ITALIAN 212

Italy on Screen

Please note: this is archived course information from 2016 for ITALIAN 212.

Description

Experience Italian cinema and culture on location.

Italy on Screen is being taught intensively with Monash University at the Monash Centre in Prato, Florence from 27 June - 15 July 2016.

The course involves contributions by Italian filmmakers and options to visit Cinecittà in Rome, the National Museum of Cinema in Turin, and notable film locations.

Italian films of the post-World War II period show an extraordinary power and originality and have long attracted an enthusiastic cinema-going public within and outside Italy. This course highlights Italy’s distinctive film tradition through the examination of a variety of film genres and filmmakers.

Topics covered include: representation of Fascism, the post-war years and the economic boom, regionalism, migration, terrorism, gender and sexuality, and the contemporary economic crisis and its impact.

No prior knowledge of Italian is necessary for ITALIAN 212.

Availability 2016

Semester 2

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Professor Bernadette Luciano

Assessment

E-portfolio consisting of a reflection diary and a group research project in Italy (50%)
Student-led group seminar (20%)
Final test (30%)

Points

ITALIAN 212: 15 points

Prerequisites

90 points passed

Restrictions

ITALIAN 111, 211