Fall 2017 Featured Courses ITALIAN Italian 240: Italian Mafia Prof. Karla Mallette TTh 2:30-4 pm #30050 This course investigates the history and culture of the mafia in Italy. It traces the evolution of mafia in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Sicily, and also evaluates its representation in Italian literature and cinema. Taught in English. Italian 270: Italian Literature and Culture: Made in Italy Prof. Jim Carter MWF 1-2 pm #30049 Vespa, Illy, Benetton, Cassina. What is so “Italian” about these brands? In this course, we will learn about the history of “Made in Italy” industrial design, from the 1930s to the present. Italian 271: Language in Action: L’italiano Ieri e Oggi, da Dante all’Era Digitale Prof. Sabrina Righi MWF 10-11 am #27123 Do Italians merely speak one language? On the contrary, Italians speak various forms of the language including dialects, juvenile slang, minority languages, language of the media, and many more. The course looks at how the Italian language developed and gives an account on the language varieties and special codes used in contemporary Italian society. Italian 430: Twentieth Century Italy Through Its Literature: Il romanzo della resistenza Prof. Vincenzo Binetti TTh 11:30 am-1 pm #30051 This course studies novels, films, and theoretical texts which address issues related to the Italian Resistance as a historical and political event and to the problematic reconstruction of the nation in the years between 1940 and 1950.

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Italian 240: Italian Mafia Prof. Karla Mallette TTh 2:30-4 pm #30050This course investigates the history and culture of the mafia in Italy. It traces the evolution of mafia in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Sicily, and also evaluates its representation in Italian literature and cinema. Taught in English.

Italian 270: Italian Literature and Culture: Made in ItalyProf. Jim Carter MWF 1-2 pm #30049Vespa, Illy, Benetton, Cassina. What is so “Italian” about these brands? In this course, we will learn about the history of “Made in Italy” industrial design, from the 1930s to the present.

Italian 271: Language in Action: L’italiano Ieri e Oggi, da Dante all’Era DigitaleProf. Sabrina Righi MWF 10-11 am #27123Do Italians merely speak one language? On the contrary, Italians speak various forms of the language including dialects, juvenile slang, minority languages, language of the media, and many more. The course looks at how the Italian language developed and gives an account on the language varieties and special codes used in contemporary Italian society.

Italian 430: Twentieth Century Italy Through Its Literature: Il romanzo della resistenza Prof. Vincenzo Binetti TTh 11:30 am-1 pm #30051This course studies novels, films, and theoretical texts which address issues related to the Italian Resistance as a historical and political event and to the problematic reconstruction of the nation in the years between 1940 and 1950.