POLITICAL LANGUAGES

Degree course: 
Corso di First cycle degree in COMMUNICATION SCIENCES
Academic year when starting the degree: 
2021/2022
Year: 
1
Academic year in which the course will be held: 
2021/2022
Partizione: 
Cognomi K-Z
Course type: 
Compulsory subjects, characteristic of the class
Seat of the course: 
Varese - Università degli Studi dell'Insubria
Credits: 
7
Period: 
Second semester
Standard lectures hours: 
56
Requirements: 

Nothing

Final Examination: 
Orale

Final Examination:
Orale
The students’ knowledge will be assessed through a final oral talk
The oral exam students are required to orally analyse and describe the arguments of the course and to have a critic approach.
The following will be evaluated:
1) The lexical correctness of the exposition (5 pts);
2) The correctness of the conceptual analyses (10 pts);
3) The management of an effective methodology of learning (5 pts

Assessment:
Voto Finale

Assessment: 
Voto Finale

The course will thus focus on the reading and interpretation of political, ethic and philosophical texts, in order to improve the understanding of the communication processes and their effects on political, ethic and behavioural field. Special focus will be placed on the analysis of most common political categories of the occidental culture.
In particular, students will be required to analyse and interpret the political, ethic and communication phenomena. Students will be also required to manage the main political and ethic categories to understand the languages through which media interact with the collective imaginary and individual forma mentis.

The course is divided into three modules:
1) Analysis of power, ideology, liberty and communication.
2) Analysis of mass media and their interactions with collective imaginary and dominant brainframe.
3) Analysis of social consensus in the technological civilization.

1. P. Bellini, C. Bonvecchio, INTRODUZIONE ALLA TEORIA E FILOSOFIA POLITICA, Cedam-Wolters-Kluwer editore.

2. E.S. Storace, I LINGUAGGI POLITICI DELLA CIVILTÁ OCCIDENTALE. RETORICA, DEMOCRAZIA E POPULISMO, Jouvence editore.

3. D.A.F. De Sade, ELOGIO DELLA LUSSURIA, DELL'EMPIETÀ E DEL CRIMINE (c/di P. Bellini), Artetetra editore.

4. To be defined.

Frontal lessons: the lecturer explains the contents of the course, interacting with the students through their questions and observations

Parent course