Italian (IT) modules Modern Languages - Honours Level - 2016/7 - August 2016 IT3001 Italian Language 1

ModernLanguages-HonoursLevel-2016/7-August2016
Italian(IT)modules
IT3001ItalianLanguage1
SCOTCATCredits:
15
SCQFLevel9
Academicyear:
2016/7&2017/8
Plannedtimetable:
Tobearranged.
Semester:
1
ThisisthecorelanguagemoduleforallstudentsofItalianinthefirstyearoftheHonoursprogramme.It
buildsontheworkcoveredinthefirstandsecondlevelItalianLanguagemodules.Themodulewillinclude
translationfromandintoItalian;analysisofadvancedtexts;practiceinreadinganddiscussingtexts;and
advancedItalianconversation.
Programmemoduletype: CompulsoryforalldegreesinvolvingItalian
Pre-requisite(s):
IT2001andapassat11orbetterinIT2002
Requiredfor:
IT3002
Learningandteaching
methodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:2hoursand1surgeryhour.
Assessmentpattern:
AsdefinedbyQAA:
WrittenExaminations=0%,PracticalExaminations=25%,Coursework=75%
Scheduledlearning:30hours
Guidedindependentstudy:120hours
AsusedbyStAndrews:
Coursework=100%(25%Oraltest,75%Continuousassessment)
Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator:
MsSTriggiano
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s):
MsSTriggiano
IT3002ItalianLanguage2
SCOTCATCredits:
15
SCQFLevel9
Academicyear:
2016/7&2017/8
Plannedtimetable:
Tobearranged.
Semester:
2
This module is intended to build on the achievements of IT3001, and to further increase the students'
command of written and spoken Italian as well as reading and listening skills. The module will include
translation from and into Italian; analysis and interpretation of advanced texts; practice in reading and
discussingtexts;advancedItalianconversation.
Programmemoduletype: CompulsoryforalldegreesinvolvingItalian
Pre-requisite(s):
IT3001
Requiredfor:
IT4003
Learningandteaching
methodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:2hoursand1surgeryhour.
Assessmentpattern:
AsdefinedbyQAA:
WrittenExaminations=30%,PracticalExaminations=30%,Coursework=
40%
Scheduledlearning:33hours
Guidedindependentstudy:117hours
AsusedbyStAndrews:
2-hourWrittenExamination=30%,PracticalExamination=30%,Coursework
=40%
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Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator:
TBC
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s):
TBC
ModernLanguages-HonoursLevel-2016/7-August2016
IT3022Nineteenth-CenturyLiterature
SCOTCATCredits:
15
SCQFLevel9
Semester:
Academicyear:
2016/7
Availabilityrestrictions:
Availabilitytobeconfirmedclosertothetime.
Plannedtimetable:
Tobearranged.
1
Thismodulestudiesliteratureandthoughtofthenineteenthcentury,consideredinitshistoricalcontext.It
focusesonworksbyManzoniandLeopardi,andontopicssuchasthewriter'srelationshiptosocietyand
thenatureofliteraryrepresentation.
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforalldegreesinvolvingItalian
Pre-requisite(s):
PermissionoftheItalianHonoursAdviser.
Learningandteaching
methodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:1-or2-hourseminarand1surgeryhour.
Assessmentpattern:
AsdefinedbyQAA:
Scheduledlearning:28hours
Guidedindependentstudy:122hours
WrittenExaminations=30%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=70%
AsusedbyStAndrews:
Coursework=100%
Re-Assessmentpattern: Coursework=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator:
DrCRossignoli
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s):
DrCRossignoli
IT3035ItalianDetectiveFiction
SCOTCATCredits:
15
Academicyear:
2017/8
Plannedtimetable:
Tobearranged.
SCQFLevel9
Semester:
2
DetectivestoriesareenormouslypopularinItalybutthegenrehasgenerallybeenregardedasprimarily
Anglo-Saxon.TheprominenceofanumberofItaliancrimewritersinthe1990'spromptedtalkofagiallo
nazionale and a reconsideration of the history of the genre dating Italian crime fiction back to the
nineteenth century. This module studies the history of the detective novel in Italy, considers critical
approachestothegenre,andexaminesthetreatmentofcommonfeaturesandthemesbywriterssuchas
Leonardo Sciascia, Giorgio Scerbanenco, Umberto Eco, Carlo Lucarelli, Loriano Macchiavelli, and Andrea
Camilleri.
