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IPLUSO 26026

Critical Reflections

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  • ApresentaçãoPresentation
    The course explores the role of artistic images in the formation of subjectivity and their critical function in contemporary visual culture.
  • ProgramaProgramme
    Introduction to critical thinking about and through artistic images Module 1: The civilization of the image and the process of subjectivation Homo mimeticus (representation, imitation, identification and contagion) The image that gives us birth The image that absorbs us Module 2: The artistic image as a pharmakon Case studies: presentations by master’s students Between identification and de-identification The critical image This Curricular Unit elaborates on the thought of philosophers and art critics such as John Berger, Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe, Nidesh Lawtoo, Peter Sloterdijk, Marie-José Mondzain, Georges Didi-Huberman and Tomás Maia.
  • ObjectivosObjectives
    This Curricular Unit aims to encourage critical thinking about the role of artistic images vis-à-vis the omnipresence of images in the contemporary world, providing analytical and critical tools that help the master's student to: Generically understand how visual representations participate in subjectivation processes (self-image, volitions and behaviors) in thecontext of our mimetic condition (articulating concepts such as mimetic unconscious, imitation, identification and contagion). Differentiate the artistic image from other visual representations regarding its impact on subjectivation processes (estrangement of theworld and disidentification). Problematize the emancipatory and critical potential of artistic images in consumer society (the artistic image as pharmakon). Apply the conceptual bases mentioned above in the analysis of artistic images in the context of debates, oral presentations and writing ofan article about case studies.
  • BibliografiaBibliography
    Berger, J. (2023). Modos de ver. Fósforo. Lacque-Labarthe, P. (2000). A Imitação dos Modernos: Ensaios sobre Arte e Filosofia. Org. Virginia de Araújo Figueiredo e João Camillo Penna. Paz e Terra. Lacque-Labarthe, P. (2011 [1980]). O paradoxo e a mimese. Trad. Tomás Maia. Projecto Teatral. Lawtoo, N. (2013). The Phantom of the Ego: Modernism and the Mimetic Unconscious. Michigan State University Press. Maia, T. (2022). Vida a crédito: arte contemporânea e capitalismo financeiro. Sistema Solar (Documenta). Mondzain, M. J. (2015 [2007]). Homo spectator: ver > fazer ver. Trad. Luís Lima. Orfeu negro. Mondzain, M. J. (2009). A imagem pode matar? Trad. Susana Mouzinho. Nova Veja. Broome, J., Pereira, A., & Anderson, T. (2018). Critical thinking: Art criticism as a tool for analysing and evaluating art, instructional practice and social justice issues. International Journal of Art & Design Education, 37(2), 265-276.  
  • MetodologiaMethodology
    This Curricular Unit adopts a transdisciplinary approach in which the syllabus articulates contributions from artistic studies, philosophy, and social sciences. The oral presentation is supported by the analysis and commentary of artistic images and text excerpts and may use other audiovisual materials, such as film excerpts, videos, or interviews. Whenever possible, the theoretical exposition is articulated with the participation of the students through the valorisation and welcoming of questions, the opening of space for debates and the scheduling of individual presentations by the master's students. These presentations consist of an oral presentation in which each student must critically analyse an artistic image of their choice, followed by a collective debate. Subsequently, this same critical analysis constitutes the starting point for writing an article, where the master's student must deepen and problematize one of the topics covered in class.
  • LínguaLanguage
    Português
  • TipoType
    Semestral
  • ECTS
    5
  • NaturezaNature
    Mandatory
  • EstágioInternship
    Não