Modern & Contemporary Italian

This interdisciplinary and multimedia course will provide a comprehensive view of Italian civilization from the Unification to the present. Through readings, movies, documentaries, pictures, and paintings, students will gain a critical understanding of many of the key events that have shaped Italian history, politics,and economy, and will be guided to discover questions of national identity, language, religion, gender and sexuality, ethnicity, immigration, media and fashion. Conducted in English (English reading material; film screenings In Italian with English subtitles.)