ITAL 295 - Topics in Italian Culture

Planned Offering: Fall, Winter when sufficient student interest is expressed and departmental resources permit.
Credits: 3

Prerequisite: ITAL 163 or equivalent. A second-year topics course focusing on issues and texts related to Italian literature and culture. All discussion, writing, and exercises are in Italian. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different.

Fall 2016, ITAL 295A-01: Contemporary Italy through Literature and Film (3). Prerequisite: ITAL 163. A panorama of issues and debates of contemporary Italy, introduced and examined through the lens of film, media, and contemporary literature. Students have ample opportunity to improve their listening and speaking skills through discussion of this material. Topics include immigration, university life, women and gender, work and unemployment, gastronomy, travel, and history. An important goal of this course is also to review and develop grammar and vocabulary. Students practice targeted linguistic forms through the context of contemporary Italian culture and society. All classes, discussions, homework and projects are conducted entirely in Italian. (HL) McCormick.