ITAL 301 Society and Culture in the Italian-Speaking World
This course provides students with the necessary historical background and sociocultural context to analyze contemporary socio-cultural issues in the Italian-speaking world. Through a series of intentionally sequenced modules, students will engage in a nuanced examination of select critical historical events and key contemporary debates to construct the appropriate cultural and theoretical frameworks necessary to critically analyze and properly contextualize the multifaceted experiences of the Italian-speaking world. Course themes include, and are not limited to: national identity, aesthetics, language, literature, gender, fascism, migration, modernity, political culture, historicism, European cooperation, and industry/innovation. Taught in Italian. Prerequisite: 203 or 204. Satisfies requirements for Humanities.