The lectures

October  4, 2012: Introduction. How to follow the lectures. The first Thing: the club.
October 11, 2012: The Things: a critical review of the selected items. The second Thing: the "vase-bottle" family.
Octobrr 18, 2012: The Collection. Sign, Message, Writing, Document. The third Thing: the vacuum cleaner.
October 25, 2012: The Time Arrow. A movie: The Sleeper directed by Woody Allen. The fourth Thing: the toy.
November 8, 2012: The artisanal world. A movie: L'albero degli zoccoli by Ermanno Olmi. The fifth Thing: the shuttle.
November 15, 2012: The industrial world. A movie: Acciaio by Walter Ruttman. The sixth Thing; the bicycle.
November 22, 2012: The artificial time. A movie: Metropolis by Fritz Lang. The seventh Thing: the clock
November 29, 2012: The "lookmakers". The clothing history. The eighth Thing: the fabric.
December 6, 2012: The consumer society. The ninth Ting: the garbage.
December 13, 2012: The forgotten sense. Some smelling things.The tenth Ting: the coffee machine.
December 20, 2012: The philosophy of the museum. A "concept map" and "place" for the solid memory.