Italian

This is an advanced level painting course for students who have experience in painting techniques. Enrolment is by permission of the instructor. Students are required to attend both the theoretical part and the studio laboratory and to complete individual projects. The course focuses on all aspects of painting from pre- to post-production, as well as all aspects of the technical processes involved. Assessment is based on the evaluation of assigned group and individual projects and the artwork completed.

The course is focused on the principal themes of the discipline with particular attention to typologies, functions, and significance of the Roman monuments and artistic expressions with spots on history of research, methods, and chronological questions. By the end of the course, thanks to the presentation and discussion of the basic components and main manifestations of Roman art, architecture, and town planning, students are familiar with the main themes of the discipline serving as a basis for the definition of the problems in a context of historical–cultural interaction. Moreover, students acquire the basic skills for independent use of the research tools and scientific bibliography and are able to reason critically and analyze or interpret data. They also learn to listen, understand, and debate respectfully with different viewpoints, and know how to spot tie-ups among different disciplines.

This course is part of the Laurea Magistrale degree program and is intended for advanced level students. Enrolment is by permission of the instructor. At the end of the course unit students have the tools for an integrated approach to the study of the archaeological sites around Vesuvius, attentive to their specific nature of historic sites, which have their status as the best sample of classical archeology, not because of their real excellence in the ancient world, but because of the fate and their exceptional material preservation. Students demonstrate critical consciousness about the “vulgata” and develop a self-sufficient ability to review their “topoi”, enabling them to read the Vesuvian archaeological sites back to their actual nature as privileged case-study, but not as a benchmark of universal value. At the end of the course students are able to orientate themselves in the rich scientific literature, to identify potential research topics, to independently design a circumscribed research project, and to elaborate the results in an original form, both oral and written.

The course explores the Vesuvian area, well known but still poorly investigated and studied. After an introduction about the status quaestionis, the course follows the analysis of some specific cases study, both investigated by other research institutions and equips, and in regard to the projects (Pompeii, Herculaneum, Torre del Greco) of the Vesuviana program lead by the University of Bologna.

This course involves singing with the choir of the University of Bologna. Students are invited to join the choir after they pass an audition with the Choir Director. The course involves weekly and biweekly practices as well as public performances. There are about 60 members in the choir every year, and musical selections change yearly. Local performances are held in various locations around Bologna.

This is an advanced level art studio course for students with prior experience. Enrollment is by permission of the instructor and Accademia di Belle Arti (ABABO). Students are required to attend both the theoretical part and the studio laboratory and to complete individual projects. The course focuses on historical and traditional techniques and methods used in contemporary works in the visual arts and in design, as well as a reconceptualization of methods using new techniologies, materials, and products.  Final assessment is based on the student's artistic work, employing the techniques and methods discussed in class.