Two exciting courses in Italian Studies for the Fall, satisfying Gen Ed requirements (Both courses are taught in English.):
NEW COURSE: ITAL 250, on Italian American and African American cultures. Please note that ITAL 250 has been approved at the LAS level as a General Education course under US Minority Cultures; the campus level approval is still pending.
Explores the complex relation between Italian Americans and African Americans in the 19th and 20th century. Were Italian Americans white? What is whiteness? How does identity politics define the relation between minority groups? By looking at the problem of the construction of whiteness among Italian American and at the representation of their relation with African Americans in literature, movies and social studies we will discuss the problem of the relation between two minorities with often conflictual relations in the American context.
ITAL 156, Exploring Rome: History and Culture of the Eternal City
Examines Rome and its roles (religious, political, cultural) in Italian culture from ancient times to the present day. Through history, film, literature, painting and architecture, we will explore the Rome through its various historical and political developments and the effects the city has had on wider Italian and global perception of the "Eternal City". All readings and class meetings are in English.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2019 for:
- Cultural Studies - Western
- Humanities – Lit & Arts
