Simonetta Persichetti Leads 12-Session Image Studies Course Starting March 23

A 12-session course titled "Estudos da Imagem" (Image Studies) will be taught by master in communication and arts, professor, and photography critic Simonetta Persichetti. The course, starting March 23 and running until June 8, consists of 90-minute classes held on Wednesdays from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM. It is priced at R$ 680.00 or in two installments of R$ 340.00. Teachers and students receive a 50% discount, which is not cumulative with a 10% presale discount available until March 12 using the code PREVENDA10. The student/teacher discount code is ESTUDOS50. The course aims to explore how to navigate the modern "sea of images," a concept referenced from Camille Paglia's book "Imagens Cintilantes." It will delve into the value of understanding and decoding visual language, studying the image as a protagonist of discourse. Philosophical frameworks from authors like Jonathan Crary, Georges Didi-Huberman, and Jacques Rancière will guide discussions on the uses and functions of images. Key themes include the philosophy of the image, the space of the visual in contemporaneity, image representation in time and space (photography, cinema, documentary), the visual as media spectacularization, and aesthetics as discourse formation. The course will also make connections between thought and language using images by contemporary artists and insights from cognitive sciences on aesthetic pleasure and the ethical side of images, examining how perception has changed and the contemporary gaze.