Courses
This page displays the schedule of Bryn Mawr courses for this academic year. It also displays descriptions of courses offered by the department during the last four academic years.
For information about courses offered by other Bryn Mawr departments and programs or about courses offered by Haverford and Swarthmore Colleges, please consult the Tri-College Course Guide.
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.Spring 2012
| COURSE | TITLE | SCHEDULE/ UNITS |
MEETING TYPE TIMES/DAYS | LOCATION | INSTRUCTOR(S) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITAL B002-001 | Elementary Italian II | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 9:00 AM-10:00 AM MWF | Taylor Hall E | Perco,G., Troncelliti,G. |
| Lecture: 8:45 AM- 9:45 AM TTH | Taylor Hall E | ||||
| ITAL B002-002 | Elementary Italian II | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 10:00 AM-11:00 AM MWF | Taylor Hall E | Perco,G., Perco,G. |
| Lecture: 9:45 AM-10:45 AM TTH | Taylor Hall E | ||||
| ITAL B102-001 | Intermediate Italian | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 9:45 AM-11:15 AM TTH | Carpenter Library 25 | Ricci,R. |
| ITAL B200-001 | Pathways to Proficiency | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 11:00 AM-12:00 PM MWF | Taylor Hall E | Perco,G. |
| ITAL B207-001 | Dante in Translation | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 11:15 AM-12:45 PM TTH | Thomas Hall 223 | McAuliffe,D. |
| ITAL B299-001 | Grief, Sexuality, Identity: Emerging Adulthood | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 4:00 PM- 6:30 PM T | Carpenter Library 25 | Ricci,R. |
| ITAL B301-001 | Dante | Semester / 1 | Lecture: 11:15 AM-12:45 PM TTH | Thomas Hall 223 | McAuliffe,D. |
| ITAL B322-001 | Reading Italian Literature in Italian III: Boccaccio | First Half / 0.5 | LEC: 2:30 PM- 4:00 PM MW | Thomas Hall 129 | McAuliffe,D. |
| ITAL B323-001 | Reading Italian Literature in Italian IV: Petrarca | Second Half / 0.5 | LEC: 2:30 PM- 4:00 PM MW | Thomas Hall 129 | McAuliffe,D. |
| ITAL B398-001 | Senior Seminar | Semester / 1 | |||
| ITAL B399-001 | Senior Conference | Semester / 1 | Lecture: Date/Time TBA | Dept. staff, TBA | |
| ITAL B403-001 | Supervised Work | Semester / 1 | Dept. staff, TBA | ||
Fall 2012
(Class schedules for this semester will be posted at a later date.)
Spring 2013
(Class schedules for this semester will be posted at a later date.)
ITAL B001 Elementary Italian Fall 2011 The course is for students with no previous knowledge of Italian. It aims at giving the students a complete foundation in the Italian language, with particular attention to oral and written communication. The course will be conducted in Italian and will involve the study of all the basic structures of the language--phonological, grammatical, syntactical--with practice in conversation, reading, composition. Readings are chosen from a wide range of texts, while use of the language is encouraged through role-play, debates, songs, and creative composition. (Troncelliti,G., Perco,G. -- Language Level 1) ITAL B002 Elementary Italian II Spring 2012 This course is the continuation of ITAL B001 and is intended for students who have started studying Italian the semester before. It aims at giving the students a complete foundation in the Italian language, with particular attention to oral and written communication. The course will be conducted in Italian and will involve the study of all the basic structures of the language--phonological, grammatical, syntactical--with practice in conversation, reading, composition. Readings are chosen from a wide range of texts, while use of the language is encouraged through role-play, debates, songs, and creative composition. Prerequisite: ITAL B001 or placement. (Troncelliti,G., Perco,G., Sisler,M. -- Language Level 1) ITAL B010 Intensive Elementary Italian I Fall 2011 This intensive communicative course is an accelerated introduction to speaking, understanding, reading, and writing. It is intended for students with no previous knowledge of Italian. Aspects of Italian culture and contemporary life also are introduced through the use of video, songs, audio clips, etc. The course is taught completely in Italian, and authentic contemporary materials are used to immerse the student into an integrative linguistic environment. Attendance to the 4 drills classes each week is required. This course meets 9 hours per week. (Language Level 1) ITAL B011 Intensive Elementary Italian II Not offered 2011-12 This course is the continuation of ITAL B010 and is intended for students who have started studying Italian the semester before. Aspects of Italian culture and contemporary life also are introduced through the use of video, songs, audio clips, etc. The course is taught completely in Italian, and authentic contemporary materials are used to immerse the student into an integrative linguistic environment. Attendance to the 4 drills classes each week is