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French Courses : 100 | 200 | 300 | 400
FREN-101 Elementary French
Fundamentals of French grammar, composition and pronunciation. Emphasis on oral comprehension, verbal communication, reading and writing in the broader context of French and Francophone culture. Classroom interaction stresses oral-aural method of language learning. Regular work in the Language Resource Center reinforces oral comprehension and is required of all students. Enrollment limited to those with no previous study of French or according to achievement on the Departmental Placement Examination.
FREN-102 Elementary French
Fundamentals of French grammar, composition and pronunciation. Emphasis on oral comprehension, verbal communication, reading and writing in the broader context of French and Francophone culture. Classroom interaction stresses oral-aural method of language learning. Regular work in the Language Resource Center reinforces oral comprehension and is required of all students. Enrollment limited to those with no previous study of French or according to achievement on the Departmental Placement Examination.
FREN-103 Elementary French
Fundamentals of French grammar, composition and pronunciation. Emphasis on oral comprehension, verbal communication, reading and writing in the broader context of French and Francophone culture. Classroom interaction stresses oral-aural method of language learning. Regular work in the Language Resource Center reinforces oral comprehension and is required of all students. Enrollment limited to those with no previous study of French or according to achievement on the Departmental Placement Examination.
FREN-104 Elementary French
Fundamentals of French grammar, composition and pronunciation. Emphasis on oral comprehension, verbal communication, reading and writing in the broader context of French and Francophone culture. Classroom interaction stresses oral-aural method of language learning. Regular work in the Language Resource Center reinforces oral comprehension and is required of all students. Enrollment limited to those with no previous study of French or according to achievement on the Departmental Placement Examination.
FREN-201 Intermediate French
Grammar review and practice in oral French in the fall semester, with stress on reading and written expression in the spring. Contact with French culture is maintained throughout. Enrollment limited to those who have previously studied French and who have completed 101-102 or 103-104, or who are enrolled according to achievement on the Departmental Placement Examination. Successful completion of 201 is a prerequisite for entry into 202, unless student is placed there according to the placement examination.
FREN-202 Intermediate French
Grammar review and practice in oral French in the fall semester, with stress on reading and written expression in the spring. Contact with French culture is maintained throughout. Enrollment limited to those who have previously studied French and who have completed 101-102 or 103-104, or who are enrolled according to achievement on the Departmental Placement Examination. Successful completion of 201 is a prerequisite for entry into 202, unless student is placed there according to the placement examination.
FREN-300 Practice in Communication
Oral, aural, and written practices of French structures. Collaborative writing, group discussions, individual compositions, and presentations. Recent French films serve as text. Offered every semester.
FREN-301T May Take Fren Exempt Test
FREN-304 Advanced Stylistics
Intensive practice in the refinement of writing skills directed toward a sophisticated and idiomatic use of the language. Coursework includes composition, translation, comparative stylistics, French for use in commercial and other correspondence, and work in the spoken language. Offered alternate years
FREN-305 Approach to Lit Analysis
Reading and analysis, in their entirety, of representative selections of prose, poetry, and theatre. Coure aims to introduce students to interpretive strategies, and to make them more aware of and competent in the art of reading. Prerequisite: French 202 or equivalent. Required of all majors. Course is a prerequisite for all literature courses on the 300-level for both majors and minors. Offered every year.
FREN-310 Revolutions:Pol,Soc & Cult
Overview of the various revolutions in France following the Revolution of 1789. Course examines the many political changes from the rise of the French Republic to the political, social, demographic, economic, intellectual and artistic developments in the multicultural France of the 21st century, including its place and role in the expanding European Union. Required of all majors. Offered every year.
