Course Description

ITAL401

Upper-Intermediate Italian I L’obiettivo principale di questo corso è di consolidare la competenza linguistica ed interculturale degli studenti. Le strutture e le funzioni comunicative di questo corso sono basate sul livello B2[1] o “independent language learner and user”, come definito nel Common European Framework (CEFR) e prevede i seguenti obbiettivi generali: comprendere i punti principali di argomenti astratti o concreti con letture, […]

ITST385

From Rossellini to Fellini: Neorealism and its Legacy in Italian Cinema In the rubble-strewn world of the immediate post-Second World War period, the films by Rossellini, Visconti, De Santis and De Sica (and the scripts by Zavattini) amounted to a landmark event and established Italian Neorealism as a worldwide cause célèbre. This artistic movement, exemplary […]

SPAN590A

Listening to Extractivism: Sound and the Capitalocene in 20th- and 21st-century Latin American Literature and Culture Latin America has a rich and complex tradition of orality, both aural and textual. This course considers 20th- and 21st-century literature and culture in relation to that tradition, considering how recent works build on and, perhaps more importantly, diverge […]

ITST345

[Cross-listed with RMST 222] Types and Archetypes of Fascism in the Age of the Crisis of Liberal Democracy This course aims at offering students with diverse backgrounds some foundational knowledge about the phenomenon of “xxx-ism” as, in successive incarnations, it arose and ran its course in the context of neo-Latin societies and cultures. Since the […]

SPAN549

Master’s Thesis All candidates for the M.A. degree with thesis are required to deposit in the Department a thesis of approximately 80 pages, including bibliography and notes. It must be presented in accordance with the university guidelines for the format and presentation of graduate theses. Candidates will defend their thesis during a one-hour and a […]

SPAN501A

Introduction to Literary Theory [cross-listed with FREN512A] The aim of this seminar is to introduce students to the key texts, themes and some of the more influential theories in literary criticism and cultural studies from the twentieth century to the present. The course is primarily designed for those with little or no background in theory […]

ITAL342

Introduction to Italian for Senior Students I (cross-listed with ITAL 102-930) This course is offered in Italy (June 20 – July 10, 2016) This immersion and intensive course in spoken and written Italian, Ital 102/342 uses an integrated method that facilitates the development of communicative abilities without neglecting the study of grammatical structure. This is […]

ITAL302

Intermediate Italian II ITAL 302 sviluppa ulteriore le competenze linguistiche e culturali degli studenti e li prepara a raggiungere e completare il livello intermedio o B1, come descritto nel Quadro comune europeo di riferimento per la conoscenza delle lingue straniere. Gli studenti comprendono ora le idee principali di testi complessi su argomenti sia concreti sia […]

ITAL301

Intermediate Italian I ITAL 301 è un corso di lingua e cultura di livello intermedio — o livello B1 del Quadro Europeo di riferimento delle lingue — che prepara gli studenti ad essere più ‘indipendenti’ e capaci di comunicare in diverse situazioni che possono presentarsi quando si viaggia in Italia. Alla fine del corso lo […]

FREN566B

Microscopie linguistique du texte poétique: les Fables choisies de La Fontaine Le premier but du cours est de montrer aux étudiants qu’un texte même connu et en apparence simple contient, cachées dans ses structures linguistiques, des nuances et de l’information dont le lecteur n’est souvent pas conscient (bien qu’elles aient pu inconsciemment contribuer à sa […]