96377 - Philosophy and Musical Aesthetics. Laboratory (1) (A-L)

Learning outcomes

By the end of the laboratory the student: is able to use some of the concepts he/she came in contact with, by applying them to specific contexts and experiences; by select reading he/she has some knowledge of the discipline-specific vocabulary and is able to use it in his/her written assignment.

Course contents

The laboratory aims at increasing the students' awareness about the uses of music in contemporary society. A relevant part of the lessons will be devoted to the presentation of case studies by the students.

The students who do not attend the classes will be requested to draft a final paper that will address one of the topics dealt with in the assigned readings.

Readings/Bibliography

1. Elisabetta di Stefano, Che cos’è l’estetica quotidiana? (Carocci 2017, 2019)
2. Paesaggi sonori. Musica, voci, rumori: l’universo dell’ascolto, ed. by Michael Bull and Les Back, Milano, il Saggiatore, 2008, pp. 195-247 (Parte Quarta: Suoni della città) [international students may also use the original English version].
3. Elementi per un’estetica del contemporaneo, a cura di G. Matteucci, pp. 5-21 (introduzione); pp. 39-53 (Piacere, Autonomia); pp. 82-95 (Opera, Artista); pp. 123-129 (Suono); pp. 164-179 (Spazi di consumo, Tempo libero) [freely accessible for Unibo users from the collections AlmaRE]
4. Barry Truaux, “Modelli e strategie per il design acustico”, in A. Mayr, Musica e suoni dell’ambiente, Bologna, CLUEB, 2001, pp. 27-40 [freely accessible for Unibo users from the collections AlmaRE]
5. Additional material uploaded in Virtuale.

Teaching methods

Individual and group communications, guided by a former coaching work by the teacher

Assessment methods

ATTENDING STUDENTS

Students can choose between an oral communication (individual or group presentation) of a concrete case study to be formerly agreed with the teacher or a paper assignment (see below).

 

NON ATTENDING STUDENTS

Paper assignment (max 2000 words, A4, single-spaced, Times New Roman 12) either on a topic related to the assigned readings, or on a more specific case-study (to be agreed with the teacher)

Teaching tools

Audio, video, materials shared on Virtuale

Office hours

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