Curriculum : The course discuses main concepts of aesthetics and aesthetic education. It also examines: - main concepts and research areas of aesthetics and aesthetic education; - contemporary theoretical discussions about art and aesthetic experience and their impact on aesthetic and art education; - aesthetic education as fostering students’ ability to understand, appreciate and respond to meanings emergent from art forms; - theories of aesthetic and art education as well as their impact and applications on educational practices.

Outline :

The course develops through two distinct but closely intertwined parts: a) mapping out the content and boundaries of aesthetics and highlighting the interrelations between aesthetics, aesthetic and art education; b) approaching art as an original/creative language and examining the significance of aesthetic literacy as a basis for an aesthetics-based art education.

The themes examined are: • Origin of aesthetics and short survey of contemporary aesthetic theories • Issues connected with the definition of art, interpretation and meaning of the work of art • Presuppositions for the construction of aesthetic education as a distinct educational area • Critical examination of misunderstandings and misinterpretations connected to the educational discourse and practice of aesthetic education. • Presentation of certain modern and contemporary aesthetic and art education theories. • Planning and implementation of aesthetics-based art education programs

BIBLIOGRAPHY (Indicative)

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Cometti, J.-P., Morizot, J., Pouivet, R. (2005). Ζητήματα αισθητικής. Αθήνα: νήσος.
Danto, A. C. (2004). Η μεταμόρφωση του κοινότοπου: Μια φιλοσοφική θεώρηση της τέχνη. Αθήνα: Μεταίχμιο.
Danto, A. C. (2014). Τι είναι αυτό που το λένε τέχνη. Αθήνα: Μεταίχμιο.
Dewey, J. (1936). Art as experience. New York: Perigree Books [επανέκδοση 1980, paperback 2005].
Efland, A. D. (2002). Art and cognition: Integrating the visual arts in the curriculum. New York: Teachers College Press & Reston, VA: National Art Education Association.
Eisner, E. W. (2002). The Arts and the Creation of Mind. New Haven & London: Yale University Press.
Freeland, C. (2005). Μα είναι αυτό τέχνη; Εισαγωγή στη θεωρία της τέχνης. Αθήνα: Πλέθρον.
Greene, M. (2001). Variations on a Blue Guitar, N. York & London: Teachers College Press.
Parsons, M. J. & Blocker, G. (1993). Aesthetics and Education. Urbana & Chicago: University of Illinois Press.
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Μερλώ-Ποντύ, Μ. (2005). Σημεία (μετάφραση Γ. Φαράκλας, επίμετρο Α. Μουρίκη). Αθήνα: Βιβλιοπωλείον της «Εστίας».
Μουρίκη Α. (2003). Μεταμορφώσεις της αισθητικής. Αθήνα: Νεφέλη.
Πούλος, Π. (επιστημονική επιμ.) (2006). Έννοιες της τέχνης τον 20ό αιώνα. Αθήνα: Ανωτάτη Σχολή Καλών Τεχνών.
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