Italian Undergraduate Courses

Spring 2010

Italian 114.01 Major Italian Authors

TTH 2:50-4:05 Allen 318

Textual studies of the most important authors of the Italian literary tradition. Authors may vary. At times the course devoted to single author: Dante, Boccaccio, Pirandello; or, two or three authors studies together in the context of the culture of their time or of their influence on subsequent centuries or authors: Petrarch and Petrarchist phenomenon of the sixteenth century, Morante and the historical novel, Machiavelli and Vico

Italian 131.01 The Italian American Experience

Professor Luciana Fellin

TTH 11:40-12:55 Allen 226

Interdisciplinary approach to the study of the different forces that have shaped Italian American identity and culture in the United States. To study the Italian American presence in the U.S., and its contributions and representations in American society, students will be exposed to Historical, Anthropological, Linguistic and Cultural studies, and will be requested to develop a final on-field research project with members of the Duke, Triangle, or other communities. Classes will be conducted in English with a preceptorial available in Italian. Please see instructor for details.

Italian 132.01 Italian Cinema. Mafia at the Movies

Professor Roberto Dainotto

MW 1:15-2:30 Languages 207

Based on the viewing, analysis and discussion of 12 movies, this course will be a study of the mafia, and, by extension, of Italy's "dark heart," in its historical, social, economic, cultural, and political dimensions.

C-L: Lit 112k.01, Theatrst 172A.01, Vis. Stds 126A.01, FVD 111E