Module Identifier IT20810  
Module Title POST WAR NARRATIVE: FROM NOVEL TO FILM  
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  
Pre-Requisite (Normally) Eligibility for entry to Level 2 Italian.  
Course delivery Seminars / Tutorials   11 Hours (11 x 1-hour lectures)  
  Practical   2 Hours (2 x 2-hour seminars)  
  Lecture   5 Hours Total of 15 Lectures, Seminars/Tutorials and Practicals.  
Assessment
Assessment TypeAssessment Length/DetailsProportion
Semester Exam2 Hours  70%
Semester Assessment Continuous Assessment: Essay of 1500 - 2000 words.  30%

Learning outcomes

By the end of this module students should have
- gained an awareness of the themes relevant to the period of post-war recovery in Italy from 1945 up to the years of crisis at the end of the 1960s.
- furthered their knowledge of the political situation in Italy after World War II, the re-building of the economy, industrialization and its effects, internal migration, social changes such as the rise of consumerism and problems of alienation.
- developed an appreciation of literature as a valid vehicle for socio-political comment.

Brief description

A study of cinematic interpretation of several post-war Italian novels, studying the relationship between film narrative in the 1950's and 1960's.

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 5