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ITAL 0352

Cinema e Letteratura del 900

Cinema e Letteratura del Novecento: Rappresentazioni dell'Olocausto
In this course we will examine the cinematic and literary representation of the Holocaust in Italian culture. Students will engage in interactive discussions on a variety of literary texts, films, commentaries, testimonies, and theoretical writings. Readings will include works by Giorgio Bassani, Primo Levi, Lorenza Mazzetti, and Liana Millu, and films by such directors as Gillo Pontecorvo, Vittorio De Sica, Francesco Rosi, Roberto Benigni, Andrea & Antonio Frazzi, Ferzan Ozpetek and others. In addition to attending regular class meeting times, students will be expected to attend all film screenings. (ITAL 0252 or waiver) 3 hrs. lect./disc./screens.
Subject:
Italian
Department:
Italian
Division:
Languages
Requirements Fulfilled:
EUR
Equivalent Courses:

Sections in Fall 2008, School Abroad Russia (Moscow)

Fall 2008

ITAL0352A-F08 Lecture (Chang)