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforalldegreesinvolvingItalian
Pre-requisite(s):
PermissionoftheItalianHonoursAdviser.
Learningandteaching
methodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:1-or2-hourseminarand1surgeryhour.
Assessmentpattern:
AsdefinedbyQAA:
Scheduledlearning:28hours
Guidedindependentstudy:122hours
WrittenExaminations=60%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=40%
AsusedbyStAndrews:
2-hourWrittenExamination=60%,Coursework=40%
Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator:
DrRWilson
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s):
DrRWilson
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ModernLanguages-HonoursLevel-2016/7-August2016
IT3036Venice
SCOTCATCredits:
15
SCQFLevel9
Semester:
Academicyear:
2016/7
Availabilityrestrictions:
Availabilitytobeconfirmedclosertothetime.
Plannedtimetable:
Tobearranged.
2
Venice is an enigmatic city steeped in its own history, literature and culture. Its enigmas and myths
originateinitsparticulargeographicalandhistoricallocationsbetweenlandandwater,presentandpast,
tradeandliterature.Themainthreadsthatwillbeexploredarethoseofthepastwithinthemoderncity
andtheencounterbetweenthe‘other’and‘theself’attheverycentreofthecity’sarchitecturallabyrinth.
ThismodulewillofferstudentsacomprehensiveintroductiontoVenicebyfocusingonsomemajorworks
by Italian writers, playwrights and filmmakers: Giacomo Casanova, Carlo Goldoni, Luchino Visconti, Italo
CalvinoandPierMariaPasinetti.
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforalldegreesinvolvingItalian
Pre-requisite(s):
PermissionoftheItalianHonoursAdviser.
Learningandteaching
methodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:1-or2-hourseminarand1surgeryhour.
Assessmentpattern:
AsdefinedbyQAA:
WrittenExaminations=0%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=100%
Scheduledlearning:28hours
Guidedindependentstudy:122hours
AsusedbyStAndrews:
Coursework=100%
Re-Assessmentpattern: Coursework=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator:
DrRRiccobono
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s):
DrRRiccobono
IT3037ContemporaryItalianWomanWriters
SCOTCATCredits:
15
SCQFLevel9
Semester:
Academicyear:
2016/7
Availabilityrestrictions:
Availabilitytobeconfirmedclosertothetime.
Plannedtimetable:
Tobearranged.
1
Since the start of the twentieth century the role of women in Italy has undergone profound and rapid
change. Women writers have reflected these changes in their fiction. This module explores the
development of female identity, considers the ways in which women writers have responded to social,
politicalandculturalchanges,andexaminescommonthemessuchaswomen'sautobiography,themother
and daughter relationship, and the body, as treated by contemporary writers such as Anna Banti, Luisa
Passerini,ClaraSereni,ElenaStancanelli.
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforalldegreesinvolvingItalian
Pre-requisite(s):
PermissionoftheItalianHonoursAdviser.
Learningandteaching
methodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:1-or2-hourseminarand1surgeryhour.
Assessmentpattern:
AsdefinedbyQAA:
WrittenExaminations=0%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=100%
Scheduledlearning:28hours
AsusedbyStAndrews:
Coursework=100%
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Re-Assessmentpattern: Coursework=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator:
DrRRiccobono
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s):
DrRRiccobono
Guidedindependentstudy:122hours
ModernLanguages-HonoursLevel-2016/7-August2016
IT3038PrimoLevi
SCOTCATCredits:
15
SCQFLevel9
Semester:
Academicyear:
2017/8
Availabilityrestrictions:
Availabilitytobeconfirmedclosertothetime.
Plannedtimetable:
Tobearranged.
1
Primo Levi is probably the best-known and most-widely read Italian writer of the twentieth-century.
