<p>Lecture/screenings, five hours; discussion, one hour. Special topics in Italian culture as reflected and reinforced by the nation’s prime artform, stressing aesthetics and ideology of films, contemporary Italian history, and politics. Rotating topics include sex and politics, comedy, integration, family networks, and neorealism. P/NP or letter grading.</p>

Italian

Combining rigorous, inclusive pedagogy with opportunities for co-curricular activities—including research, internships, and community engagement—the College provides students with diverse learning experiences that helps them thrive, become critical thinkers, and transform society.

College of Letters and Science

The department offers advanced training in cultural and linguistic traditions of Europe, and emphasizes transcultural relations; while framing these in a global historical context that transcends Europe as a geographic space.

European Languages and Transcultural Studies

General Education — Social Analysis (Society & Culture)

General Education — Literacy & Cultural Analysis (Arts & Humanities)

General Education — Visual & Performance Arts Analysis & Practice (Arts & Humanities)

General Catalog

Italian Cinema and Culture in English

ITALIAN 46

5 units