72518 - Ethnosemiotics (1) (LM)

Learning outcomes

Students will learn the basis of the ethnosemiotic theory and methodology. This will lead them to better understand and manage the "semiotic glance" with regard to the signification of the daily practices and of the objects of the daily life.

Course contents

The course consists of a first part where the basis of Ethnosemiotics will be exposed, and a second part dedicated to various analysis exercises.

Readings/Bibliography

Marsciani, F. & Zinna, A., Elementi di semiotica generativa, Bologna, Esculapio 1991; Marsciani, F., Tracciati di etnosemiotica, MIlano, Franco Angeli 2007; one text to be choosen among books published in the Collection Quaderni di Etnosemiotica, Editore Esculapio, Bologna. Other texts will be suggested during the course.

Teaching methods

Lectures. All along the course, discussions will be encouraged. In the second part of the course, students will be encouraged to give their own contribute in analyzing texts.

Assessment methods

Oral examination. Whereby students are required to demonstrate their knowledge of basic concepts and terminology of Ethnosemiotics, through the study of suggested books. Written papers can be presented, if agreed with the teacher.

Teaching tools

For a proper understanding of the topic dealt with during the course, before the beginning of it, students are recommended to reading the chapter "Sul valore" in Ferdinand de Saussure, Corso di Linguistica Generale, Bari-Roma, Laterza.

Office hours

See the website of Francesco Marsciani