ITAL 10.03 Italian Disaster Narratives

This course is an exciting introduction to Italian Literature and culture. This iteration of the course focuses on “Disasters?: Migration and exile”  and will cover a number of centuries. We will start with Dante and exile, move to Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus, and then focus on political exile to northern Europe and the United States in the 19th century and on nation building. We will also read Amalia Nizzoli’s autobiographical narrative of her life in Egypt and her meetings with harem women. The course will conclude with a selection of 20th and 21st century novels and films on migrations to Italy, on diversity, and recent Italian transformations. The goal is to learn about Italian culture, history, and literature. We can develop your reading, speaking, and writing skills in Italian in this class.

Instructor

See department website

Prerequisite

Italian 8 or 9 or permission of instructor

Degree Requirement Attributes

Dist:LIT; WCult:W

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