OutsideofItaly,LeviisseenasperhapsthemajorvoiceinHolocaustwriting.Hewastheauthorofarich
body of work that was indelibly marked by his experience of Auschwitz, but also by his professional
expertiseasascientistandbythesecularPiedmonteseJewishtraditioninwhichhegrewup.Thismodule
willofferstudentsanintroductiontoLevi’sworkfocussingonhismajorthematicandethicalconcernsand
examining how he deals with them in different literary genres. The unit will look both at Levi’s critical
reception,butalsoattheresponseofoneItalianfilm-makertoLevi’sLatregua(1963)inwhichherecounts
his journey back to Italy on his release from the concentration camp. The unit will give students a
comprehensiveintroductiontotheworkofthismajorwriterandthevarietyofgenresinwhichhewrote.It
willsituatehisworkinthecontextofHolocaustmemorialcultureinItalyandelsewhere.
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforalldegreesinvolvingItalian
Pre-requisite(s):
PermissionoftheItalianHonoursAdviser.
Learningandteaching
methodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:1.5hourseminarand1surgeryhour.
Assessmentpattern:
AsdefinedbyQAA:
WrittenExaminations=0%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=100%
Scheduledlearning:28hours
Guidedindependentstudy:122hours
AsusedbyStAndrews:
Coursework=100%
Re-Assessmentpattern: Coursework=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator:
ProfDDuncan
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s):
ProfDDuncan
IT3039EmigrantNation
SCOTCATCredits:
15
SCQFLevel9
Semester:
Academicyear:
2017/8
Availabilityrestrictions:
Availabilitytobeconfirmedclosertothetime.
Plannedtimetable:
Tobearranged.
2
The module looks at how the phenomenon of Italian mass emigration has been represented in Italian
culturesince1960.ThroughthestudyoftextssuchasMelaniaMazzucco’sVita,CarmineAbate’sIlmuro
dei muri, and Laura Pariani’s Quando dio ballava il tango, the module looks at how Italian identity is
affected by cultural mobility across continents. The texts deal with emigration to a range of different
locations – USA, Germany, Argentina, Australia – but the emphasis of the module is on how these texts
constructItalyfromadistance.Themodulelooksatquestionsofhomeandbelonging,culturalhybridity,
emigrantlanguage,andthevarioushistoricalforceswhichpromptedItalianstomigrate.
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforalldegreesinvolvingItalian
Pre-requisite(s):
PermissionoftheItalianHonoursAdviser.
Learningandteaching
methodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:1-or2-hourseminarandsurgeryhour.
Assessmentpattern:
AsdefinedbyQAA:
WrittenExaminations=0%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=100%
Scheduledlearning:28hours
Guidedindependentstudy:122hours
AsusedbyStAndrews:
Coursework=100%
Re-Assessmentpattern: Coursework=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator:
ProfDDuncan
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s):
ProfDDuncan
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ModernLanguages-HonoursLevel-2016/7-August2016
IT3101ItalianIntegratedYearAbroad
SCOTCATCredits:
60
SCQFLevel9
Semester:
WholeYear
Academicyear:
2016/7&2017/8
Availabilityrestrictions:
StudentscannottakethismodulewhoareonanErasmusExchange
Plannedtimetable:
Tobearranged.
Theobjectiveofthemoduleislanguagelearningandculturalfamiliarisationthroughaworkplacementin
Italy. Placements will be as Language Assistants in schools or on other assignments approved by the
department.
Formallearningandassessmentwillbethrough:
(i) a supervised project of 5,000 words in Italian chosen in consultation with the module co-ordinator.
Guidedstages(unassessed)ofthedissertationtobesubmittedatvariousspecifiedpointsduringtheyear,
acrossbothsemesters.ThedissertationtobesubmittedinMay.
(ii)a10-minuteoralexaminItaliantobesatuponthestudent’sreturntoStAndrewsaftertheWIYAyear,
duringwhichtheyearabroadexperiencewillbepresentedanddiscussed.
Programmemoduletype: CompulsoryforalldegreesinvolvingItalianwithIntegratedYearAbroad
Pre-requisite(s):
AdmissiontotheHonours
ProgrammewithIntegrated
YearAbroad
Learningandteaching
methodsanddelivery:
ThisisaStudyAbroadorExternalPlacementmodule.
