Module Identifier IT20920  
Module Title MAFIA AND TERRORISM IN LITERATURE AND CINEMA  
Academic Year 2000/2001  
Co-ordinator Mr Adriano Vincentelli  
Semester Intended For Use In Future Years  
Next year offered N/A  
Next semester offered N/A  
Other staff Ms Janet Jones  
Pre-Requisite (Normally) Eligibility for entry to Level 2 Italian.  
Course delivery Lecture   Total of 26 Lectures, Seminars/Tutorials and Practicals.  
  Seminars / Tutorials   Total of 26 Lectures, Seminars/Tutorials and Practicals.  
  Practical   Total of 26 Lectures, Seminars/Tutorials and Practicals.  
Assessment Exam   2 Hours   60%  
  Continuous assessment   Essay c.3000 words or equivalent 20%; Group presentation 10%.   40%  

Brief description
Four detective novels and a play: based on the study of texts by L Sciascia and Dario Fo. The module will consider why Italian society, against all reason and during a period of unprecedented economic growth and well-being, was wracked by the seemingly unchecked power of the Mafia and by the acts of terrorist groups.