Duration
Théorie : 30h Th
Recherche bibliographique : 2h Pr
Number of credits
| Bachelor in modern languages and literatures : general | 5 crédits | |||
| Master in multilingual communication, professional focus in language and culture | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Théorie : Thea Rimini
Recherche bibliographique : Thea Rimini
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
Italian language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course introduces students to the complexity of Italian literary and cultural history through the evolution of the character from the 19th to the 21st century. In tracing the history of the character, the course will also provide an overview of the main Italian literary periods.
We begin with the hero-antihero of Romanticism, then move on to the construction of the Risorgimento hero and the small, popular national hero of the late 19th century. In the twentieth century, we will examine the transition from the 'inept' character of modernism to that of postmodernism, including the anti-hero of the Resistance. Female characters, born from the pen of Elena Ferrante, a veritable publishing phenomenon in recent years, will bring our overview to a close.
The course also includes a session on bibliographical research. This part will focus on the techniques and style of referencing sources in a scientific work in Italian.
Théorie
The course introduces students to the complexity of Italian literary and cultural history through the evolution of the character from the 19th to the 21st century. In tracing the history of the character, the course will also provide an overview of the main Italian literary periods.
Recherche bibliographique
The course also includes a session on bibliographical research. This part will focus on the techniques and style of referencing sources in a scientific work in Italian.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
By the end of the course, students will have understood the continuous movement between the heroic and anti-heroic models that characterises Italian literary history. They will be familiar with the crucial periods in Italian literature, from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century.
Students will also learn how to write a bibliography in Italian.
Théorie
By the end of the course, students will have understood the continuous movement between the heroic and anti-heroic models that characterises Italian literary history. They will be familiar with the crucial periods in Italian literature, from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century.
Recherche bibliographique
Students will also learn how to write a bibliography in Italian.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
No prerequisites.
Théorie
No prerequisites.
Recherche bibliographique
No prerequisites.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Reading, analysis and commentary aimed at global and detailed comprehension of texts. Interactive method.
Participation in the course will be required and requested.
Texts will be in Italian and in French translation
Théorie
Reading, analysis and commentary aimed at global and detailed comprehension of texts. Interactive method.
Participation in the course will be required and requested.
Recherche bibliographique
Exercises on bibliographic references in Italian
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Further information:
Face-to-face course.
Théorie
Face-to-face course
Recherche bibliographique
Face-to-face course
Recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Further information:
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Further information:
Reading of extracts to be analysed in class.
Reading of L'amie prodigieuse (2011) by E. Ferrante.
Reference book :
S. Jossa, Un paese senza eroi. L'Italia da Jacopo Ortis a Montalbano, Laterza, 2013.
Théorie
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Further information:
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Textes analyzed in classe
E. Ferrante, L'amie prodigeuse (2011)
Reference texte
S. Jossa, Un paese senza eroi, Laterza, 2013.
Recherche bibliographique
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Assessment methods and criteria
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Written work / report
Further information:
A written bibliographical research paper to be submitted by a date agreed upon with the students, no later than the first day of the exam session AND oral exam.
The written assignment will count for 10% of the final mark of the learning unit.
In the second session, if students passed their written assignment in the first session, their mark will be retained.
Information about the use of AI
The use of artificial intelligence is prohibited, except when used as a language assistant: this assistance concerns the improvement (formulation, formatting, etc.) of texts you have written. It is comparable to existing spelling and grammar checkers.
Théorie
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Recherche bibliographique
Written work / report
Further information:
Written assignment to be submitted by a date agreed upon with the students, no later than the first day of the exam session.
The written assignment will count for 10% of the final mark of the learning unit.
In the second session, if students passed their written assignment in the first session, their mark will be retained.
Information about the use of AI
The use of artificial intelligence is prohibited, except when used as a language assistant: this assistance concerns the improvement (formulation, formatting, etc.) of texts you have written. It is comparable to existing spelling and grammar checkers.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
1st four-month period
wednesday from 10 am to 12
Lecture Hall A2 2/3
Théorie
Cultural activities (screenings, shows, conferences, visits, etc.) will be organised. These are an integral part of the course programme and may be assessed. Organisational details will be communicated to students in due course.
1st four-month period
Tuesday from 10 am to 12
Lecture Hall A2 2/3
Recherche bibliographique
1st four-month period
Tuesday from 10 am to 12
Lecture Hall A2 2/3
Contacts
Teachers :
Thea Rimini
Bât. A2, place du 20 Août 7
Letizia Imola
E.mail: thea.rimini@uliege.be ; letizia.imola@uliege.be
Théorie
Teachers: Thea Rimini et Letizia Imola
E-mail: thea.rimini@uliege.be ; letizia.imola@uliege.be
Recherche bibliographique
Teachers: Thea Rimini et Letizia Imola
E-mail: thea.rimini@uliege.be ; letizia.imola@uliege.be