Assessmentpattern:
AsdefinedbyQAA:
WrittenExaminations=0%,PracticalExaminations=20%,Coursework=80%
Anti-requisite(s):
IT3103orErasmus
exchangeinItaly.
Weeklycontact:Bycorrespondencethroughouttheyear.Scheduled
learning:0hours
AsusedbyStAndrews:
Coursework=100%
Re-Assessmentpattern: 2-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator:
ItalianStudyAbroadCoordinator
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s):
ItalianStudyAbroadCoordinator
IT4003CommunicationSkills1
SCOTCATCredits:
15
SCQFLevel10
Academicyear:
2016/7&2017/8
Plannedtimetable:
Tobearranged.
Semester:
1
This is the first part of the core language module for all students of Italian in the second year of the
Honoursprogramme.Itsaimistodevelopadvancedcommunicationskills,bothoralandwritten,inItalian,
and it comprises (1) weekly oral skills classes in which students follow a programme of contemporary
topics,usingwrittenandaudio-visualmaterials,and(2)weeklywrittenexpressionworkshopsdeveloping
theproductiveskillsofessayandreportwriting.
Programmemoduletype: CompulsoryforalldegreesinvolvingItalian
Pre-requisite(s):
IT3001,IT3002orequivalentStudyAbroadmodule
Requiredfor:
IT4004
Learningandteaching
methodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:1oralclass,1writtenclassand1surgeryhour.
Assessmentpattern:
AsdefinedbyQAA:
WrittenExaminations=0%,PracticalExaminations=30%,Coursework=70%
Scheduledlearning:30hours
Guidedindependentstudy:120hours
AsusedbyStAndrews:
Coursework=100%(30%Oral,70%Continuousassessment)
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Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator:
DrCRossignoli
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s):
DrCRossignoli
ModernLanguages-HonoursLevel-2016/7-August2016
IT4004CommunicationSkills2
SCOTCATCredits:
15
SCQFLevel10
Academicyear:
2016/7&2017/8
Plannedtimetable:
Tobearranged.
Semester:
2
This is the second part of the core language module for all students of Italian in the second year of the
Honours programme. Its aim is to continue to develop advanced communication skills, both oral and
written, in Italian, and comprises (1) weekly oral skills classes in which students follow a programme of
contemporary topics, using written and audio-visual materials, and (2) weekly written expression
workshopsdevelopingtheproductiveskillsofessayandreportwriting.
Programmemoduletype: CompulsoryforalldegreesinvolvingItalian
Pre-requisite(s):
IT4003
Learningandteaching
methodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:1oralclass,1writtenclassand1surgeryhour.
Assessmentpattern:
AsdefinedbyQAA:
WrittenExaminations=30%,PracticalExaminations=30%,Coursework=
40%
Scheduledlearning:33hours
Guidedindependentstudy:117hours
AsusedbyStAndrews:
2.5-hourWrittenExamination=30%,PracticalExamination=30%,
Coursework=40%
Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator:
TBC
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s):
TBC
IT4010EarlyItalianLyricPoetry
SCOTCATCredits:
15
SCQFLevel10
Semester:
Academicyear:
2016/7
Availabilityrestrictions:
Likelytobeavailable-confirmationclosertothetime.
Plannedtimetable:
Tobearranged.
1
Italianvernacularliteraturebeginswithlyricpoetry,andearlyItalianpoetryincludesrefinedexpressionsof
love,mysticalspirituality,politicalcritique,philosophicalspeculation,socialsatireandribaldhumour.This
modulewillexaminelyricpoetryinItalyfromitsoriginstoDante,itsroots,movements,forms,genresand
tropes. We will study texts by poets such as Jacopone da Todi, Giacomo da Lentini, Guittone d’Arezzo,
Bonagiunta da Lucca, Guido Guinizzelli, Guido Cavalcanti, Cino da Pistoia, Cecco Angiolieri, Rustico di
Filippo,andDanteAlighieri.
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforalldegreesinvolvingItalian
Pre-requisite(s):
PermissionoftheItalianHonoursAdviser.
Learningandteaching
methodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:1-or2-hourseminarand1surgeryhour.