FREN-331 Francophone Identities
Study of literary texts from the Francophone world (French-speaking countries in North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean, Quebec, and Vietnam). In addition to their intrinsic literary worth, the selections bring to light the changing identities of formerly colonized people in a post-colonial world. Major emphasis placed on the study of the literary texts, but the historical and cultural context is also covered. Offered alternate years
FREN-332 Image,Sound,Theory in Fr Film
Study of selected major French films from the New Wave movement to recent cinema. Course is an introduction to the study of the techniques, theory, and semiotics of film as an art form. It includes a reflection on the relationships between image production, social landscapes, and lifestyles in changing contemporary France. Students learn to distinguish between the production and reception of cinematic language. Prerequisite: French 305 or equivalent. Offered 2001-02.
FREN-333 French Cultures: Visuals and Texts From Contemporary France
Study of specific intersections and influences among selected visual arts productions, motion pictures, and poetic texts in a changing twentieth-century France. Students are invited to read between shapes and colors, to see and hear poetry, to decode film languages and to detect correspondences. Definitions of techniques and decoding systems pertaining to each artistic expression are presented and debated. Prerequisite: French 305 or equivalent. Offered 2000-01.
FREN-335 Women on Women in French Lit
Study of the female experience through the words of women themselves. As Annie Leclerc pointed out in Parole de femme, for too long men have coopted language and assumed the task of telling women who they are. Course addresses such a presumption and examines, in both fiction and nonfiction, firsthand experience from childhood through aging. Prerequisite: French 305 >or equivalent. Offered alternate years
FREN-340 Masterpieces of French Lit
Reading and discussion of masterworks of French poetry, prose, and theater in their historical, artistic and social contexts. Works by such authors as Villon, Montaigne, Moliere, Mme de Lafayette, Voltaire, Balzac, Flaubert, Colette and Beckett are read in their entirety. Prerequisite: French 305 or equivalent. Offered 2001-02.
FREN-341 Fr Enlightenmnt Stage & Screen
Focus on literature written during the French Enlightenment, which inspired both dramatic and musical productions in the theatre or on film and video. Course examines genres, themes, major preoccupations, and issues of a variety of authors, ranging from Voltaire and Prevost through Beaumarchais and Laclos, whose texts served as sources for performance works by Mozart, Puccini, Bernstein, several prominent film makers, and others. Offered 2000-01.
FREN-342 Class Grk Heroes on Fren Stage
Reading and analysis of plays based on Greek myths by such authors as Corneille, Racine, Cocteau, Anouilh and Sartre. Comparison and contrast with the original myth and/or play helps elucidate "modern" responses to the eternal questions posed by classical Greece and its literary masters. Offered 2001-02.
FREN-343 Gender Contemp French Novel
Study of the conflicting male/female perspective in representative works by major twentieth-century French writers from Colette and Butor to Proust and Beauvoir. Offered 2002-03
FREN-344 Moralists & Immoralist Fr Lit
Study of topics in French literature over the centuries, examining works of prose whose thematics revolve around the question of morality. Course presents a survey of novels, short fiction, maxims, and fragments that either advance or reject the conventional moral system. Authors studied include La Bruyere, La Rochefoucauld, Pascal, Mme de Lafayette, de Bergerac, Sade, Diderot, Balzac, Flaubert, Huysmans, Gide, Duhamel, and Camus.
FREN-345 Turmoil and Loss in Quebecois Literarure by Women
Study of Quebecois identity through careful reading of major literary works by women authors from French Canada. Course focuses not only on the literal periods of unrest as well as on the losses suffered by the Quebecois people but also on the metaphorical turmoil and loss experienced by the characters in the chosen novels. Various aspects of the cultural background are presented (language, religion, music, and art) in an effort to understand the evolution of Quebec?s literary tradition and its impact in today?s society. A small and accessible body of theory supplements the works of fiction.
FREN-350 Advanced Stylistics
Intensive practice in the refinement of writing skills directed toward a sophisticated and idiomatic use of the language. Coursework includes composition, translation, comparative stylistics, French for use in commercial and other correspondence, and work in the spoken language. Offered alternate years
FREN-351 Phonetics and Diction
Phonetic theory, practice, and transcription. Intensive training in pronunciation and diction. Intended for majors/minors prior to foreign study.
FREN-352 Translation
Study and practice in translating from French to English and from English to French. Course develops the ability to render idiomatic French into idiomatic English, and vice-versa. Offered 2000-01.
