Module Identifier
IT20710
Module Title
FASCISM AND RESISTANCE
Academic Year
2008/2009
Co-ordinator
Adriano Vincentelli
Semester
Intended for use in future years
Pre-Requisite
(Normally) Eligibility for entry to Level 2 Italian.
Other Staff
 

Course Delivery

Delivery Type Delivery length / details
Lecture 5 Hours. Total of 15 Lectures, Seminars/Tutorials and Practicals.
Seminars / Tutorials 5 Hours. Total of 15 Lectures, Seminars/Tutorials and Practicals.
Practical 5 Hours. Total of 15 Lectures, Seminars/Tutorials and Practicals.
 

Assessment

Assessment Type Assessment length / details Proportion
Semester Assessment Essay of c.2000 words or equivalent  Continuous Assessment:  30%
Semester Exam 2 Hours   Written Exam.  70%

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this module students should have
- gained an understanding of the circumstances and events which led to the abolition of the Italian Monarchy and the founding of the Republic of Italy after the end of World War II,
- become aware of some of the disillusionment felt by many Italians as their expectations for change failed to materialise.
- become acquainted with some of the political and moral dilemmas faced by ordinary Italians during the period, as portrayed by gifted writers through the medium of a literary genre.
- furthered their knowledge of the Italian Language via the reading of texts in a variety of subject areas.
- learnt to seek information from factual/critical sources and to relate that information to experiences described/related in literary texts.

Brief description

A brief introduction to history of Italy will provide a background for the study of the years of Fascism, World War II and the heroic period of the Renaissance.

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.

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 5