required. This course meets 9 hours per week. Prerequisite: ITAL B010 or placement. (Perco,G. -- Language Level 1) ITAL B101 Intermediate Italian Fall 2011 This course provides students with a broader basis for learning to communicate effectively and accurately in Italian. While the principal aspect of the course is to further develop language abilities, the course also imparts a foundation for the understanding of modern and contemporary Italy. Students will gain an appreciation for Italian culture and be able to communicate orally and in writing in a wide variety of topics. We will read a novel, as well as newspaper and magazine articles to analyze aspects on modern and contemporary Italy. We will also view and discuss Italian films and discuss internet materials. (Ricci,R. -- Language Level 2) ITAL B102 Intermediate Italian Spring 2012 This course provides students with a broader basis for learning to communicate effectively and accurately in Italian. While the principal aspect of the course is to further develop language abilities, the course also imparts a foundation for the understanding of modern and contemporary Italy. Students will gain an appreciation for Italian culture and be able to communicate orally and in writing in a wide variety of topics. We will read a novel, as well as newspaper and magazine articles to analyze aspects on modern and contemporary Italy. We will also view and discuss Italian films and discuss internet materials. (Ricci,R., Sisler,M. -- Language Level 2) ITAL B105 Intensive Intermediate Italian Fall 2011 This course builds on the previous two courses of intensive Italian (010-011) in the development of speaking, understanding, reading, and writing, and completes the study of Italian grammar. In addition to enriching students' knowledge of both written and spoken Italian, this course will provide a window onto aspects of contemporary Italian culture and society. Students will read a variety of different texts in Italian, from literary prose, to newspaper articles, lyrics from songs, essays, and so on. Attendance to both master and drills classes is required for a total of 5 hours per week. (Perco,G., Teaching Assistant,T. -- Language Level 2) ITAL B200 Pathways to Proficiency Spring 2012 This course is intended for students who have already completed the elementary-intermediate sequence and who are interested in pursuing the study of Italian. The aim of the course is to improve students' proficiency in the Italian language, so that they will be able to take more advanced courses in Italian literature and cultural studies. The focus of this course is to expose students to crucial issues that have influenced Italian culture and society, concurring to develop distinctive ways of thinking, cultural artifacts (literary works, music, works of art, and so on), and that are at the core of contemporary Italian society. Prerequisite: ITAL105 or 102 or placement. (Perco,G. -- Division III: Humanities) ITAL B201 Italian Culture and Society Fall 2011 Language and Cultural Studies course with a strong cultural component. It focuses on the wide variety of problems that a post-industrial and mostly urban society like Italy must face today. Language structure and patterns will be reinforced through the study of music, short films, current issues, and even stereotypes. Prerequisite: ITAL, 105, ITAL 102, or equivalent. (Division III: Humanities) ITAL B203 Italian Theater (in Italian) Not offered 2011-12 The course consists of a close reading in Italian of representative theatrical texts from the contemporary stage to the origins of Italian theater in the 16th century, including pieces by Dario Fo, Luigi Pirandello, Carlo Goldoni, the Commedia dell'arte and Niccolò Machiavelli. Attention will be paid to the development of language skills through reading out loud, performance, and discussion of both form and content, enhanced by the use of recordings and videos. Attention will also be paid to the development of critical and analytical writing skills through the writing of short reviews and the research and writing of a term paper. (McAuliffe,D. -- Division III: Humanities) ITAL B204 Manzoni Not offered 2011-12 Why is I promessi sposi considered by many the best historical novel in Italian and one of the best in any language? What contribution did Manzoni's novel make to the development of the Italian language? to the Italian unification movement? to the understanding of Italian Catholicism? to the Italian romantic movement? Seminar discussions will be based on a close reading of the novel, as well as short selections of Manzoni's other works. A variety of critical methods of interpretation will be explored both in class and in research projects leading to a critical analytical research paper. Conducted in Italian. (McAuliffe,D. -- Division III: Humanities) ITAL B207 Dante in Translation Spring 2012 A reading of the Vita Nuova (Poems of Youth) and The Divine Comedy: Hell, Purgatory