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Course: |
ITAL 201 Intermediate Italian |
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Professor: |
Karen Raizen |
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CRN: |
90219 |
Schedule: |
Mon Tue Thurs 8:50 AM
- 9:50 AM Olin Languages Center 210 |
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Distributional Area: |
FL Foreign Languages and Lit |
Class cap: |
20 |
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Credits: |
4 |
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This course intends to reinforce students' skills in grammar, composition,
and spoken proficiency, through intensive grammar review, conversation
practice, reading/analysis of short texts, writing simple compositions, as well
as the use of magazine articles, video and songs. Students engage in discussion and must
complete compositions and oral reports based on Italian literary texts and
cultural material. Prerequisites: Two semesters of elementary Italian or
Intensive Italian 106 (or the equivalent).
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Course: |
ITAL 213 Advance Review: Elena Ferrante and Italian Society |
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Professor: |
Franco Baldasso |
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CRN: |
90220 |
Schedule: |
Mon Wed 3:50 PM - 5:10
PM Olin Languages Center 118 |
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Distributional Area: |
FL Foreign Languages and Lit |
Class cap: |
18 |
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Credits: |
4 |
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Italian author Elena Ferrante and her Neapolitan novels have been at the
center of the global literary scene in the last decade. In a time of digital hyperconnectivity
and compulsory visibility, Ferrante concealed her real identity from millions
of readers worldwide, letting her works speak for themselves. Her elusive
figure finds a parallel in her heartfelt and ruthless depiction of the city of
Naples. The novel's characters Lila and Lenù try to find
their way in the alluring yet violent microcosm that the city — indeed Italy at
large — represents. Far from traditional depictions of Naples, Ferrante and her
novels have become synonymous with female friendship and social criticism, as
well as literary tourism and the global novel. Can we read them also as an
entryway into Italian society and feminism, addressing issues such as gender
inequality, social exclusion and limited access to education? The course aims to enhance students' oral and
written production in Italian by reading Elena Ferrante's My Brilliant Friend
in the original. By entering little by little into Ferrante's world, this
course constitutes a first introduction to modern Italian society for students
who have completed Intermediate Italian. Through in-class discussions, grammar
drills, written work, presentations, and films which have historically
investigated Naples' underworld, it offers an opportunity for students to hone
their linguistic skills and actively engage with the complexities of Italian
culture, past and present. Taught in Italian.
Cross-listed courses:
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Course: |
LIT 366 Romance and Realism: Italian Cinema from the Silent
Screen to the Internet Age |
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Professor: |
Joseph Luzzi |
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CRN: |
90279 |
Schedule: |
Mon 2:00 PM - 4:20
PM Aspinwall 302 |
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Distributional Area: |
FL Foreign Languages and Lit |
Class cap |
18 |
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Credits: |
4 |
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Cross-listed: Film and Electronic Arts; Italian Studies