L-ART/02 – History of Arts in Medieval and Renaissance Italy (6)
At the end of the course, students will be able to develop a general vision of the history of Medieval and Renaissance art. On one hand, students will know how to use the skills necessary to become familiar with the artistic production of the period, and on the other, they will be able to analyse some of the main works of the history of Medieval and Renaissance art using specific methodologies, and relate these to one another appropriately.
L-ART/05 – Italian Contemporary Performance Scene (6)
At the end of the course, students will have acquired knowledge of the theoretical and critical reflections on the performing arts in Italy from the second half of the twentieth century to the first decade of the new millennium, with a particular focus on mise-en-scène and dance. Students will be capable of autonomously analysing critical, theoretical and poetic texts regarding the performing arts and will have acquired a series of tools for understanding pertinent iconographic and video documents.
L-ART/06 – History of Italian Cinema (6)
At the end of the course, students will have learned the basic concepts required for them to find their bearings in the history of Italian cinematography. In particular, they will be capable of tackling a number of common focal points that can link cinema with the history of Italian culture (method of representation, cultural industry, relationships with other expressive forms).
L-ART/06 – International Reception of Italian Cinema (6)
At the end of the course students will have acquired the fundamentals in the field of international reception of Italian cinema, with regard to the main phases, trends, movements and celebrities, having grasped the basic elements of an updated methodology for analysing the theory of reception. Students will be able to reflect critically on the relationship between local, national, supranational and global, through practical examples of inter-textual and transcultural relations.
M-STO/04 – History of Contemporary Italy (6)
At the end of the course, students will have gained knowledge of the specificities that characterise contemporary Italian history and in particular of the social, political, economic transformations, in addition to those related to the mentality and customs, of Italy in the 20th century. Students will have acquired the methodological competences necessary for reaching an adequate level of critical and interpretative awareness in the field of contemporary Italian history and will be capable of reading specific sources and autonomously planning their research.
M-STO/04 – History of Material Cultures in Italy (6)
At the end of the course, students will have gained a general knowledge of the history of contemporary Italy and its main historiographical interpretations. They will be able to communicate the knowledge acquired using the specific terminology peculiar to the subject and in line with its scientific principles, finding their bearings in the historiographical debate; they will have learned the methodologies for researching the social classes and the tendencies of the same; they will have gained an understanding of mass culture and the processes of consumption. They will understand the impact methodological choices have on the final results.
M-FIL/05 – Semiotics of Conflicts (6)
At the end of the course, students will be capable of using the tools necessary to critically develop the main themes and aspects relative to Italian cultures of conflict and post-conflict (from trauma to the grieving process) from a semiotic perspective. Students will have acquired methodological analysis skills and be able to re-elaborate complex concepts.
M-FIL/05 – Semiotics of Cultures (6)
At the end of the course, students will have acquired the methodological tools for analysing cultures as semiotic constructions and pinpointing the cultural relevance of semiotic phenomena (individual or collective), such as literature, rituals, institutions, TV, fashions, common sense. Students will be able to read and examine the meaning structures that characterise the various cultural manifestations.
L-FIL-LET/11 – Literary Cultures of Contemporary Times (6)
At the end of the course, students will have acquired a literary skill that enables them to read a text as an open form in dialogue with its contemporary cultural environment. Students will have learned about the relationship between contemporary Italian literature and the supranational and global literary production (publishing market and translation policies) and will be capable of analysing literary productions in their specific context within the contemporary media panorama (transmedia adaptations and productions).
L-FIL-LET/10 – Middle Age and Renaissance Canon (6)
At the end of the course, students, by reading a series of texts, will be capable of acquiring in-depth knowledge of how the Italian literature of the Middle Ages and Renaissance evolved, with particular reference to the texts that profoundly influenced the subsequent literature and culture, so confirming the canon. Students will be capable of analysing texts, reading them with a critical eye and relating them to various temporal and social-cultural periods.
SPS/02 – Italian Political Thought (6)
At the end of the course, students will have the tools for gaining a basic understanding of the theoretical and practical issues debated in the history of Italian political thought in the modern and contemporary ages. By directly analysing the sources, students will define the theoretical specificities of the main authors of the history of Italian political thought and relate these to one another, communicating them in an effective, coherent way.
SPS/08 – Italian Pop Cultures (6)
At the end of the course, students will have a general knowledge of mass culture in Italy, having studied the creation, production, circulation processes and use of the social meanings; they will be capable of analysing the phenomena and processes of contemporary life such as its means of communication (new and old media), consumption and production of cultural heritage (music, paintings, newspapers, books, etc.), connections between cultural processes and social inequalities and the organisational bases of media and artistic communication, the wide range of different forms of consumption, production, organisation, financing and evaluation of cultural heritage and objects. Students will be capable of recognising various phenomena linked to communication and of analysing these from an interdisciplinary perspective.
Italian Language Seminar (1) - 6 cfu
At the end of the seminar, students will have a good knowledge of Italian grammar and will display good oral and written communication skills. They will be capable of making suitable linguistic choices based on the situation in which they are required to communicate.
Students will also be able to show that they are capable of understanding the academic Italian used in the subject areas on which their degree programme is based and that they can actively participate in lessons held in Italian.
Italian Language Seminar (2) - 6 cfu
At the end of the seminar, students will have fine-tuned their knowledge of Italian grammar. They will have acquired the language skills necessary in order to autonomously understand and interpret complicated texts such as literary ones and those contained in the specialist recommended reading lists for the subject areas of their degree programme. They will also be capable of autonomously producing written papers on complex concepts.
Introduction to Italian Culture (1) – 6 cfu
At the end of the seminar students will have acquired awareness of peculiar dimensions of Italian culture. Students will be able to understand the relevance of research problems in a wide series of topic concerning italian culture such as italian Renaissance and the modern world, the birth of italian Nation, landscapes studies,.
Students will demonstrate a sound theoretical framework within which specific research interests could be developed in a interdisciplinary perspective.
Introduction to Italian Culture (2) – 6 cfu
At the end of the seminar students will have acquired awareness of peculiar dimensions of Italian culture. Students will show awareness of the research problems in a wide series of topic concerning italian culture such as New Avandgarde in Italy, food and italian identity, migration Italy.
Students will demonstrate a sound theoretical framework within which specific research interests could be developed in a interdisciplinary perspective.