and Paradise in order to discover the subtle nuances of meaning in the text and to introduce students to Dante's tripartite vision of the afterlife. Dante's masterpiece lends itself to study from various perspectives: theological, philosophical, political, allegorical, historical, cultural, and literary. Personal journey, civic responsibilities, love, genre, governmental accountability, church-state relations, the tenuous balance between freedom of expression and censorship--these are some of the themes that will frame the discussions. Course taught in English; One additional hour for students who want Italian credit. (McAuliffe,D. -- Division III: Humanities) ITAL B208 Petrarca and Boccaccio in Translation Not offered 2011-12 The course will focus on a close analysis of Petrarch's Canzoniere and Boccaccio's Decameron, with attention given also to their minor works and the historical/literary context connected with these texts. Attention will also be given to Florentine literature, art, thought, and history from the death of Dante to the age of Lorenzo de' Medici. Texts and topics available for study include the Trecento vernacular works of Petrarch and Boccaccio; and Florentine humanism from Salutati to Alberti. Course taught In English; one additional hour of target language instruction for students who want Italian credit. (McAuliffe,D. -- Division III: Humanities) ITAL B211 Primo Levi, the Holocaust, and Its Aftermath Not offered 2011-12 A consideration, through analysis and appreciation of his major works, of how the horrific experience of the Holocaust awakened in Primo Levi a growing awareness of his Jewish heritage and led him to become one of the dominant voices of that tragic historical event, as well as one of the most original new literary figures of post-World War II Italy. Always in relation to Levi and his works, attention will also be given to other Italian women writers whose works are also connected with the Holocaust. (Patruno,N. -- Division III: Humanities) Cross-listed as COML B211 Cross-listed as HEBR B211 ITAL B222 Focus: Reading Italian Literature in Italian ISection 001 (Fall 2011): Italian Short Story Fall 2011 The course will read major examples of the short story and novella through several centuries of Italian fiction, including texts written by women writers and immigrant writers. We will read novelle and short stories by Fogazzaro, D'Annunzio, Primo and Carlo Levi, Pasolini, Dacia Maraini, Antonio Tabucchi. This is a half semester Focus course. (McAuliffe,D. -- Division III: Humanities) ITAL B223 Focus: Reading Italian Literature in Italian II
Section 001 (Fall 2011): Theater Fall 2011 The course consists of a close reading in Italian of representative theatrical texts from the contemporary stage to the origins of Italian theater in the 16th century, including pieces by Dario Fo, Luigi Pirandello, Carlo Goldoni, the Commedia dell'arte and Niccolò Machiavelli. Attention will be paid to the development of language skills through reading out loud, performance, and discussion of both form and content, enhanced by the use of recordings and videos. Attention will also be paid to the development of critical and analytical writing skills through the writing of short reviews and the research and writing of a term paper. This is a half semester Focus course. (McAuliffe,D. -- Division III: Humanities) ITAL B235 The Italian Women's Movement Not offered 2011-12 Emphasis will be put on Italian women writers and film directors, who are often left out of syllabi adhering to traditional canons. Particular attention will be paid to: a) women writers who have found their voices (through writing) as a means of psychological survival in a patriarchal world; b) women engaged in the women's movement of the 70's and who continue to look at, and rewrite, women's stories of empowerment and solidarity; c) "divaism", fame, via beauty and sex with a particular emphasis on the '60s (i.e. Gina Lollobrigida, Sofia Loren, Claudia Cardinale). Counts toward the Gender and Sexuality Studies Concentration. (McAuliffe,D. -- Division III: Humanities) ITAL B255 Uomini d'onore in Sicilia: Not offered 2011-12 This course aims to explore representations of these and other figures in Italian literature and cinema, with reference also to Italian-American films, starting from the 'classical' example of Sicily. The course will introduce students to both Italian Studies from an interdisciplinary prospective and also to narrative fiction, using Italian literature written by 19th, 20th, and 21st Italian Sicilian authors. Prerequisite: ITAL B102 or B105 or permission of the instructor. (Ricci,R. -- Division III: Humanities) ITAL B299 Grief, Sexuality, Identity: Emerging Adulthood Spring 2012 Adolescence is an important time of personality development as a result of changes in the self-concept and the formation of a new moral system of values. Emphasis will be placed on issues confronting the role of