SOCIOLOGY OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL IMAGINARY

Diana SALZANO SOCIOLOGY OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL IMAGINARY

1212500043
DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT & INNOVATION SYSTEMS
EQF6
DIPLOMATIC, INTERNATIONAL AND GLOBAL SECURITY STUDIES
2024/2025



YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2019
SPRING SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
642LESSONS
ExamDate
AMENDOLA15/01/2025 - 10:30
AMENDOLA15/01/2025 - 10:30
AMENDOLA29/01/2025 - 10:30
AMENDOLA29/01/2025 - 10:30
AMENDOLA12/02/2025 - 10:30
AMENDOLA12/02/2025 - 10:30
Objectives
THE COURSE OBJECTIVE IS TO PROVIDE THE STUDENT WITH AN INTRODUCTORY AND CONTEXTUAL OVERVIEW OF IMMAGINARY (FROM VANGUARD TO DIGITAL SOCIETY). THE STUDENT WILL ACQUIRE A TRANSVERSAL KNOWLEDGE OF MEDIA HISTORY. LEARNING OUTCOMES IS THE PRECISE UNDERSTANDING OF THE EVOLUTIONARY LINES OF THE MEDIA. FOLLOWING THIS, THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO CAPTURE / ANALYZE / UNDERSTAND HISTORY, THEORIES, METHODOLOGIES AND MEDIA PRACTICES (ALSO THROUGH SPECIFIC LABORATORY EXERCISES AND SEMINARS WITH EVENTS AND CHARACTERS FROM THE MEDIA WORLD).
Prerequisites
NOBODY
Contents
A REFLECTION ON THE TECHNOLOGICAL IMAGINARY WITH A PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE COMMUNICATION, TO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TECHNOLOGICAL IMAGINARY AND MASS CULTURES OF OUR CONTEMPORANEITY. A WAY TO UNDERSTAND THE GREAT THEMES OF GLOBAL CULTURE AND THE EPOCAL CHANGES OF OUR SOCIETY STARTING FROM THE IMAGINARY.
IN THE FIRST PART OF THE TEACHING THE PATH WILL BE REBUILT THAT LEADED TO THE DEFINITION OF A SPECIFIC FIELD OF SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH ON THE IMAGINARY WITH REFERENCE TO SLAVOJ ŽIŽEK

THE SECOND PART WILL BE DEDICATED TO THE POPULAR MUSIC AND SERIALITY WHICH PROPOSES AN INTERPRETATION OF THE CULTURE OF THE IMAGE AS A CENTRAL THEME FOR UNDERSTANDING THE CONTEMPORARY.

THE THIRD PART WILL BE CENTERED ON THE NETWORK SOCIETY WITH A PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO Z GENERATION BETWEEN CONSUMPTIONS AND INNOVATIVE LANGUAGES INDICATED BY SOCIAL MEDIA
Teaching Methods
TEACHING INCLUDES LECTURES AND EXERCISES. ESPECIALLY ON THE SUBJECT OF LITERARY REMEDIATION. TEACHING WILL THEREFORE BE DEVELOPED THROUGH FRONTAL LESSONS, EXERCISES, SEMINARS, AUDIOVISUAL PROJECTIONS.
Verification of learning
AT THE END OF THE COURSE THE ORAL EXAMINATION WILL ALLOW THE ASSESSMENT OF THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE. ADDITIONALLY, EXAMINERS WILL HAVE TO DISCUSS A CRITICAL WORK ON A SPECIFIC TOPIC.

Texts
1) SLAVOJ ŽIŽEK “CHE COS'È L'IMMAGINARIO”, IL SAGGIATORE, 2016.
2) ALESSANDRO ALFIERI “LA FONDAZIONE MASSMEDIALE DEL MONDO. ESTETICA E ONTOLOGIA DELL’IMMAGINARIO CONTEMPORANEO TRA POPULAR MUSIC E NUOVA SERIALITÀ” ROGAS, 2024.
3) ALFONSO AMENDOLA, ANNACHIARA GUERRA, MARTINA MASULLO, “Z GENERATION. CONSUMI, STILI, PRATICHE”, EDIZIONI ROGAS, 2024.
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