Course 2014-2015 a.y.

30273 - METHOD AND RESEARCH IN ARTS II - MODULE II (DESIGN)


CLEACC

Department of Social and Political Sciences

Course taught in English

Go to class group/s: 31
CLEACC (6 credits - II sem. - OBS  |  L-ART/03)
Course Director:
STEFANO BAIA CURIONI

Classes: 31 (II sem.)
Instructors:
Class 31: STEFANO MIRTI


Course Objectives

The course is an introduction to contemporary design from specific Italian features. What is Italian design? How does it work? What is its (recent and not-so recent) history? What are its current transformations?

Milan is one of the most relevant hubs of international design. Understanding the local features in order to get the overall logics for organizing various chains of production (related to either material or immaterial goods). Understanding the local in order to approach the global.


Course Content Summary

  • History of XXth Century Italian design (I): between WWI and WWII.
  • History of XXth Century Italian design (II): from WWII until the end of the Cold War.
  • History of XXth Century Italian design (III): the world becomes global.
  • The new Millenium and the shift between material to immaterial design.
  • Italian design facing the global crisis.
  • Intersections (I): architecture, interior and exhibition design.
  • Intersections (II): graphic design.
  • Intersections (III): fashion design.
  • Foreign influence in the XXth Century Italian design. 
  • Milan and its specific features.

Detailed Description of Assessment Methods

The exam does not make distinction between attending and non attending students.

50% of the grade will be determined by a written test (multiple choice).
The other 50% of the grade will be determined by an oral exam regarding the student’s personal work (thematic blog and Twitter account).

Partial exams are not scheduled. 

The course program is completely different from that of the previous years.


Textbooks

Textbooks are indicated at the beginning of the course; they are available on-line on the course website and as e-pub and paper lecture notes.

Exam textbooks & Online Articles (check availability at the Library)

Prerequisites

No prior knowledge is required for this class. However, having the habit of reading a newspaper on a daily basis generally helps. Students are asked to keep an on-line blog and Twitter account during the course. In the first class, we explain how to run and manage a blog for those who have never done it.
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