FREN-400 Seminar
Intensive study of a particular aspect of French literature, civilization, or culture to be determined by the instructor. Past offerings include The Art of Emile Zola, The Image of Women in French Literature: A Feminist Perspective and The Gaze and Self-Image in French Film, 1959-89. Course is for seniors (in the final semester) to complete undergraduate work in French. Prerequisites: Limited to seniors, except with permission of instructor and approval of department chairperson. Offered every spring.
FREN-470 Individualized Study-Intern
Internship counting toward the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded A-F
FREN-471 Individualized Study-Intern
Internship counting toward the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded S/U
Italian Courses: 100 | 200 | 300 | 400
ITAL-101 Elementary Italian
Fundamentals of Italian grammar, composition, pronunciation. Emphasis on oral comprehension, verbal communication, reading, and writing. Classroom interaction stresses aural-oral method of language learning. Regular laboratory work reinforces grammar and writing skills and is required of all students. Course includes use of audio-visual materials and introduction to important aspects of Italian culture.
ITAL-102 Elementary Italian
Fundamentals of Italian grammar, composition, pronunciation. Emphasis on oral comprehension, verbal communication, reading, and writing. Classroom interaction stresses aural-oral method of language learning. Regular laboratory work reinforces grammar and writing skills and is required of all students. Course includes use of audio-visual materials and introduction to important aspects of Italian culture.
ITAL-201 Intermediate Italian
Review of grammar, as well as further development of speaking, reading, and writing skills. Text includes culturally authentic excerpts from Italian newspapers and magazines. Course content helps students learn about modern Italian civilization and current social problems. Regular compositions develop students' writing skills; audiovisual materials and required listening assignments improve listening and speaking abilities.
ITAL-202 Intermediate Italian
Review of grammar, as well as further development of speaking, reading, and writing skills. Text includes culturally authentic excertps from Italian newspapers and magazines. Course content helps students learn about modern Italian civilization and current social problems. Regular compositions develop students' writing skills; audiovisual materials and required listening assignments improve listening and speaking abilities.
ITAL-250 Modern Italy 1860 to Present
A survey of modern Italian history taught in English. The course provides an in-depth analysis of the Risorgimento (The Italian Unification Movement), Italian immigration to America, Italy in World War I, Fascism, Italy in World War II, the Resistance, the Reconstruction, the Economic Miracle of the 1950s, the Student-Worker protests of the 1960s, Terrorism, the Second Economic Miracle of the 1980s, and the fall of the First Republic.
ITAL-251 Italian American Culture: Faith, Family, Food and the Moon
Interdisciplinary inquiry into the historical texts, literature and film which address the historical and sociological conditions of 19th Century Italy, the odyssey of immigration to and assimilation in the United States, and life in the ethnic neighborhood. Other topics include the mafia, forms of prejudice, and ways Italians uniquely manifested their social values in labor unions, religion and education.
ITAL-260 Italian Culture
Exploration of some of the most influential examples of Italian history, literature, art, music, film, and philosophy in their historical context, from the Roman period to the present, with emphasis on the 20th century. Students will come away with a familiarity of a wide range of Western culture's most celebrated accomplishments, a solid appreciation of Italian history, and an enriched ability to think critically about their own culture. (Taught in English)
ITAL-270 Objects of Desire/Desiring Subjects: A Survey of Italian Women Writers of the 20th Century
A survey of some of Italy's most prominent women writers of the twentieth century in English translation. The course covers a variety of themes dealing with the existential condition of women that surface in the writers' texts. Topics such as gendered writing, feminism, violence, gender (ex)change, feminine monstrosities and motherhood are the subject of students' analyses.
ITAL-280 Women and Italian Film
A study of the work of four prominent Italian women directors: Liliana Cavani, Lina Wertmuller, Francesca Archibugi and Francesca Comencini. While focusing on their depictions of social, cultural and historical issues affecting modern and contemporary Italian society, the course also analyzes the relationship between gender and theories of visual and filmic representation. Topics include social realism, social satire, World War II, concept of family, violence, mechanisms of gender construction, gender and film.
