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The objective of this course is for students to understand the basic concepts of signification, semiosis, and, ultimately, the centrality of signs in the constitution of culture. Students must master the relationship of meaning and the nature of different representational media, as well as theories on the very notion of representation. They should become familiar with the history of the concept and the major controversies surrounding representation. It is particularly important for students to be introduced to the semiotic analysis of cultural objects.

1. Introduction to the concept of representation. 2. Introduction to classical semiotics (I): Plato. 3. Introduction to classical semiotics (II): Aristotle. 4. Types and models of signs: Saussure and Peirce. 5. The analysis of structures (I): structuralism. 6. The analysis of structures (II): post-structuralism. 7. Representation in modernity and postmodernity. 8. The representation of the body. 9. Representation in literature, performing arts, and cinema. 10. The circulation of signs in culture and the semiotic analysis of popular culture.

AF1. THEORETICAL-PRACTICAL CLASSES. These will present the knowledge that students must acquire. They will be provided with a basic reference document (PowerPoint) on which to take notes. Furthermore, fundamental reference texts will be available on Aula Global to facilitate the follow-up of classes and the development of subsequent work. Practical exercises, individual or in groups, will be proposed and solved in class to apply the theoretical tools explained. Each week, multiple-choice tests will be conducted for students to evaluate their reading comprehension of the reference texts. In the final stretch of the semester, students will prepare, in groups, an oral presentation focused on a topic of their interest, with the aim of putting into practice the knowledge acquired throughout the course. For 6 ECTS courses, 48 hours will be dedicated as a general rule with 100% attendance. AF2. TUTORIALS. Individualized assistance (individual tutorials) or in groups (collective tutorials)1 provided to students by the professor. For 6 credit courses, 4 hours will be dedicated with 100% attendance. AF3. INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP WORK OF THE STUDENT. For 6 credit courses, 98 hours will be dedicated with 50% attendance. MD1. THEORY CLASS. Classes will consist of lectures by the professor in the classroom, supported by computer and audiovisual media, in which the main concepts of the subject are developed. Materials and bibliography will be provided to complement student learning. MD2. PRACTICAL SESSIONS. These will consist of the individual or collective resolution of practical cases or the group discussion and debate of problems concerning representation. Each week, prior to classes, students must read a text (an excerpt from an essay or a work of fiction) from which exercises related to the contents of each session will be posed. MD3. TUTORIALS. Individualized assistance (individual tutorials) or in groups (collective tutorials) provided to students by the professor. For 6 credit courses, 4 hours will be dedicated with 100% attendance.