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Fall 2012
Italian V3993: Senior Seminar with Thesis
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.
Nelson Moe
Italian W4502: Italian Cultural Studies 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 knowledge of Italian are encouraged to read the primary literature in Italian.
Nelson Moe
Tuesday/Thursday 1:10-2:25
Italian W4520: See Naples and Die
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.
Nelson Moe
Tuesday/Thursday 10:10-11:25
