This course examines Dante's masterpiece, "The Divine Comedy", the poet's life and other works. The primary focus is on "The Divine Comedy" and its influence on European literature and culture. Other texts will be included.
Course is an advanced seminar on historical, geographical, social, and artistic aspects of Italy.
Course is an advanced seminar on Italian narratives, either visual or literary.
Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Comprehensive study of images of Italian women in literary, historic, religious texts, the visual arts, and their effects on the cultural productions of women writers and artists. We will examine issues of gender, education, social class, desire, religion, law, and the family. This course may be applied toward the major or minor in Italian or Italian Studies (please speak with an advisor for more information). Taught in English.
This course will provide an historical introduction to post-war Italian cinema by concentrating on examples of classic genres and movements, such as Neorealism, Auteur cinema, Comedy Italian style, Spaghetti Western, and Contemporary Italian Films. Great emphasis will be given to Neorealism. Films by Rossellini, De Sica, Fellini, Antonioni, and Sorrentino will be watched, analyzed, and discussed from both a filmic and a historical stance. We will examine issues of representation and production of societal values, e.g., gender, family relations, and national identity. This course may be applied toward the major or minor in Italian (please speak with an advisor for more information). Taught in English.
What role did cinema play in the encounter between Italian and American culture? How are aesthetic goals such as economy, coherence, and implied perception, and methods such as montage, ellipsis, and points of view being pursued in films that represent the Italian American Experience? To answer these questions, every week we will watch a film made by and/or dealing with the Italian American community. Students will engage with issues of migration, gender, family relations, cultural conflict, and ethnic identity formation by exploring works by directors such as Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Spike Lee, and Stanley Tucci. This course may be applied toward the major or minor in Italian (please speak with an advisor for more information). Taught in English.