Assessmentpattern:
AsdefinedbyQAA:
WrittenExaminations=0%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=100%
Scheduledlearning:28hours
Guidedindependentstudy:122hours
AsusedbyStAndrews:
Coursework=100%
Re-Assessmentpattern: Coursework=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator:
DrRWilson
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s):
DrRWilson
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ModernLanguages-HonoursLevel-2016/7-August2016
IT4012DanteAlighieri
SCOTCATCredits:
15
SCQFLevel10
Semester:
Academicyear:
2016/7
Availabilityrestrictions:
Availabilitytobeconfirmedclosertothetime.
Plannedtimetable:
Tobearranged.
2
Itisnoexaggerationtosaythat,foravarietyofreasons,DanteAlighieriisthesinglemostimportantfigureinthe
historyofItalianliterature.ThismodulecompletesthestudyofDantebylookingathisworkbeforeandafter
theInferno.BeforetheInferno,DantewasbestknownastheauthoroftheVitanuova.Thisisourfirsttextfor
study.Lessreadandmoredifficult,accordingtoDantehimself,theParadisoconcludestheCommediaandisour
othertextforstudy.TocompleteourexaminationofDante'sideas,referencewillalsobemadetotheConvivio,
theMonarchia,andtheDevulgarieloquentia,aswellastothePurgatorioandInferno.
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforalldegreesinvolvingItalian
Pre-requisite(s):
PermissionoftheItalianHonoursAdviser.
Learningandteaching
methodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:1-or2-hourseminarand1surgeryhour.
Assessmentpattern:
AsdefinedbyQAA:
Scheduledlearning:28hours
Guidedindependentstudy:122hours
WrittenExaminations=60%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=40%
AsusedbyStAndrews:
2-hourWrittenExamination=60%,Coursework=40%
Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator:
DrRWilson
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s):
DrRWilson
IT4013ModernItalythroughCinema
SCOTCATCredits:
15
Academicyear:
2017/8
Plannedtimetable:
Tobearranged.
SCQFLevel10
Semester:
1
This module offers a perspective on historical as well as present views/conceptions of Italy, through the
studyoffilmsbyItaliandirectorssuchas:LuchinoVisconti,RobertoRossellini,NanniMorettiandGianni
Amelio. There are about twenty screenings of selected cinematic texts in Italian with English subtitles.
There is a greater in-depth analysis of between seven and nine films in classes. Students will be
encouragedtodeveloptheirowncriticalapproachthroughseminarsanddiscussion.AnelementofItalian
historywillinformthemodule.
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforalldegreesinvolvingItalian
Pre-requisite(s):
PermissionoftheItalianHonoursAdviser.
Learningandteaching
methodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:1-or2-hourseminarand1surgeryhour.
Assessmentpattern:
AsdefinedbyQAA:
Scheduledlearning:28hours
Guidedindependentstudy:122hours
WrittenExaminations=0%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=100%
AsusedbyStAndrews:
Coursework=100%
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Re-Assessmentpattern: Coursework=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator:
DrRRiccobono
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s):
DrRRiccobono
ModernLanguages-HonoursLevel-2016/7-August2016
IT4014FemaleLiteraryRepresentationsintheItalianRenaissance
SCOTCATCredits:
15
Academicyear:
2017/8
Plannedtimetable:
Tobearranged.
SCQFLevel10
Semester:
1
Themodulewillexploretheproblematicrelationshipofwomenandcultureintheearlymodernperiodby
focussingonchangesintherepresentationofthefemaleinItalianliteratureinthecourseofthesixteenth
century. Renaissance notions of the female self will be examined from differing perspectives, from the
idealised forms of Petrachism to the disenchanted reality of the courtesans. Key themes, such as the
reinterpretationofmythologicalfiguresandtheself-representationoffemalewriterswillbeconsidered,as
wellastheworkofwriterssuchasStampa,FonteandTulliad'Aragona.
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforallDegreesinvolvingItalian
Pre-requisite(s):
PermissionoftheItalianHonoursAdviser.
Learningandteaching
methodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:1-or2-hourseminarand1surgeryhour.