ITAL-282 Modern Italian Theater
An exploration of the diversity of Italian theater and drama between 1880 and the post-World War II period, from the time of the great actors to the rise of the director, including movements such as Verismo, Symbolism, Futurism, Grotesque, Variety Theater, and playwrights such as Pirandello and De Filippo. Through rigorous play analysis and videos, students are invited to perceive the numerous shifts in the relationship between art and reality, and its implications for the staging of the plays. Actual performance of selected scenes is possible.
ITAL-285 Wartime Italy: Cinema and Novel
A focus on Italian memory of World War II and efforts at Reconstruction. Through textual and visual analysis students discuss the Italian experience of World War II, the Resistance and Italian Civil War, the Italian Holocaust, the struggles of forging a new Italian republic, and the myth-making processes that explained the suffering and casualties. Through this inquiry, students come to comprehend contemporary Italian society, thought, and culture.
ITAL-290 D'Annunzio:Novel of Decadence
An examination of the early works of the Italian writer Gabriele D'Annunzio, specifically in the context of Decadentism, a literary movement of the turn of the 20th century. Topics of analysis include the author's treatment of Dandyism, malady, aestheticism, sexual promiscuity, deception and infidelity. Given the notorious connection between the male fascist Ideal and the author's adaptation of Friedrich Nietzsche's "Superman," the course also focuses on the development of both male and female characters.
ITAL-301 Advanced Writing in Italian
A focus on refining students reading and writing skills. Throughout the semester students write different literary and popular genres such as poems, a mini screenplay, a short story, advertisements and journal articles. In order to familiarize students with such literary genres, models are introduced to the class and closely analyzed before each written assignment.
ITAL-302 Italy in the New Millennium
A course designed to refine students' fluency in Italian by combining linguistic proficiency with a cultural exploration of one of Europe's most fascinating countries. Students will develop a familiarity with Italy's literary and cultural patrimony through texts, articles and film. Through an analysis and a comparison of cultural differences, students will have the opportunity of exposing and sharing their discoveries through presentations, discussions and brief essays. Brief grammatical reviews will be performed throughout the semester.
ITAL-303 Italian Through Film
An introduction to several Italian films that have achieved worldwide recognition with the aim to increase conversational and writing skills. Students advance their proficiency in these areas, as well as their listening and reading abilities, through discussion of questions answered from text readings, self-guided reviews of grammar, and short essays. Fifth semester course taught in Italian.
ITAL-304 Italian Through Film II
A study of Italian movies as a medium for refining students? language skills. The viewing of each film is preceded and followed by oral and written activities in order to familiarize students with the vocabulary and topics covered in the movie. The movies thus serve to improve students? oral, written, spoken and comprehension skills. Students also learn to discuss complex topics as well as discover diverse aspects of contemporary culture, socio-economic issues, history and politics in Italy today.
ITAL-306 Italian Through Film: The Classics
A study of classic Italian Film (1946-1960) to refine students’ language skills. Students view videos, learn vocabulary and cultural topics, and conduct activities in class. The videos serve to improve students’ oral, written, spoken, and comprehension skills. From class discussions and exercises, students learn aspects of recent Italian history, culture mores, politics, and social conventions.
ITAL-307 At the Opera: Italian Language, Culture, and Conversation
Course uses Italian opera to refine students’ language skills. Students view videos and listen to CDs, learn vocabulary and cultural topics, and conduct activities in class. The videos and CDs serve to improve students’ oral, written, spoken, and comprehension skills. From class discussions and exercises, students learn aspects of Italian history, culture mores, politics, and social conventions.
