Italy Today

Uitgebreide vaknaam	Italy Today: New Forms of Italian Literature and Cinema
Leerdoelen	1. Advanced knowledge and insight into contemporary Italian literature and culture within a European context 2. Advanced knowledge and insight into literary and cultural theories and metohodologies, with particular regard to the anlysis of contemporary cultural productions. 3. Carrying out original research on a chosen topic 4. Presenting research results (in Italian) to an audience of specialists or non specialists. 5. Advanced knowledge of the cultures and histories of the European continent in general, and of Italy in particular. 6. The ability to read, interpret and compare texts from different genres and in different styles.
Omschrijving	This course will focus on 21st-century Italian literature and cinema. By examining Italy’s specific case, we will address broader comparative issues, such as: 1) How can we define the latest developments of European culture, after the end of postmodernism? 2) What are the most significant trends in contemporary literature and cinema, and what do they tell about the way we perceive and represent reality? Particular attention will be given to: 1) The interplay between facts and fiction in various narrative forms (autofiction, travelogue, documentary, journalistic novel, etc.); 2) The representation of spaces and places in contemporary Italian culture; 3) The recurrence of specific themes (politics and mass media, migration, gender roles, labour exploitation, mafia and organized crime, the memory of terrorism, etc.).
Uren per week	3
Onderwijsvorm	werkcollege
Toetsvorm	presentatie, werkstuk(ken)
Vaksoort	master
Coördinator	A. Godioli, PhD.
Docent(en)	A. Godioli, PhD.
Entreevoorwaarden	Bachelor obtained and admission to the MA programme (check the degree programme’s Teaching and Examination Regulations)
Opmerkingen	80% aanwezigheidsplicht en actieve deelname tijdens colleges
Opgenomen in	Opleiding Jaar Periode Type Ma Letterkunde (Europese L&C / English L&C / Writing, Editing and Mediating)  (European Literatures and Interculturality: Italiaans) 1 semester II verplicht