Module Identifier | IT20710 | |||||||||||
Module Title | FASCISM AND RESISTANCE | |||||||||||
Academic Year | 2004/2005 | |||||||||||
Co-ordinator | Mr Adriano Vincentelli | |||||||||||
Semester | Intended for use in future years | |||||||||||
Next year offered | N/A | |||||||||||
Next semester offered | N/A | |||||||||||
Other staff | Dr Antonietta Feroldi | |||||||||||
Pre-Requisite | (Normally) Eligibility for entry to Level 2 Italian. | |||||||||||
Course delivery | Lecture | 11 Hours (11 x 1-hour lectures) | ||||||||||
Seminars / Tutorials | 2 Hours (2 x 2-hour seminars) | |||||||||||
Practical | 5 Hours Total of 15 Lectures, Seminars/Tutorials and Practicals. | |||||||||||
Assessment |
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The phenomenon of Italian Fascism will be studied in order to explore its rise, principal characteristics and its failure - relevant issues as manifested in A. Moravia's novel Il Conformista will be considered.
The texts chosen to study the Italian Resistance and related issues are "L'Agnese va a morire" by R Vigano, and "La ragazza di Bube" by C Cassola.
The subject will be further illustrated by film/documentary material and excerpts from R Rossellini's film "Paisa" and Bertolucci's film "the Conformist" based on A. Moravia's novel.
This module is at CQFW Level 5