Communication, technologies and digital culture

The main objective of the course is to consolidate the basic knowledge of film history (social, economic and cultural aspects included) in order to arrive to understanding the essential expressive platform of the cinematic medium and its evolution over time. Some hermeneutics and practical aspects of the aesthetics of cinema and social theory will also be discussed, which will take into account the development and the working principles of the cinematographic and, more generally, audio-visual language.