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Italian Courses, Fall 2012
103 First Semester Italian 4cr (U)
Class Number: 19965 Lec001, MTWF 9-9:50am (Ferrentino)
Class Number: 20212, Lec002, MWF 11am-12:15pm (Ferrentino)
Class Number: 19966, Lec003, MWF 11am-12:15pm (Soldati)
Class Number: 22241, Lec004, MWR 12-1:15pm (Iaquinta)
Class Number: 26690, Lec005, MWR 2-3:15pm (Soldati)
Class Number: 37485, Lec105, MW 6:30-8:45pm (Soldati) * Held at Italian Community Center Off-Campus
Enjoy learning through a variety of activities that develop your ability to carry on a conversation, write, and read in Italian. While working with Italian films, music, and sites on the Internet you will also explore the life and culture of Italy today. For students who have not studied Italian. Prereq: none
145 Views of Italy 3cr (U)
Topic: Italians and the Mafia
Class Number: 18918, Lec001, MW 11am-12:15pm (Celi)
Class Number: 18919, Lec002, MW 12:30-1:45pm (Milli-Konewko)
Class Number: 20553, Lec003, MW 12:30-1:45pm (Celi)
Class Number: 20554, Lec004, MW 2-3:15pm (Celi)
In this course, we will examine the origins and development of the mafia in Italian society and politics as portrayed in film, fiction, and journalism. We will also analyze key elements of portraits of the mafia created in popular culture in the United States. Prereq: none; satisfies humanities GER and L&S International req.
203 Third Semester Italian 3cr (U)
Class Number: 18920, Lec001, MWF 10-10:50am (Ferrentino)
Class Number: 22752 Lec002 MWF 10-10:50am (Iaquinta)
Build upon your Italian language skills with creative activities such as skits, short presentations, and collaborative writing that are designed to expand your vocabulary and strengthen self-expression in speaking and writing. In order to sharpen reading and oral comprehension skills, we will work with a range of video materials, films, and writings. Prereq: Italian 104 or placement
256 Introduction to Italian Food Studies: A Cultural History 3cr (U)
Class Number: 27597, Lec001, MW 2-3:15pm (Milli-Konewko)
This course investigates the history of Italian eating traditions that unite the practices of the Italian regions as well as those customs that have distinguished regional differences from the Etruscan and Roman times to the present. Key concepts such as the production and consumption of food, its significance as survival and cultural element, will be discussed in order to understand notions of national, regional, class, and individual identities. We will look at the images of food in a variety of works, including material from Ancient Rome, contemporary stories, and films. All readings, discussions and written work are in English; films are in Italian with English subtitles.
258 Contemporary Italian Society and Culture 3cr (U)
Class Number: 26691, Lec001, MW 12:30-1:45pm (Pickering-Iazzi)
In this course we will explore key issues and events that have contributed to the fascinating diversity of contemporary society and culture in Italy. Among the topics we will examine are Fascism, the Holocaust, the mafia and anti-mafia movement, and terrorism, as represented in award-winning novels and films, pop culture and the media.
311 Advanced Conversation and Composition: Contemporary Italian Usage 3cr (U)
Class Number: 26692, Lec001, MW 11am-12:15pm (Pickering-Iazzi)
While expanding your vocabulary and abilities to use a rich variety of forms of self-expression, class discussions, presentations, and creative writing activities will provide the opportunity to explore topical issues in contemporary Italian life, culture and society. We will work with short stories, articles, films, and sites on the World Wide Web to learn about such topics as Italian foreign affairs and business, major newsmakers, authors, fashion, and design. Prereq: Italian 204 or consent of Department Chair