ITAL-450 Individualized Study-Tutorial
Individualized tutorial counting toward the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded A-F
ITAL-452 Individualized Study-Tutorial
Individualized tutorial not counting in the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded A-F
ITAL-470 Individualized Study-Internship
Internship counting toward the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded A-F
French Courses : 100 | 200 | 300 | 400
FREN-101 Elementary French
Fundamentals of French grammar, composition and pronunciation. Emphasis on oral comprehension, verbal communication, reading and writing in the broader context of French and Francophone culture. Classroom interaction stresses oral-aural method of language learning. Regular work in the Language Resource Center reinforces oral comprehension and is required of all students. Enrollment limited to those with no previous study of French or according to achievement on the Departmental Placement Examination.
FREN-102 Elementary French
Fundamentals of French grammar, composition and pronunciation. Emphasis on oral comprehension, verbal communication, reading and writing in the broader context of French and Francophone culture. Classroom interaction stresses oral-aural method of language learning. Regular work in the Language Resource Center reinforces oral comprehension and is required of all students. Enrollment limited to those with no previous study of French or according to achievement on the Departmental Placement Examination.
FREN-103 Elementary French
Fundamentals of French grammar, composition and pronunciation. Emphasis on oral comprehension, verbal communication, reading and writing in the broader context of French and Francophone culture. Classroom interaction stresses oral-aural method of language learning. Regular work in the Language Resource Center reinforces oral comprehension and is required of all students. Enrollment limited to those with no previous study of French or according to achievement on the Departmental Placement Examination.
FREN-104 Elementary French
Fundamentals of French grammar, composition and pronunciation. Emphasis on oral comprehension, verbal communication, reading and writing in the broader context of French and Francophone culture. Classroom interaction stresses oral-aural method of language learning. Regular work in the Language Resource Center reinforces oral comprehension and is required of all students. Enrollment limited to those with no previous study of French or according to achievement on the Departmental Placement Examination.
FREN-201 Intermediate French
Grammar review and practice in oral French in the fall semester, with stress on reading and written expression in the spring. Contact with French culture is maintained throughout. Enrollment limited to those who have previously studied French and who have completed 101-102 or 103-104, or who are enrolled according to achievement on the Departmental Placement Examination. Successful completion of 201 is a prerequisite for entry into 202, unless student is placed there according to the placement examination.
FREN-202 Intermediate French
Grammar review and practice in oral French in the fall semester, with stress on reading and written expression in the spring. Contact with French culture is maintained throughout. Enrollment limited to those who have previously studied French and who have completed 101-102 or 103-104, or who are enrolled according to achievement on the Departmental Placement Examination. Successful completion of 201 is a prerequisite for entry into 202, unless student is placed there according to the placement examination.
FREN-300 Practice in Communication
Oral, aural, and written practices of French structures. Collaborative writing, group discussions, individual compositions, and presentations. Recent French films serve as text. Offered every semester.
FREN-301T May Take Fren Exempt Test
FREN-304 Advanced Stylistics
Intensive practice in the refinement of writing skills directed toward a sophisticated and idiomatic use of the language. Coursework includes composition, translation, comparative stylistics, French for use in commercial and other correspondence, and work in the spoken language. Offered alternate years
FREN-305 Approach to Lit Analysis
Reading and analysis, in their entirety, of representative selections of prose, poetry, and theatre. Coure aims to introduce students to interpretive strategies, and to make them more aware of and competent in the art of reading. Prerequisite: French 202 or equivalent. Required of all majors. Course is a prerequisite for all literature courses on the 300-level for both majors and minors. Offered every year.
FREN-310 Revolutions:Pol,Soc & Cult
Overview of the various revolutions in France following the Revolution of 1789. Course examines the many political changes from the rise of the French Republic to the political, social, demographic, economic, intellectual and artistic developments in the multicultural France of the 21st century, including its place and role in the expanding European Union. Required of all majors. Offered every year.
