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Semiotics of Art

Subject
Subject code ME.60.01
Subject name Semiotics of Art
Credit points 2 ECTS
Grading method Nondistinctive
Curriculum subject
Curriculum 2013 2272
Study year 4
Semester Fall semester
Subject type Mandatory
General description
• Introduction to the subject
• Semiotics among cultural sciences
• First semioticians
• J. Lotman and School of Tartu-Moskva
• Additional perspectives
Aim
The objective is to introduce semiotics as a scientific discipline, provide an overview of the main theoretical concepts and idealogical directions and to encourage independent analysis of art works by using semiotic approaches.
Study outcome
Upon completion of the course, students will:
1. comprehend the objective of semiotics as a scientific discipline;
2. have a brief overview of terminology and methods;
3. know the necessary thought models to describe different cultures and cultural objects;
4. be able to analyse a single object in culture and entire processes, by finding and showing their connections;
5. be able to describe cultural objects, irrespective of their form (visual arts, cinematography, sound etc).
6. Be able to assess critically their own creations and understand the potential meanings of a creative process in different cultures.
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