91295 |
ARTH 227 Roman Urbanism |
Diana Minsky |
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3:10 -4:30 pm |
FISHER ANNEX |
AART |
Cross-listed:
Classical, Italian, and Environmental & Urban Studies Politicians and popes –
from the city’s founder (Romulus) to recent governments (including Francesco Rutelli,
former mayor of Rome) – conscious of the historic significance of urban
topography and architectural type, have crafted Rome into a capital that
expresses their ideological aims. This
class focuses on the commissioning of large-scale representational
architecture, the creation of public space, and the orchestration of streets at
seven sites in continuous use since antiquity.
By charting the chronological development of these sites, the class
examines the ongoing dialogue between the past and present in Rome. Ideally, students should come to the class
with some knowledge of either the art, architecture, or politics of Rome during
some period of its history. Requirements
include critical essays, quizzes, and class presentations. This
class counts towards the 1400-1800 requirement in Art History. Completion
of this class qualifies as a prerequisite for Roma in situ (ARTH 248), taught during January in Rome and in the
Spring at Bard.
91221 |
ITAL 110 Accelerated Italian |
Anna Cafaro
Review with tutor: |
M T W Th . . . . F |
12:00 -1:00 pm 1:00 -2:00 pm |
Olin L. C. 118 Olin L. C. 118 |
FLLC |
This beginning course is designed for the student
with little or no prior exposure to Italian. The course will cover the major topics
of grammar and give intensive practice in the four skills (speaking,
comprehension, reading and writing). The grammar textbook will be supplemented
by traditional homework exercises and a variety of multimedia work in the Bard
Foreign Language Resource Center.
Student must also enroll in a required weekly tutorial to practice oral
skills. The course is designed as an
indivisible, one-year sequence and includes a semester of language study in the
fall (4 credits); the Intersession Intensive Italian Program in Italy (4
credits); and a final spring semester of language study (4 credits).
91057 |
ITAL 201 Intermediate Italian I: Origins of Italian Literature |
Joseph Luzzi
Review with tutor: |
. T W Th . M . . . . |
10:10 - 11:30 am 10:10 - 11:30 am |
Olin L. C. 120 |
FLLC |
For
students who have completed Italian 106 (Intensive) Italian 110
(Accelerated) or the equivalent of
Italian 101 and 102. Comprehensive review through practice in writing and conversation.
Discussion, compositions and oral reports based on Italian literary texts and
cultural material. Interested students should contact Prof. Luzzi to determine
eligibility. ([email protected])
91776 |
ITAL 225 Dante |
Joseph Luzzi |
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1:30 -3:50 pm |
Olin 107 |
FLLC |
This course will introduce students to the world and work of the
so- called “founder of all modern poetry,” Dante Alighieri. Our close
reading of the entire Divine Comedy (Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso)
will consider such issues as the phenomenology of poetic
inspiration, medieval theories of gender, Dante’s relationship with
the literary ghosts Virgil and Cavalcanti, the sources and shapes
of the human soul, and how the weight of love (pondus amoris) can
save this same soul. We will also read from Dante’s other
works, including the story of his poetic apprenticeship (The New
Life) and his linguistic treatise (On Eloquence in the Vernacular).
Conducted in English, readings in English translation; option of work
in Italian for qualified students, if student wishes. Weekly
section for Writing Intensive course, time tba.
91318 |
ITAL 234 Italian Cinema in the New Millennium |
Anna Cafaro |
M . W . . |
3:10 -4:30 pm |
Olin 310 |
FLLC |
The eminent film
historian Lino Miccichè labeled Italian filmmakers of the 1980s and 1990s
“orphans,” because of both the disappearance of great masters like Antonioni,
Fellini, and Rossellini and the increased dominance of television in Italian
life. But recent years have witnessed the resurgence of compelling work by new
Italian directors, especially in films about the cultural changes created in
Italy by the major waves of immigration from Asia, Northern Africa, and Eastern
Europe. This course will focus on engaging works of contemporary Italian
cinema, with special attention given to such themes as immigration; politics
and corruption; work and social conditions; family and society. Films include Il Divo (Sorrentino); Best of Youth (Giordana); I’m not Afraid (Gabriele Salvatores).
Course conducted in Italian.
91317 |
ITAL 251 The Novel and the Opera: Manzoni’s
Betrothed and Verdi’s Operas |
Frederick Hammond |
M . W . . |
10:10 – 11:30 am |
Olin 104 |
FLLC |
Cross-listed: Music Alessandro Manzoni’s I promessi sposi (The
Betrothed), a panoramic fresco of seventeenth-century Italy during the
great plague of 1631, is regarded as the greatest Italian novel of the
nineteenth century. Giuseppe Verdi drew direct and indirect inspiration from
Manzoni’s work, as well as dedicating his towering Requiem to Manzoni’s memory. We will read the novel, exploring the
historical circumstances depicted and the parallels with Verdi’s operas,
especially La forza del destino (The Force of Destiny). All course work
in English.