TimeDaysLocationInstructorGERCreditOPUS Class NumberSyllabus (Tentative)
1:00pm-2:15pm
TuTh
Math and Science Center W507
Simona Muratore. HAL. 412685 TBA.

January 13, 2010- April 26, 2010

Prerequisites: Italian 312 or permission of program director.

Catalog Description: Fall or spring. In Italian. Intensive study of a single author, genre, literary movement, or period. Topic to be announced in advance. May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Prerequisite: Italian 312 or permission of program director.

Semester Details:

Content: This course will provide an overview of the Italian culture through the analysis of Italian short stories/novels and film.  The texts and movies will illustrate cultural topics from the second part of the 20th century to the present.  After class discussions dedicated to the analysis of the texts, students will emulate the style of the authors studied through a short creative work of their own.  Furthermore short written film critiques will be assigned.
Texts: Course packet

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