85115 - INTRODUCTION TO ITALIAN CULTURE (1) (LM)

Anno Accademico 2019/2020

  • Modalità didattica: Convenzionale - Lezioni in presenza
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Laurea Magistrale in Italianistica, culture letterarie europee, scienze linguistiche (cod. 9220)

Conoscenze e abilità da conseguire

At the end of the seminar students will have acquired awareness of peculiar dimensions of Italian culture. Students will be able to understand the relevance of research problems in a wide series of topic concerning italian culture such as italian Renaissance and the modern world, the birth of italian Nation, landscapes studies,. Students will demonstrate a sound theoretical framework within which specific research interests could be developed in a interdisciplinary perspective.

Contenuti

The seminar will analyze in depth the italian culture through the voices and works of three international visiting professors:

Steve McCormick, Washington and Lee University

His research mainly focuses on old French epic and its reception and diffusion in Italy, Italian medieval and early modern epic, Ariosto and the Orlando Furioso.

Enrica Capussotti, Università di Sienna

She is a cultural historian working with cinema, photography, and other written material. Her main research areas are gender history, history of race and racism, migration studies.

Helena Sanson, Claire College

She has successfully created and developed a new and fruitful field of studies, which combines, with an interdisciplinary approach, the history of linguistic thought and women’s history in Italy, uncovering the contribution of women to the history of language, and linguistics more broadly, between 1500-1900

Lessons will follow this specific calendar:

Steve McCormick

October 7th 10AM – 1PM

October 10th 3 – 6 PM

October 14th 10AM – 1PM

October 17th 3 – 6 PM

October 21st 10AM – 1PM

Enrica Capussotti

November 11th 11AM – 2PM

November 15th 11AM – 2PM

Helena Sanson

December 12th 3 – 6 PM

December 16th 10AM – 1PM

December 19th 3 – 6 PM

Metodi didattici

Lectures and seminars involving text analysis and class discussion.

Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento

Written or oral exam

Strumenti a supporto della didattica

  • Lectures and seminars
  • PowerPoint presentations

Orario di ricevimento

Consulta il sito web di Giuliana Benvenuti

SDGs

Istruzione di qualità Parità di genere Ridurre le disuguaglianze

L'insegnamento contribuisce al perseguimento degli Obiettivi di Sviluppo Sostenibile dell'Agenda 2030 dell'ONU.