Sumários

Jenny Saville and a feminist aesthetics of disgust

19 Março 2024, 11:00 Paula Alexandra Carvalho Alves Rodrigues Horta


Discussion on Michelle Meagher's theory on an aesthetics of disgust.

Analysis of Jenny Saville's work in light of Julia Kristeva's theory of abjection and Darwin's theory on contamination.

Written Test

14 Março 2024, 11:00 Paula Alexandra Carvalho Alves Rodrigues Horta


First written Test

Critical theory on the abject, the grotesque and the uncanny

12 Março 2024, 11:00 Paula Alexandra Carvalho Alves Rodrigues Horta


  • Contemporary artists' responses to the representation of the idealised body in classical paintings of the Western canon.
  • Analysis of Paula Rego's Dog Woman series 

Reading and reflection about John Berger's Ways of Seeing

7 Março 2024, 11:00 Paula Alexandra Carvalho Alves Rodrigues Horta


Critical reflection about the exhibition "Masculinities: Liberation through Photography" in light of John Berger's critical theory.

Representations of the mal and female body in contemporary art

5 Março 2024, 11:00 Paula Alexandra Carvalho Alves Rodrigues Horta


-       Kenneth Clark's theory on the representation of the male and the female body

-       Lynda Nead’s reflections on the art/obscenity opposition and the Kantian distinction between the beautiful and the sublime in The Female Nude: Art, Obscenity and Sexuality