the family and peer relationships, prostitution, drugs, youth criminality/gangsters/violence, cultural diversity, pregnancy, gender identity, mental/moral/religious development, emotional growth, alcoholism, homosexuality, sexual behavior. Prerequisite: ITAL B102 or ITAL B105. (Ricci,R. -- Division III: Humanities) ITAL B301 Dante Spring 2012 A reading of the Vita Nuova (Poems of Youth) and The Divine Comedy: Hell, Purgatory and Paradise in order to discover the subtle nuances of meaning in the text and to introduce students to Dante's tripartite vision of the afterlife. Dante's masterpiece lends itself to study from various perspectives: theological, philosophical, political, allegorical, historical, cultural, and literary. Personal journey, civic responsibilities, love, genre, governmental accountability, church-state relations, the tenuous balance between freedom of expression and censorship--these are some of the themes that will frame the discussions. Prerequisite: two years of Italian or the equivalent. Taught in Italian. (McAuliffe,D. -- Division III: Humanities) ITAL B303 Petrarca and Boccaccio Not offered 2011-12 The focus of the course is on The Decameron, one of the most entertaining, beloved and imitated prose works ever written. Like Dante's divine comedy, this human comedy was written not only to delight, but also to instruct by exploring both our spiritual and our natural environment. The Decameron will be read in its entirety in Italian. Attention will also be paid to Petrarca's Canzoniere, of which a small selection will be read in Italian. Topics will include how each author represented women in the context of 14th-century Italy. Prerequisite: two years of Italian and at least a 200-level course. Taught in Italian. (McAuliffe,D. -- Division III: Humanities) ITAL B304 Il Rinascimento in Italia e oltre Not offered 2011-12 Topics include: the construction of gender and the status of women, the epic genre, the intellectual and literary life, and how humanism differs in Italian cities (such as Padua, Ferrara, Florence and Venice) from the rest of Europe. The unique role played by Italian Humanism and Renaissance on European literature and civilization even shines through contemporary best-sellers like Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code. Taught in Italian. (McAuliffe,D., Ricci,R. -- Division III: Humanities) ITAL B307 Best of Italian Literature Fall 2011 This course focuses on the key role played by Italian culture in the development of the European civilization and Western literature. Many texts found their way to France, Spain, England where they were read, translated, disseminated. This process of assimilation influenced life, language, politics, and literature. The unique role played by Italian Renaissance on European civilization shines through contemporary best-sellers, The Da Vinci Code. Prerequisite: a 200-level course in Italian (Ricci,R. -- Division III: Humanities) ITAL B310 Italian Popular Fiction Not offered 2011-12 This course explores the Italian "giallo" (detective fiction), today one of the most successful literary genres among Italian readers and authors alike. Through a comparative perspective, the course will analyze not only the inter-relationship between this popular genre and "high literature," but also the role of detective fiction as a mirror of social anxieties. In Spring 2011, ITAL B310 will be offered in English. Italian majors taking this course for Italian credit will be required to meet for an additional hour with the instructor and to do the readings and writing in Italian. Prerequisites: one literature course at the 200 level. (Perco,G. -- Division III: Humanities) Cross-listed as COML B310 ITAL B322 Reading Italian Literature in Italian III
Section 001 (Spring 2012): Boccaccio Spring 2012 The focus of the course is on The Decameron, one of the most entertaining, beloved and imitated prose works ever written. Like Dante's divine comedy, this human comedy was written not only to delight, but also to instruct by exploring both our spiritual and our natural environment. Prerequisite: two years of Italian and at least a 200-level course. Taught in Italian. (McAuliffe,D. -- Division III: Humanities) ITAL B323 Reading Italian Literature in Italian IV
Section 001 (Spring 2012): Petrarca Spring 2012 Attention to Petrarca's Canzoniere, of which a small selection will be read in Italian. Topics will include how the author represented women in the context of 14th-century Italy. Prerequisite: two years of Italian and at least a 200-level course. (McAuliffe,D. -- Division III: Humanities) ITAL B398 Senior Seminar (Ricci,R.) ITAL B399 Senior Conference Under the direction of the instructor, each student prepares a paper on an author or a theme that the student has chosen. This course is open only to senior Italian majors. (Ricci,R., McAuliffe,D.) ITAL B403 Supervised Work Offered with approval of the Department. (McAuliffe,D., Perco,G.)