FREN-331 Francophone Identities
Study of literary texts from the Francophone world (French-speaking countries in North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean, Quebec, and Vietnam). In addition to their intrinsic literary worth, the selections bring to light the changing identities of formerly colonized people in a post-colonial world. Major emphasis placed on the study of the literary texts, but the historical and cultural context is also covered. Offered alternate years
FREN-332 Image,Sound,Theory in Fr Film
Study of selected major French films from the New Wave movement to recent cinema. Course is an introduction to the study of the techniques, theory, and semiotics of film as an art form. It includes a reflection on the relationships between image production, social landscapes, and lifestyles in changing contemporary France. Students learn to distinguish between the production and reception of cinematic language. Prerequisite: French 305 or equivalent. Offered 2001-02.
FREN-333 French Cultures: Visuals and Texts From Contemporary France
Study of specific intersections and influences among selected visual arts productions, motion pictures, and poetic texts in a changing twentieth-century France. Students are invited to read between shapes and colors, to see and hear poetry, to decode film languages and to detect correspondences. Definitions of techniques and decoding systems pertaining to each artistic expression are presented and debated. Prerequisite: French 305 or equivalent. Offered 2000-01.
FREN-335 Women on Women in French Lit
Study of the female experience through the words of women themselves. As Annie Leclerc pointed out in Parole de femme, for too long men have coopted language and assumed the task of telling women who they are. Course addresses such a presumption and examines, in both fiction and nonfiction, firsthand experience from childhood through aging. Prerequisite: French 305 >or equivalent. Offered alternate years
FREN-340 Masterpieces of French Lit
Reading and discussion of masterworks of French poetry, prose, and theater in their historical, artistic and social contexts. Works by such authors as Villon, Montaigne, Moliere, Mme de Lafayette, Voltaire, Balzac, Flaubert, Colette and Beckett are read in their entirety. Prerequisite: French 305 or equivalent. Offered 2001-02.
FREN-341 Fr Enlightenmnt Stage & Screen
Focus on literature written during the French Enlightenment, which inspired both dramatic and musical productions in the theatre or on film and video. Course examines genres, themes, major preoccupations, and issues of a variety of authors, ranging from Voltaire and Prevost through Beaumarchais and Laclos, whose texts served as sources for performance works by Mozart, Puccini, Bernstein, several prominent film makers, and others. Offered 2000-01.
FREN-342 Class Grk Heroes on Fren Stage
Reading and analysis of plays based on Greek myths by such authors as Corneille, Racine, Cocteau, Anouilh and Sartre. Comparison and contrast with the original myth and/or play helps elucidate "modern" responses to the eternal questions posed by classical Greece and its literary masters. Offered 2001-02.
FREN-343 Gender Contemp French Novel
Study of the conflicting male/female perspective in representative works by major twentieth-century French writers from Colette and Butor to Proust and Beauvoir. Offered 2002-03
FREN-344 Moralists & Immoralist Fr Lit
Study of topics in French literature over the centuries, examining works of prose whose thematics revolve around the question of morality. Course presents a survey of novels, short fiction, maxims, and fragments that either advance or reject the conventional moral system. Authors studied include La Bruyere, La Rochefoucauld, Pascal, Mme de Lafayette, de Bergerac, Sade, Diderot, Balzac, Flaubert, Huysmans, Gide, Duhamel, and Camus.
FREN-345 Turmoil and Loss in Quebecois Literarure by Women
Study of Quebecois identity through careful reading of major literary works by women authors from French Canada. Course focuses not only on the literal periods of unrest as well as on the losses suffered by the Quebecois people but also on the metaphorical turmoil and loss experienced by the characters in the chosen novels. Various aspects of the cultural background are presented (language, religion, music, and art) in an effort to understand the evolution of Quebec?s literary tradition and its impact in today?s society. A small and accessible body of theory supplements the works of fiction.
FREN-350 Advanced Stylistics
Intensive practice in the refinement of writing skills directed toward a sophisticated and idiomatic use of the language. Coursework includes composition, translation, comparative stylistics, French for use in commercial and other correspondence, and work in the spoken language. Offered alternate years
FREN-351 Phonetics and Diction
Phonetic theory, practice, and transcription. Intensive training in pronunciation and diction. Intended for majors/minors prior to foreign study.
FREN-352 Translation
Study and practice in translating from French to English and from English to French. Course develops the ability to render idiomatic French into idiomatic English, and vice-versa. Offered 2000-01.
