83692 - INTRODUCTION TO ITALIAN CULTURE (1)

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. This year the course will focus on five different topics: "Italy before Italy", "Past & Present", "Birth of a Nation", "Recent Trends", "Landscapes". Each 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 (24 September). The class will be held online on MS TEAMS; to reach the virtual classroom, click on 'Lezioni Online' on the right-hand side of this page.

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 Content Fall 2020

• Sept 24 Welcome Day: Introduction to the course
• Oct 1 PAST & PRESENT Italian Humanism / Italian Renaissance. What is the difference? Andrea Severi
• Oct 8 RECENT TRENDS Digital Humanities: Theory, Methods and Techniques Francesca Tomasi
• Oct 15 ITALY BEFORE ITALY Images of Dante Giuseppe Ledda
• Oct 22 LANDSCAPES English Travellers to Italy and the Rise of Modernity Maurizio Ascari
• Oct 29 RECENT TRENDS The Evolution of Italian Television Fiction. Between National Identity and Global Distribution Luca Barra
• Nov 5 BIRTH OF A NATION A Strange Pity: An Italian Path to Romanticism in Verdi’s Operas Stefano Colangelo
• Nov 12 LANDSCAPES The Rediscovery of the Ancient World in Renaissance Italy Francesco Benelli
• Nov. 19 RECENT TRENDS Carla Lonzi and Italian Feminism Paola Rudan
• Nov 26 ITALY BEFORE ITALY From Italy and back: "gothic" Fabrizio Lollini
• Dec 3 PAST & PRESENT Italian social movements since 1968 Marica Tolomelli
• Dec 10 PAST & PRESENT Italian industrial Revolution Patrizia Battilani

Metodi didattici

Lectures and special events/field trips

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