Studi di estetica
Italian academic journal of aesthetics founded in 1973 by Luciano Anceschi.
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Overview
Studi di estetica is an Italian academic journal dedicated to aesthetics and philosophy, founded in 1973 by Luciano Anceschi. It began as the annual bulletin of the aesthetics section of the Institute of Philosophy at the University of Bologna, with the subtitle 'Bollettino annuale della sezione di estetica dell'istituto di filosofia dell'Università di Bologna'. Over the decades it has evolved into a semiannual peer-reviewed journal that publishes scholarly work in philosophy, literature, poetry, music, and theatre. The journal has been associated with four chairs of Aesthetics at Bologna (Philosophy, DAMS, Educational Sciences, and Modern Languages) as well as related fields such as History of Criticism, Poetics and Rhetoric, and Psychology of Art. Its academic and scientific character has fostered active dialogue with other schools of thought, and it has attracted contributions from Italian and foreign scholars, critics, writers, and intellectuals of various orientations. The journal has been published in three series: 1973–1981, 1982–1989, and 1990–2013. According to the official website, it has published 66 issues and more than 14,800 pages; Wikipedia reports 68 issues and approximately 15,000 pages. From 1994 to 2013 it was edited by Fernando Bollino. The first series was self-managed and distributed mainly as complimentary copies and exchanges until 1976, with annual periodicity. The second series was published by Mucchi editore, and the third by Clueb. The journal remains active and continues to publish monographic issues on themes such as rhythm, literature, Heidegger, neuroaesthetics, the origins of art, museums, beauty, and Anceschi's legacy.
History
Studi di estetica was founded in 1973 by Luciano Anceschi as the annual bulletin of the aesthetics section of the Institute of Philosophy at the University of Bologna. Its original subtitle was 'Bollettino annuale della sezione di estetica dell'istituto di filosofia dell'Università di Bologna'. The journal was linked to four chairs of Aesthetics at Bologna—Philosophy, DAMS (Drama, Art and Music Studies), Educational Sciences, and Modern Languages—as well as to collateral fields such as History of Criticism, Poetics and Rhetoric, and Psychology of Art. From the outset, its academic and scientific character encouraged active engagement with other schools of thought, and it attracted contributions from Italian and foreign scholars, critics, writers, and intellectuals of various orientations. The journal has been organized into three series: the first from 1973 to 1981, the second from 1982 to 1989, and the third from 1990 to 2013. The first series was self-managed and distributed mainly as complimentary copies and exchanges until 1976, with annual periodicity. The second series was published by Mucchi editore, and the third by Clueb. From 1994 to 2013, the journal was edited by Fernando Bollino. According to the official website, the journal has published 66 issues and more than 14,800 pages; Wikipedia reports 68 issues and approximately 15,000 pages. The journal has published numerous monographic issues on topics such as rhythm (Il Ritmo, no. 21, 2000), the purpose of literature (Il perché della letteratura, no. 23, 2001), Emilio Mattioli (Per Emilio Mattioli, no. 29, 2004), the relevance of Luciano Anceschi (Attualità di Luciano Anceschi, no. 32, 2005), Martin Heidegger thirty years later (Martin Heidegger trent'anni dopo (1976-2006), no. 33, 2006), Luigi Gozzi Dramaturg (no. 39 and no. 40, 2009), against neuroaesthetics (Contro la Neuroestetica, no. 41, 2010), the origins of art (Le origini dell'arte, no. 42, 2010), the museum today (Il museo oggi, no. 45, 2012), the future of beauty (Il futuro della bellezza, no. 46, 2012), and Anceschi and the mirrors of aesthetics (Anceschi e gli specchi dell'estetica, no. 47, 2013). The journal remains active and continues to publish semiannual issues.
- 2013
Monographic issue 'Anceschi e gli specchi dell'estetica' (no. 47) published; Fernando Bollino's editorship ends.
- 2012
Monographic issues 'Il museo oggi' (no. 45) and 'Il futuro della bellezza' (no. 46) published.
- 2010
Monographic issues 'Contro la Neuroestetica' (no. 41) and 'Le origini dell'arte' (no. 42) published.
- 2009
Monographic issues 'Luigi Gozzi Dramaturg' (no. 39 and no. 40) published.
- 2006
Monographic issue 'Martin Heidegger trent'anni dopo (1976-2006)' (no. 33) published.
- 2005
Monographic issue 'Attualità di Luciano Anceschi' (no. 32) published.
- 2004
Monographic issue 'Per Emilio Mattioli' (no. 29) published.
- 2001
Monographic issue 'Il perché della letteratura' (no. 23) published.
- 2000
Monographic issue 'Il Ritmo' (no. 21) published.
- 1994
Fernando Bollino becomes editor.
Products and positioning
A leading Italian academic journal in aesthetics and philosophy, with a strong historical connection to the University of Bologna and the legacy of Luciano Anceschi.
Il Ritmo, no. 21, 2000
Il perché della letteratura, no. 23, 2001
Per Emilio Mattioli, no. 29, 2004
Attualità di Luciano Anceschi, no. 32, 2005
Martin Heidegger trent'anni dopo (1976-2006), no. 33, 2006
Luigi Gozzi Dramaturg, no. 39 and no. 40, 2009
Contro la Neuroestetica, no. 41, 2010
Le origini dell'arte, no. 42, 2010
Il museo oggi, no. 45, 2012
Il futuro della bellezza, no. 46, 2012
Anceschi e gli specchi dell'estetica, no. 47, 2013
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