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 116-060 Italian Part 2:Cultural Studies

Availability

2nd and 3rd year

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

Dr S Kolsky

Prerequisites

A pass in all Italian First Year advanced subjects.

Corequisites

Students must be concurrently enrolled in 116-061 Italian Part 2:Advanced Language 1 and 116-062 Italian Part 2:Advanced Language 2.

Semester

1 (view timetable)

Contact

A 1-hour lecture and 1.5 hours of seminars per week

Subject Description

This subject allows students to study key aspects of Italian culture, primarily through the analysis of specific literary texts and/or films. Students will also have the opportunity to study the development of Italian society. By the end of the subject, students should have been introduced to a small number of literary texts in order to improve their standard of comprehension and to gain some understanding of the process of literary/cultural criticism. They should also have acquired the ability to examine critically various aspects of Italian history and culture.

Assessment

Two essays of 1500 words each, and a 1-hour written test.

Prescribed Texts

Materials will be available from the Department.



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