1) Knowledge and Understanding
Students are expected to demonstrate knowledge and
comprehension skills that extend and/or reinforce those typically associated
with the first cycle and enable them to develop and/or apply original ideas,
often in a research context
2) Ability to apply knowledge
and understanding
By means of
in-depth modules, the main issue proposed by the course will be examined
diachronically and addressed critically. Group work aimed at the development of
independent judgement will be organized. Students are expected to be able to
solve problems in new or unfamiliar areas, embedded in broader (or
interdisciplinary) contexts related to their field of study.
3)
Communication skills
Group work will be organized and presented in the
course of the lectures. These presentations will be considered as mid-term
examinations, and their results will be considered in the final assessment.
Communicative skills will also be assessed during both the mid-term and the final
examination. Students are expected to acquire the ability to integrate
knowledge and manage complexity, to make judgements even on the basis of
limited or incomplete information, including reflection on the social and
ethical responsibilities associated with the application of their knowledge and
judgements and in peer to peer evaluations.
4) Learning skills
The course aims to provide knowledge about some
fundamental methodologies of transdisciplinary research, thus fostering a
common reflection on learning skills and possible study and research strategies
and the ability
to study in a self-managed or autonomous manner.
5) Autonomy of judgement
Students are expected to
show that they can integrate knowledge and manage complexity, make judgements
even on the basis of limited or incomplete information, including the reflection
on the social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their
knowledge and judgements among peers.
The first part of the course will introduce recent
epistemic innovations across various fields within the humanities, with a focus
on interdisciplinary aspects of research. The course will explore new research
methodologies emerging from the intersections between cognitive sciences and
literary studies. Possible applications of these methodologies will be
presented and discussed during the lessons.
The course will also identify key topics within
literary studies—such as consciousness, imagination, and dreaming—that can be
analyzed from an experimental perspective. Students will be expected to apply
the newly acquired strategies by developing individual or group projects on the
aforementioned topics and their representations in literary texts.
As part of the final assessment, students will be
required to apply and expand these approaches through short essays and
presentations that offer new interpretations of literary texts.
For non-attending students: It is recommended to
contact the teacher at the beginning of the course, during office hours, or via
email (grapulvir@gmail.com).A Literature and Cognitive Sciences (one volume from the following list)
- Stefano Calabrese, La Narrazione.
Letteratura, storie di vita, visual storytelling, Milano, Pearson,
2024.
B Cognitive Poetics and Neurohermeneutics (one volume from the following list)
- Renata Gambino, Grazia Pulvirenti, Storie menti mondi. Approccio
neuroermeutico alla letteratura, Milano, Mimesis, 2018, 148 pp.
- Renata Gambino, Grazia Pulvirenti, Mind
the Text. Instructions for Suspicious Readers, Newcastle upon Tyne, Cambridge
Scholars, 2024, 195 pp.
C Methodological application –
Individual or group work on one of the following texts, or on
other texts agreed upon with the teacher.
J. W. Goethe, Ifigenia in Tauride, Venezia, Marsilio, 2011,
246 pp.
H. v. Kleist, Il principe di Homburg, Venezia, Marsilio, 1997,
288 pp.
H. v. Hofmannsthal, Elettra, Venezia, Marsilio, 2012, 193 pp.
A. Schnitzler, Signorina Else, Milano, Adelphi, 1990, 112 pp.
F. Kafka, La Metamorfosi, Torino, Einaudi, 2014, 70 pp.
D Bibliographical research on
the web and shared evaluation of the texts.
Please remember that in compliance with art 171
L22.04.1941, n. 633 and its amendments, it is illegal to copy entire books or
journals, only 15% of their content can be copied.
For further information on sanctions and regulations
concerning photocopying please refer to the regulations on copyright (Linee
Guida sulla Gestione dei Diritti d’Autore) provided by AIDRO - Associazione
Italiana per i Diritti di Riproduzione delle opere dell’ingegno (the Italian
Association on Copyright).
All
the books listed in the programs can be consulted in the Library.