Università Roma Tre

Literature and Visual Culture

On background of the theories developed by Thomas Mitchell and other exponents of visual culture, the course will present some case studies drawn from the history of modern and contemporary art and literature. The intersection between visual text (photography, painting) and literary text (in verse and prose), starting from the traditional technique of ecphrases, induces new methods of critical approach. Comparative studies constitute the privileged method for such readings and at the same time the theoretical background of reference.

WJT Mitchell, Pictorial turn. Saggi di cultura visuale, a cura di M. Cometa, Cortina 2017
U. Fracassa, Il testo visibile. Lo spazio dell’interpretazione tra parola e immagine, Perrone, 2021