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| HULG0276-1 | Philosophy of the landscape
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| Lecturer : | Vincent Furnelle |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| Reading, analysis, comments, discussions of contempory texts on landscape theory:
- Michel Corajoud : Le paysage c'est l'endroit où le ciel et la terre se touchent
- Marc Augé : Non-lieux
- Marc Desportes : Paysages en mouvement
- Alain Roger : La double artialisation du paysage
- Erwin Straus : L'espace de la géographie et l'espace du paysage
- François Cheng : Le vide et le plein
( This list may change during the year)
Comparison of these texts with the concepts of the sensitive analysis and the practice of the project as a whole |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| - To confront the reflections of different landscape theorists
-To confront these reflections with the sensitive approach to landscape and with the practice of the project as a whole
-To consider how men have historically designed and perceived the landscape
-To understand and analyse the fact that landscape design and perception are always underpinned by philosophical a priori |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Basic references ( Baseline) in philosophy - especially on the Concept of nature and the Aesthetics of landscapes
Practice of the project |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Ex cathedra course
Comments and discussion on the basis of concrete examples. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Inter alia:
Michel Corajoud, Le paysage, c'est l'endroit où le ciel et la terre se touchent, Actes Sud, 2010
Alain Roger, La théorie du paysage en France, Champ vallon, 1995
Marc Augé, Non-lieux, Seuil, 1992
Marc Desportes, Paysages en mouvement, Gallimard, 2005
François Cheng, Vide et plein, Le langage pictural chinois, Seuil, 1979
More extensive bibliography given in class |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral examination:
Oral presentation of a personal essay: comments, discussion and confrontation of one of the concepts studied in class with the practice of landscape
Evaluation criteria:
Comprehension of the concepts studied in class, personal appropriation of these concepts and critical mind |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| vincent.furnelle@hech.be |
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