Theoretical Issues of Contemporary Art

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

The teaching will have a strong theoretical focus, including text analyses and the production of papers.

Learning Outcomes

To develop knowledge in the field of the theorectical reflection on contemporary art. To promote reflection on The cognitive aspects of art. To produce connections between a creative perspective on art and the knowledge of perception processes.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Perception theory in contemporary art philosophy. Sensation, perception and art. What developments for a cognitive philosophy in its relation with contemporary art.

Head Lecturer(s)

Nuno Alexandre Coimbra Crespo

Assessment Methods

Continuous
Papers and reports: 100.0%

Bibliography

1. ALLIX, Louis, Perception et réalité. Essai sur la nature du visible, Paris, CNRS éditions, 2004..

2. JACKSON, F. C., Perception. A Representative Theory, Cambridge, Cambride University Press, 1977.

3. MERLEAU-PONTY, Maurice, Phénoménologie de la perception (1945), Paris, Gallimard, Tel, 1989.

4. SCHWARTZ, Robert (ed.), Perception, Blackwell Publishing, U. K. 2004