83693 - INTRODUCTION TO ITALIAN CULTURE (2)

Conoscenze e abilità da conseguire

The course is primarily addressed to UNIBO international students from all Schools and Departments, with the goal of introducing them to the culture and history of their hosting country and city, but also for operating as a space of integration between international and local students. At the end of the course students will acquire a basic knowledge of crucial aspects of the Italian cultural heritage across different disciplines and an awareness of the complexities of Italian history and society.

Contenuti

Conceived as an interdisciplinary program, the course is taught in English, and consists of two seminar cycles, one for each semester (30 hours each for a total amount of 60 hours per year). Every week some of our best faculty and guest lecturers will offer new insights on crucial aspects of Italian culture. Students can attend single classes of their interest, but they can also obtain academic credits through regular attendance and coursework. If CoViD regulations will allow, the semester will also include special events in which students will have the opportunity to visit some of Bologna’s most important cultural institutions that will be defined before the beginning of the seminar.

The lectures will take place on Thursdays from 8 to 10 p.m.

Participants will get 6 credits (CFU) for each seminar cycle (12 CFU in total). Attendance is mandatory (only 2 absences per semester are allowed) and students are required to submit a 10-page paper (approx. 4,000 words) at the end of each semester on one of the topics discussed during the course. In order to get credits, students must include INTRODUCTION TO ITALIAN CULTURE in their STUDY PLAN before the beginning of the relevant semester.

All students are welcome to attend the first introductory session (3 February).

Info in summary

• All students welcome (recommended for international students)
• 2 seminar cycles (Thursdays 8-10 pm) + special events/field trips; 30 hours/6 CFUs each semester
• To get the credits: you can attend either a single semester (6 CFU) or both (12 CFU); attendance is mandatory (only two absences per semester allowed), you must submit the final essay(s); you must include the course in your study plan before the beginning of the semester (course code: 83692).
• Assessment: 10-page paper (approx. 4,000 words) per semester (pass/fail)
• Teaching Language: English

Course Contents Spring 2022

• Feb 3 Welcome Day: Introduction to the course
• Feb 10 Dante's Going Astray: Story of a Merciful and Noble Lady, Nicolò Maldina
• Feb 17 Emilian Highlights: Four contemporary artists from the 20th Century to the present, Leonardo Regano
• Feb 24 Where Does the Italian Language Come From? Chiara Gianollo
• Mar 3 Fascism and Neofascism in Italy, Stefano Cavazza
• Mar 10 From Properzia de' Rossi to Elisabetta Sirani: One hundred years of great Italian artists, Paolo Cova
• Mar 17 The Fictionalization of Artemisia Gentileschi, Filippo Milani
• Mar 24 What is happening in contemporary Italian? Simone Mattiola
• Mar 31 Italian Social Movements since 1968, Marica Tolomelli
• Apr 7 Destination Venice: Overtourism and the tourist experience, Claudio Minca & Annaclaudia Martini
• Apr 21 The Reform of Mental Healthcare in Italy (1978): Its Context and Its Political Thought, Antonio Del Vecchio
• Apr 28 English Travellers to Italy and the Rise of Modernity, Maurizio Ascari

Metodi didattici

Lectures and special events/field trips.

Due to the CoviD emergency all classes will be held online.

Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento

To get the credits, students are required to submit a 10-page paper (approx. 4,000 words) at the end of each semester on one of the topics discussed during the course. The essay is assessed on a pass/fail basis.

Orario di ricevimento

Consulta il sito web di Angelo Maria Mangini