techno-aesthetics Aesthetic Ontologies Aesthetics as a way of knowing: the nature of gesture Aesthetics as a way of conceiving: tension and potential energy in the formation of form

Theoretical and practical classes that combine the expository method with student participation and discussion. The mini film cycle is a complementary resource, enhancing critical analysis and the application of concepts in an audiovisual context.

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