FREN-400 Seminar
Intensive study of a particular aspect of French literature, civilization, or culture to be determined by the instructor. Past offerings include The Art of Emile Zola, The Image of Women in French Literature: A Feminist Perspective and The Gaze and Self-Image in French Film, 1959-89. Course is for seniors (in the final semester) to complete undergraduate work in French. Prerequisites: Limited to seniors, except with permission of instructor and approval of department chairperson. Offered every spring.
FREN-470 Individualized Study-Intern
Internship counting toward the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded A-F
FREN-471 Individualized Study-Intern
Internship counting toward the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded S/U
Italian Courses: 100 | 200 | 300 | 400
ITAL-101 Elementary Italian
Fundamentals of Italian grammar, composition, pronunciation. Emphasis on oral comprehension, verbal communication, reading, and writing. Classroom interaction stresses aural-oral method of language learning. Regular laboratory work reinforces grammar and writing skills and is required of all students. Course includes use of audio-visual materials and introduction to important aspects of Italian culture.
ITAL-102 Elementary Italian
Fundamentals of Italian grammar, composition, pronunciation. Emphasis on oral comprehension, verbal communication, reading, and writing. Classroom interaction stresses aural-oral method of language learning. Regular laboratory work reinforces grammar and writing skills and is required of all students. Course includes use of audio-visual materials and introduction to important aspects of Italian culture.
ITAL-201 Intermediate Italian
Review of grammar, as well as further development of speaking, reading, and writing skills. Text includes culturally authentic excerpts from Italian newspapers and magazines. Course content helps students learn about modern Italian civilization and current social problems. Regular compositions develop students' writing skills; audiovisual materials and required listening assignments improve listening and speaking abilities.
ITAL-202 Intermediate Italian
Review of grammar, as well as further development of speaking, reading, and writing skills. Text includes culturally authentic excertps from Italian newspapers and magazines. Course content helps students learn about modern Italian civilization and current social problems. Regular compositions develop students' writing skills; audiovisual materials and required listening assignments improve listening and speaking abilities.
ITAL-250 Modern Italy 1860 to Present
A survey of modern Italian history taught in English. The course provides an in-depth analysis of the Risorgimento (The Italian Unification Movement), Italian immigration to America, Italy in World War I, Fascism, Italy in World War II, the Resistance, the Reconstruction, the Economic Miracle of the 1950s, the Student-Worker protests of the 1960s, Terrorism, the Second Economic Miracle of the 1980s, and the fall of the First Republic.
ITAL-251 Italian American Culture: Faith, Family, Food and the Moon
Interdisciplinary inquiry into the historical texts, literature and film which address the historical and sociological conditions of 19th Century Italy, the odyssey of immigration to and assimilation in the United States, and life in the ethnic neighborhood. Other topics include the mafia, forms of prejudice, and ways Italians uniquely manifested their social values in labor unions, religion and education.
ITAL-260 Italian Culture
Exploration of some of the most influential examples of Italian history, literature, art, music, film, and philosophy in their historical context, from the Roman period to the present, with emphasis on the 20th century. Students will come away with a familiarity of a wide range of Western culture's most celebrated accomplishments, a solid appreciation of Italian history, and an enriched ability to think critically about their own culture. (Taught in English)
ITAL-270 Objects of Desire/Desiring Subjects: A Survey of Italian Women Writers of the 20th Century
A survey of some of Italy's most prominent women writers of the twentieth century in English translation. The course covers a variety of themes dealing with the existential condition of women that surface in the writers' texts. Topics such as gendered writing, feminism, violence, gender (ex)change, feminine monstrosities and motherhood are the subject of students' analyses.
ITAL-280 Women and Italian Film
A study of the work of four prominent Italian women directors: Liliana Cavani, Lina Wertmuller, Francesca Archibugi and Francesca Comencini. While focusing on their depictions of social, cultural and historical issues affecting modern and contemporary Italian society, the course also analyzes the relationship between gender and theories of visual and filmic representation. Topics include social realism, social satire, World War II, concept of family, violence, mechanisms of gender construction, gender and film.
