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ITAL 106 Intensive Italian

Anna Cafaro

M T W Th .

11:15 am -1:15 pm

OLINLC 115

FLLC

8 credits This course enables students with little or no previous knowledge of Italian to complete three semesters of college Italian in five months: 8 credits at Bard and 4 credits in Italy in June, where the students will continue daily intensive study of the Italian language and culture while living with Italian families. At Bard, students attend eight hours of class per week, plus two hours with the Italian tutor. The course methodology is based on a communicative approach, which includes grammar drills, guided compositions, oral practice, role-plays, readings and analysis of authentic material. Class size: 22

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ITAL 222 Food, Art & Identity

Anna Cafaro

M . W . .

1:30 pm -2:50 pm

OLINLC 115

FLLC

Drawing on exciting new developments in the emerging field of Food Studies, this course will explore the dynamic intersections between food and a host of cultural, social, and political issues. Employing a multidisciplinary approach in a variety of media including art and literature, the course invites students to consider such issues as the intimate relationships between food and territory, food and cultural expression, and the role that food played--and still plays--in shaping the Italian identity. We will discuss, for example, the Slow Food Manifesto and its politics in relation to globalization and localization. We will also use food as a means for examining the interaction among immigrants and locals and the construction of new identities in todays multicultural Italy. Authors under consideration include Barthes, De Filippo, Meigs, and Wadia; also the filmmakers Moretti and Vanzina. The course is taught in Italian. Class size: 15