Module Identifier | IT20710 | |||||||||||
Module Title | FASCISM AND RESISTANCE | |||||||||||
Academic Year | 2005/2006 | |||||||||||
Co-ordinator | Adriano Vincentelli | |||||||||||
Semester | Intended for use in future years | |||||||||||
Next year offered | N/A | |||||||||||
Next semester offered | N/A | |||||||||||
Other staff | Dr Antonietta Feroldi, Ms Janet Jones | |||||||||||
Pre-Requisite | (Normally) Eligibility for entry to Level 2 Italian. | |||||||||||
Course delivery | Lecture | Total of 15 Lectures, Seminars/Tutorials and Practicals. | ||||||||||
Seminars / Tutorials | Total of 15 Lectures, Seminars/Tutorials and Practicals. | |||||||||||
Practical | 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 II 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 based on A. Moravia's novel.
This module is at CQFW Level 5