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Italian is a field of studywithin the Department of Romance and Comparative Literature. Whilethere is no formal concentration in Italian, students may petitionthe Committee on Academic Standing to create an independent concentrationin Italian studies. The independent concentration combines coursesin Italian literature, culture, fine arts, and history, and generallyrequires study abroad during the junior year.
The program in Italian studiesis designed for all students who wish to extend their study ofItalian language and literature and complement it with coursesin history, fine arts, and music. It offers a coherent courseof study, interdisciplinary in character, in which each participantis guided by an Italian studies advisor. Satisfactory completionof the program in Italian studies, while not a field of concentration,is noted on the official transcript.
Richard Lansing, Chair andUndergraduate Advising Head
(Romance and Comparative Literature)
Lynette Bosch
(Fine Arts)
Alice Kelikian
(History)
Charles McClendon
(Fine Arts)
Jessie Ann Owens
(Music)
Benjamin Ravid
(Near Eastern and Judaic Studies)
Paola Servino
(Romance and Comparative Literature)
The program in Italian studiesconsists of five semester courses:
A.ITAL 105a (Italian Conversation and Composition) or ITAL 106a(Advanced Readings in Italian).
B.ITAL 110a.
C.One additional course in Italian literature (120b, IECS 140a).
D.Any two of the following courses:
FA 45a St. Peter's and theVatican
FA 51a Art of the Early Renaissancein Italy
FA 58b High and Late Renaissancein Italy
FA 197b Methods and Approachesin the History of Art: Leonardo da Vinci
HIST 138b Industrializationand Social Change: 1900 to the Present*
HIST 139a Women, Work, andFamily*
HIST 139b Fascism East andWest*
HIST 176b Modern Italy 1848-1990
NEJS 151b Merchants, Moneylenders,and Ghetti of Venice
*Other courses may be acceptable,with the explicit permission of the program advisor.
ITAL 10a Beginning Italian
Enrollment limited to 18per section.
For students who have had noprevious study of Italian. A systematic presentation of the basicgrammar and vocabulary of the language within the context of Italianculture, with focus on all four language skills: listening, speaking,reading, and writing. Usually offered every year.
Staff
ITAL 20b Continuing Italian
Prerequisite: ITAL 10a orthe equivalent. Enrollment limited to 18 per section.
For students with some previousstudy of Italian. Continuing presentation of the basic grammarand vocabulary of the language within the context of Italian culture,and practice of the four language skills. Special attention toreading and writing skills, as well as guided conversation. Usuallyoffered every year.
Staff
ITAL 30a Intermediate Italian
[ fl ]
Prerequisite: ITAL 20b orthe equivalent. Enrollment limited to 18 per section.
Readings in contemporary Italianshort stories, newspaper, and journal articles and short essaysof cultural interest will be supplemented by video presentations(opera, film, "filmati," and "telegiornale"from RAI) designed to enhance oral comprehension. Typical themesinclude social conflicts (Fascism, the problem of the "Mezzogiorno")and cultural phenomena (feminism, art, geography). Review of grammar,written exercises, and short compositions. Offered every fall.
Ms. Servino
ITAL 98a Independent Study
May be taken only with thewritten permission of the advising head and the chair of the department.Signatures of the instructor and the chair of the department required.
Reading and reports under facultysupervision. Usually offered every year.
Staff
ITAL 98b Independent Study
May be taken only with thewritten permission of the advising head and the chair of the department.Signatures of the instructor and the chair of the department required.
Reading and reports under facultysupervision. Usually offered every year.
Staff
ITAL 105a Italian Conversationand Composition
[ hum ]
Prerequisite: ITAL 30a orthe equivalent.
Provides students with an opportunityto develop their oral and written proficiency in Italian, whilefamiliarizing themselves with different facets of contemporaryItalian culture and society. Readings will be supplemented byfilms and recordings. Usually offered in even years.
Ms. Servino
ITAL 106a Advanced Readingsin Italian
(Formerly ITAL 14b)
[ hum ]
Prerequisite: ITAL 30a orthe equivalent. Enrollment limited to 18.
Close study and analysis ofrepresentative works of Italian literature (prose, poetry, drama)and culture (art, history, music, cinema, politics) designed toenhance the student's reading skills. Three hours per week. Usuallyoffered every year.
Mr. Lansing
ITAL 110a Introduction toItalian Literature
[ hum ]
Prerequisite: ITAL 30a orthe equivalent.
Surveys the masterpieces ofItalian literature from Dante to the present. It is designed tointroduce the student to the major authors and literary periods,styles, and genres and present an overview of the history of theliterature. Conducted in Italian. Usually offered in even years.
Mr. Lansing
ITAL 120b Modern ItalianLiterature
[ hum ]
Prerequisite: ITAL 30a orthe equivalent.
Analysis of major works bySvevo, Pirandello, Moravia, Silone, Lampedusa, Pavese, Primo Levi,Montale, and Vittorini with respect to the political, economic,and social problems of post-Risorgimento Italy. Conducted in Italian.Usually offered in even years.
Mr. Lansing
IECS 135a Shifting Grounds:Social Change in Italian Fiction and Film
[ hum ]
Open to all students. Conductedin English.
Charts various aspects of socialchange in Italian society and culture through close readings anddiscussions of literary and cinematic texts. Usually offered everythird year. Will be offered in the spring of 1999.
Mr. Mandrell
IECS 140a Dante's DivineComedy
[ cl39 hum]
Open to all students. Conductedin English with readings in English translation.
A close study of the entirepoem--Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso--as a symbolic visionof reality reflecting the culture and thought--political, philosophical,theological--of the Middle Ages. Readings will include two minorworks, the Vita Nuova and On Monarchy. Usually offeredin even years.
Mr. Lansing