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Semiotics

Code	16618
Year	1
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	OT(15H)/TP(45H)
Scientific area	Communication Sciences
Entry requirements	Not applicable.
Learning outcomes	At the end of the course, the student should be able to: - Systematize the study of signs historically and theoretically - Identify and categorize different types of signs - Master concepts of the semiotic process - Apply methods of semiotic analysis in different media and arts - Analyze, interpret, and critique the processes of meaning-making in cinema
Syllabus	Module I 1. Definitions 1.1. What is semiotics 1.2. Sign. Signifier and signified. Icon, index, and symbol 1.3. Language and speech. Verbal and visual 1.4. Denotation and connotation 1.5. Syntagm and paradigm 1.6. Content and expression 1.7. Poetics and metalanguage 1.8. Possibilities and limits Module II 2.1 – Semiotics 2.2 – Critical Theory 2.3 – Critical Design 2.4 – Design Fiction 2.5 – Critique and Speculation 2.6 – Critical Analysis
Main Bibliography	Module I BARTHES, R. (1989). Elementos de Semiologia, Lisboa: Edições 70. Eco, U. (1990). Tratado de Semiótica General, Barcelona: Editorial Lumen. FIDALGO A. & GRADIM A. (2005). Semiótica Geral, Covilhã: Labcom Lotman, Y (1978), Estética e Semiótica do Cinema, Lisboa: Editorial Estampa Metz, C. (1972). A Significação no Cinema, São Paulo: Editora Perspectiva PEIRCE, C. S. (1977). Semiótica, São Paulo: Perspetiva. SAUSSURE, F. (1978). Curso de Linguística Geral, Lisboa: Dom Quixote. Module II BLEECKER, J. (2009). Design Fiction, Venice: Near Future Laboratory. MALPASS, M.. (2017). Critical Design in Context. New York: Bloomsbury Academic. SANTAELLA, L. & NöTH, W. (v/d). Imagem. Cognição, Semiótica, Mídia, São Paulo: Editora Iluminuras. Filmography: An Andalusian Dog Meshes of the Afternoon Bicycle Thieves Sunset Boulevard The Last Year at Marienbad The Color of Pomegranate Koyaanisqatsi Fight Club Dogville The Grand Budapest Hotel
Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria	Module I Based on the list of films indicated by the teacher, the student can choose between: 1. Audiovisual or written essay - 1500 to 2000 words (use template provided by the teacher) or - 4 to 6 minutes - Group or individual work or 2. Other - Proposed by the student and approved by the teacher The work has a mandatory final presentation: - the student can choose between presenting to the class or just to the teacher - the presentation will be a weighting factor for the grade The work is worth 50% of the final UC grade. Module II 50% of the final grade Continuous Assessment - 10% Group Work - 90% - 30% - Work Presentation - 70% - Written Work
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.