Architectures of Trauma
People
Course director
Description
The 20th century and the first two decades of the 21st bear witness to the traumatic experiences resulting from the world wars, the horrors of the Shoah, the attack on the Twin Towers, the Covid-19 pandemic and other tragedies. Such catastrophes seem to be burned into the collective memory, inevitably marking moments of crisis, rupture and discontinuity both on the historical level and that of their artistic-literary representation. The course seeks to investigate the crucial points that marked the transition from the war memorials of World War I to the memorials and museums of the Shoah and conducts an analysis of the most recent commemorative forms. In addition, it critically presents the various architectural typologies by which the great tragedies of the last century and the theoretical debate on their artistic representability have been depicted.
Objectives
To illustrate the phenomenon of memorial architecture and more generally of the heritage culture of memory.
Teaching mode
In presence
Learning methods
90% Lecture
10% On-site visits without overnights
Examination information
Paper
Bibliography
- Edkins, Jenny. Trauma and the Memory of Politics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020.
- Ruggieri Tricoli, Maria Clara. Trauma. Memoriali e musei fra tragedia e controversia. Santarcangelo di Romagna: Maggioli, 2009.
- Tanovic, Sabina. Designing Memory. The Architecture of Commemoration in Europe, 1914 to the Present. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2019.
- Violi, Patrizia. Paesaggi della memoria. Il trauma, lo spazio, la storia. Milano: Bompiani, 2014.
Education
- Bachelor of Arts in Italian Language, Literature and Culture, Lecture ex cathedra, History of Art, Elective, 3rd year (3 ECTS)
- Master in Storia e teoria dell’arte e dell’architettura (120 ECTS), Lecture ex cathedra, Elective course, Elective, 1st year (3 ECTS)
- Master in Storia e teoria dell’arte e dell’architettura (120 ECTS), Lecture ex cathedra, Elective course, Elective, 2nd year (3 ECTS)
- Master of Science in Architecture, History and theory of art and architecture, Historical-humanistic facultative courses, 1st year
- Master of Science in Architecture, History and theory of art and architecture, Historical-humanistic facultative courses, 2nd year
Study trips
- Milano, 06.11.22 - 06.11.22 (Optional)
