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School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics · ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
This course introduces students to post-war Italian cinema and its cultural contexts. It familiarises them with a variety of critical approaches and allows them to analyse films as representatives of specific cinematographic genres and styles (ranging from neorealism to postmodernism), and as reflections on and interpretations of post-war Italian culture. The course covers issues such as wartime resistance, fascism, migration within and to Italy, gender, organised crime and national identity.
Student-led seminar (40 minutes, group work individually assessed)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
2000-word research essay
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
2000-word reflective journal
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
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130 hours of total student learning time consisting of: a) 36 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 12 hours of student-led seminars (in Italian) and 24 hours of instructor-led seminars (all classes will include problem-based discussions and will be interactive); and b) 94 hours of independent student research including scheduled screenings of films studied in the course.
All texts will be available on Wattle and films will be available through the ANU Library.