Assessmentpattern:
AsdefinedbyQAA:
WrittenExaminations=60%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=40%
Scheduledlearning:28hours
Guidedindependentstudy:122hours
AsusedbyStAndrews:
2-hourWrittenExamination=60%,Coursework=40%
Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator:
DrCRossignoli
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s):
DrCRossignoli
IT4026FascismandFilm
SCOTCATCredits:
15
SCQFLevel10
Semester:
Academicyear:
2016/7
Availabilityrestrictions:
Availabilitytobeconfirmedclosertothetime.
Plannedtimetable:
Tobearranged.
1
Mussolini famously declared that cinema was Fascism’s most powerful weapon. Hi opponents often
decried the propagandist quality of much of the film-making which took place under the regime. This
moduleexaminestheItalianfilmindustrybetween1930(thearrivaloftalkiesinItaly)and1943(thefallof
the regime). It will study the range of films produced under Fascism - comedies, melodrama, historical
epics,documentary–touncoverthecomplexityofthelinksbetweenFascismandfilm.
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforalldegreesinvolvingItalian
Pre-requisite(s):
PermissionoftheItalianHonoursAdviser.
Learningandteaching
methodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:1-or2-hourseminarand1surgeryhour.
Assessmentpattern:
AsdefinedbyQAA:
Scheduledlearning:28hours
Guidedindependentstudy:122hours
WrittenExaminations=0%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=100%
AsusedbyStAndrews:
Coursework=100%
Re-Assessmentpattern: Coursework=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator:
ProfDDuncan
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s):
ProfDDuncan
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ModernLanguages-HonoursLevel-2016/7-August2016
IT4027MigrationandTransculturalityinNewItalianNarratives
SCOTCATCredits:
15
Academicyear:
2017/8
Plannedtimetable:
Tobearranged.
SCQFLevel10
Semester:
2
This module looks at texts which deal with migration, postcolonial and transcultural issues ia a way of
enriching, challenging and sometimes subverting national-bound ideas of cultural belonging and literary
canons.Thismodulewillfocusonnarrativeswrittenbymigrantsandsecondgenerationauthors(including
Pap Khouma, Amara Lakhous, Ornela Vorpsi, Anilda Ibrahimi, Cristina Ali Farah and Igiaba Scego) and
attempttodrawdefinitionsofwhatisanewemerginggenreofItalianliterature.
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforalldegreesinvolvingItalian
Pre-requisite(s):
PermissionoftheItalianHonoursAdviser.
Learningandteaching
methodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:1-or2-hourseminarand1surgeryhour.
Assessmentpattern:
AsdefinedbyQAA:
Scheduledlearning:28hours
Guidedindependentstudy:122hours
WrittenExaminations=0%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=100%
AsusedbyStAndrews:
Coursework=100%
Re-Assessmentpattern: Coursework=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator:
DrEBond
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s):
DrEBond
IT4028TheTwentieth-centuryItalianNovel
SCOTCATCredits:
15
SCQFLevel10
Semester:
Academicyear:
2016/7
Availabilityrestrictions:
Availabilitytobeconfirmedclosertothetime.
Plannedtimetable:
Tobearranged.
2
ThismodulewilllookatawiderangeofnovelswrittenoverthecourseofthetwentiethcenturyinItalyin
anattempttochartrepresentationsofandreactionstotheconceptofmodernity,aswellastoexamine
the implementation and subvertion of related modern narrative innovations in such works. Following a
broad introduction to the literary context of the Italian twentieth century, we will proceed thematically,
looking at questions of identity, genre (the subversion of typical forms), experimentation, gender and
queernarratives.
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforalldegreesinvolvingItalian
Pre-requisite(s):
PermissionoftheItalianHonoursAdviser.
Learningandteaching
methodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:1-or2-hourseminarand1surgeryhour.
Assessmentpattern:
AsdefinedbyQAA:
Scheduledlearning:28hours
Guidedindependentstudy:122hours
WrittenExaminations=0%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=100%
AsusedbyStAndrews:
Coursework=100%
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Re-Assessmentpattern: Coursework=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator:
DrEBond
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s):
DrEBond
ModernLanguages-HonoursLevel-2016/7-August2016
IT4029BlackItalians
SCOTCATCredits:
15
SCQFLevel10
Semester:
Academicyear:
2016/7
Availabilityrestrictions:
Availabilitytobeconfirmedclosertothetime.
