16154
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ITAL 106
Intensive Italian
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Franco Baldasso
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M
T W
Th 11:15 am-1:15 pm
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OLINLC 210
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FLLC
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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: 20
16201
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ITAL 235
TOPICS IN
ITALIAN CULTURE: Imagining
Italian Cities FROM DANTE TO CALVINO
|
Franco Baldasso
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M
W 1:30 pm-2:50 pm
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RKC 101
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FLLC
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Cross-listed: Environmental & Urban Studies Italy has not one, but many capitals. Unlike other European
countries, there is no central stage in the construction of national culture
that can boast hegemonic influence throughout Italian history. Although the
myth of Rome and its imperial past fostered literati’s dreams of political
grandeur, Italy grounds its multifold identity on the difference and
peculiarities of cities such as Florence, Venice, Naples and Milan. Living,
walking, and imagining the city is a key experience for Italian culture, from
the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, to the Postmodern. With a multidisciplinary approach from poetry
to visual arts, the course draws from the works of authors such as Dante,
Boccaccio, Machiavelli, Marinetti, Pasolini, Calvino and Elena Ferrante. This
course constitutes a first introduction to Italian civilization for students
who have completed the language sequence, and offers an opportunity for them to
hone their skills before they enroll in an upper-college seminar.
Prerequisites: Italian 202, or permission of the instructor. Conducted
in Italian.
Class
size: 22