ITAL W 1111x-W1112y Elementary Conversation

Intensive practice in pronunciation, vocabulary, comprehension of the spoken language, and conversation. Conversation courses may not be used to satisfy the language requirement or fulfill major or concentration requirements.

ITAL V 1121y Intensive Elementary Italian

No previous knowledge of Italian required. May be used toward the fulfillment of the language requirement. An integrated course with oral-aural practice, reading and conversation, this course covers two semesters of elementary Italian in one.
Prerequisites: Limited enrollment.
6 points

ITAL V 3335x or y Advanced Italian I

Written and oral self-expression in Italian; brief papers and oral reports on a variety of topics, including films and literature; grammar review.
Prerequisites: V1201-V1202 or equivalent.
3 points

ITAL V 3337y The Language of Laughter: Advanced Italian through Film Comedy (Advanced Italian II)

Students will develop advanced language competence while analyzing and discussing Italian comedies and how they reflect changing Italian culture and society. Films by Monicelli, Germi, Wertmuller, Moretti Sodini and others.
Prerequisites: ITAL V3335 or the equivalent. General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART). Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

CLIA V 3660y (Section 01) Mafia Movies: From Sicily to The Sopranos

Examines representations of the mafia in American and Italian film and literature. Special attention to questions of ethnic identity and immigration. Comparison of the different histories and myths of the mafia in the U.S. and Italy. Readings include novels, historical studies, and film criticism. - N. Moe
3 points

Readings and discussion in English. Optional readings in Italian.

ITAL G 4340x Italy's Southern Question: Geography, Culture, and Power

Examines Italy's Southern Question from the nineteenth century to the present, investigating the interrelations among cultural representation, geography, and power. Focuses on three writer/artists who produced major representations and theorizations of the Southern Question in three different cultural forms: the fiction Giovanni Verga, the theoretical writings of Antonio Gramsci, and the films of Luchino Visconti.

ITAL V 3642y Italian Film: Imagining the Nation

Explores the representation of national identity in Italian cinema from the silent era to the present. Focuses on how both geography and history are used to construct an image of Italy and the Italians. Films by major neo-realist directors (Rossellini, De Sica, Visconti) as well as by leading contemporaries (Moretti, Amelio).
General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART). Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

ITAL V 3993y Senior Thesis Seminar

Advanced research seminar for senior Italian majors aimed at guiding them in the writing of their thesis. Readings and discussions will encourage reflection on the significance of doing scholarship within a specific disciplinary context as well as the challenges and rewards of interdisciplinary research. Thesis topic to be chosen in consultation with the instructor; a second faculty member may be the primary director of the thesis.

ITAL G 4110x Representations of the South in Modern Italian Literature

Literary representations of the Italian South from the late nineteenth century to the present. Special attention to the symbolic importance of the South in modern Italian culture. Short stories and novels by Verga, D'Annunzio, Pirandello, Alvaro, Levi, Lampedusa, and Sciascia.
Prerequisites: Open to qualified undergraduates with permission of instructor. Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

ITAL W 4252x (Section 01) Antonio Gramsci: Literature, Culture, Power

Examines the writings of Antonio Gramsci and their influence on literary criticism, cultural studies, and filmmaking. Includes works by Luigi Pirandello, Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, Pier Paolo Pasolini; criticism by Raymond Williams, Edward Said, Stuart Hall; films by Luchino Visconti, the Taviani Brothers, Pasolini.

ITAL W 4502x Italian Cultural Studies I: From Unification to World War I

An interdisciplinary investigation into Italian culture and society in the years between Unification in 1860 and the outbreak of World War I. Drawing on novels, historical analyses, and other sources including film and political cartoons, the course examines some of the key problems and trends in the cultural and political history of the period. Lectures, discussion and required readings will be in English. Students with a knowledge of Italian are encouraged to read the primary literature in Italian.
General Education Requirement: Historical Studies (HIS).
3 points

ITAL W 4503y Italian Cultural Studies II: From World War I to the Present

An interdisciplinary investigation into Italian culture and society in the years between World War I and the present. Drawing on historical analyses, literary texts, letters, film, cartoons, popular music, etc., the course examines some of the key problems and trends in the cultural and political history of the period. Lectures, discussion and required readings will be in English. Students with a knowledge of Italian are encouraged to read the primary literature in Italian.
General Education Requirement: Historical Studies (HIS).
3 points

ITAL W 4520x or y "See Naples and Die": Portrait of a City

Explores the cultural history of Naples and the Neapolitans over the past two centuries in diverse areas including literature, film, theatre, and music. Works will include texts by Serao, Croce, Benjamin, Gramsci, De Filippo, and Ortese; films by Rossellini, Rosi, and Pasolini.
General Education Requirement: Literature (LIT).
3 points