Feminist critical theory on the representation of the female body

22 Março 2022, 09:30 • Paula Alexandra Carvalho Alves Rodrigues Horta

The representation of women as stereotypes and objects f the male gaze.

Discussion of John Berger's Ways of Seeing

17 Março 2022, 09:30 • Paula Alexandra Carvalho Alves Rodrigues Horta

Traditional and contemporary perceptions of masculinity and femininity.

One on one discussion of students' Research Project Proposals

15 Março 2022, 09:30 • Paula Alexandra Carvalho Alves Rodrigues Horta

Guidelines and suggested further reading were provided to students.

The female nude in art

10 Março 2022, 09:30 • Paula Alexandra Carvalho Alves Rodrigues Horta

• Discussion of Kenneth Clark's distinction between the male and the female nude in The Nude: A Study of Ideal Form
• Lynda Nead's reflections on the art/obscenity opposition and the Kantian distinction between the beautiful and the sublime.
• Analysis of Correggio's Jupiter and Antiope and George Rouault 's Deux Prostituées & Fille in light of Kenneth Clark's distinction between "seductive but not obscene" and "Obscene".

Notions of beauty and the depiction of the body in art

8 Março 2022, 09:30 • Paula Alexandra Carvalho Alves Rodrigues Horta

Archetypal images of the body