ITAL-282 Modern Italian Theater
An exploration of the diversity of Italian theater and drama between 1880 and the post-World War II period, from the time of the great actors to the rise of the director, including movements such as Verismo, Symbolism, Futurism, Grotesque, Variety Theater, and playwrights such as Pirandello and De Filippo. Through rigorous play analysis and videos, students are invited to perceive the numerous shifts in the relationship between art and reality, and its implications for the staging of the plays. Actual performance of selected scenes is possible.
ITAL-285 Wartime Italy: Cinema and Novel
A focus on Italian memory of World War II and efforts at Reconstruction. Through textual and visual analysis students discuss the Italian experience of World War II, the Resistance and Italian Civil War, the Italian Holocaust, the struggles of forging a new Italian republic, and the myth-making processes that explained the suffering and casualties. Through this inquiry, students come to comprehend contemporary Italian society, thought, and culture.
ITAL-290 D'Annunzio:Novel of Decadence
An examination of the early works of the Italian writer Gabriele D'Annunzio, specifically in the context of Decadentism, a literary movement of the turn of the 20th century. Topics of analysis include the author's treatment of Dandyism, malady, aestheticism, sexual promiscuity, deception and infidelity. Given the notorious connection between the male fascist Ideal and the author's adaptation of Friedrich Nietzsche's "Superman," the course also focuses on the development of both male and female characters.
ITAL-301 Advanced Writing in Italian
A focus on refining students reading and writing skills. Throughout the semester students write different literary and popular genres such as poems, a mini screenplay, a short story, advertisements and journal articles. In order to familiarize students with such literary genres, models are introduced to the class and closely analyzed before each written assignment.
ITAL-302 Italy in the New Millennium
A course designed to refine students' fluency in Italian by combining linguistic proficiency with a cultural exploration of one of Europe's most fascinating countries. Students will develop a familiarity with Italy's literary and cultural patrimony through texts, articles and film. Through an analysis and a comparison of cultural differences, students will have the opportunity of exposing and sharing their discoveries through presentations, discussions and brief essays. Brief grammatical reviews will be performed throughout the semester.
ITAL-303 Italian Through Film
An introduction to several Italian films that have achieved worldwide recognition with the aim to increase conversational and writing skills. Students advance their proficiency in these areas, as well as their listening and reading abilities, through discussion of questions answered from text readings, self-guided reviews of grammar, and short essays. Fifth semester course taught in Italian.
ITAL-304 Italian Through Film II
A study of Italian movies as a medium for refining students? language skills. The viewing of each film is preceded and followed by oral and written activities in order to familiarize students with the vocabulary and topics covered in the movie. The movies thus serve to improve students? oral, written, spoken and comprehension skills. Students also learn to discuss complex topics as well as discover diverse aspects of contemporary culture, socio-economic issues, history and politics in Italy today.
ITAL-306 Italian Through Film: The Classics
A study of classic Italian Film (1946-1960) to refine students’ language skills. Students view videos, learn vocabulary and cultural topics, and conduct activities in class. The videos serve to improve students’ oral, written, spoken, and comprehension skills. From class discussions and exercises, students learn aspects of recent Italian history, culture mores, politics, and social conventions.
ITAL-307 At the Opera: Italian Language, Culture, and Conversation
Course uses Italian opera to refine students’ language skills. Students view videos and listen to CDs, learn vocabulary and cultural topics, and conduct activities in class. The videos and CDs serve to improve students’ oral, written, spoken, and comprehension skills. From class discussions and exercises, students learn aspects of Italian history, culture mores, politics, and social conventions.
ITAL-450 Individualized Study-Tutorial
Individualized tutorial counting toward the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded A-F
ITAL-452 Individualized Study-Tutorial
Individualized tutorial not counting in the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded A-F
ITAL-470 Individualized Study-Internship
Internship counting toward the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded A-F
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