Cognitivism (aesthetics)
Aesthetic cognitivism is a methodology in the
Overview
Cognitivism is a departure from methodologies that have dominated studies of art in the past, particularly in literary theory and film theory, which have not employed scientific research. In some cases, particularly since the rise in the 1970s of psychoanalytic, ideological, semiotic, and Marxist approaches to theory in humanities research in Western academia, cognitivism has been explicitly rejected due to its reliance on science, which some scholars in those schools believe offers false claims to truth and objectivity.
Within
Cognitivism is considered to have been introduced to film studies by David Bordwell's 1985 book Narration in the Fiction Film.[2] Cognitive film studies is now prominent enough in film studies to be included in textbooks that survey film theory.[3][4]
Cognitivism is considered a naturalistic discipline in that it discusses concepts it believes are ultimately grounded in observable evidence.
Prominent cognitivists include Murray Smith, Carl Plantinga, Patrick Colm Hogan, and Joseph Anderson.
See also
- Cognitive neuroscience of music
- Cognitive semiotics
- Darwinian literary studies
- Neuroesthetics
References
- ^ Grodal, T. (2009). Embodied Visions: Evolution, Emotion, Culture, and Film. Oxford University Press, USA.
- ^ Bordwell, D. (1985). Narration in the Fiction Film. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press.
- ^ Elsaesser, T., & Hagener, M. (2010). Film theory : an introduction through the senses. New York: Routledge.
- ^ Stam, R. (2000). Film Theory: An Introduction. Wiley-Blackwell.