Plannedtimetable:
Tobearranged.
2
The module looks at the relationship between Italian identity and whiteness. In the nineteenth century
ItalianracetheoristsarguedforacloseconnectionbetweenAfricaandtheItalianSouthatatimewhen
Italy’scolonialadventurewasabouttostart.ThefascistpublicationLadifesadellarazzatriedtoprotect
the nation from contamination by other races but especially Jews. Recent migration to Italy from across
theglobehasprovokedarangeofchallengestothenatureofItalianidentity.Throughthestudyofarange
ofliteraryandfilmtextsfromthe1860stothepresentday,thismoduleexploresItaly’sabidingconcern
withprotectingitsownwhitenessfromcontamination.
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforalldegreesinvolvingItalian
Pre-requisite(s):
PermissionoftheItalianHonoursAdviser.
Learningandteaching
methodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:1-or2-hourseminar,filmviewingand1surgeryhour.
Assessmentpattern:
AsdefinedbyQAA:
WrittenExaminations=0%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=100%
Scheduledlearning:28hours
Guidedindependentstudy:122hours
AsusedbyStAndrews:
Coursework=100%
Re-Assessmentpattern: Coursework=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator:
ProfDDuncan
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s):
ProfDDuncan
IT409720-CreditDissertationinItalian
SCOTCATCredits:
20
SCQFLevel10
Semester:
1or2
Academicyear:
2016/7&2017/8
Availabilityrestrictions:
AvailableonlytostudentsintheFinalyearoftheItalianandPsychology
HonoursProgramme.
Plannedtimetable:
Tobearranged.
The dissertation offers students the possibility of personal advanced study on an Italian topic on which
theyalreadyhaveadequatebasicknowledgeandforwhichasuitableSupervisorcanbefound.Guidance
will be offered on research methods and on presentation. The Dissertation can be either a) a study of a
given body of primary material in a given perspective, or b) a critical review of a range of secondary
materialonagivensubject.Itshouldbe7,000-8,000wordsinlength,besubmittedinaccordancewith
guidelinesanddeadlines,andnormallybewritteninEnglish.Thetopicmustbeformallyagreedinadvance
withthepotentialsupervisorandtheHeadoftheItalianDepartment.(Guidelinesforprintingandbinding
dissertationscanbefoundat:http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/printanddesign/dissertation/)
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforItalianandPsychology
Pre-requisite(s):
EntryintoJointHonoursDegreeinItalianandPsychology(withBPS
recognition)
Anti-requisite(s):
IT4098,IT4099ordissertationinanothersubject.
Learningandteaching
methodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:Tobearranged.
Assessmentpattern:
AsdefinedbyQAA:
WrittenExaminations=0%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=100%
Scheduledlearning:7hours
Guidedindependentstudy:193hours
AsusedbyStAndrews:
Dissertation=100%
Re-Assessmentpattern: ResubmissionofDissertation
ModuleCo-ordinator:
HeadofItalianDepartment
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ModernLanguages-HonoursLevel-2016/7-August2016
IT4098DissertationonanItalianTopic
SCOTCATCredits:
15
SCQFLevel10
Semester:
1or2
Academicyear:
2016/7&2017/8
Availabilityrestrictions:
AvailableonlytostudentsintheFinalyearoftheHonoursProgramme.
Plannedtimetable:
Tobearranged.
The dissertation offers students the possibility of personal advanced study on an Italian topic on which
theyalreadyhaveadequatebasicknowledgeandforwhichasuitableSupervisorcanbefound.Guidance
will be offered on research methods and on presentation. The Dissertation can be either a) a study of a
given body of primary material in a given perspective, or b) a critical review of a range of secondary
materialonagivensubject.Itshouldbenomorethan5,000wordsinlength,besubmittedinaccordance
with guidelines and deadlines, and normally be written in English. The topic must be formally agreed in
advancewiththepotentialsupervisorandtheHeadoftheItalianDepartment.(Guidelinesforprintingand
bindingdissertationscanbefoundat:http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/printanddesign/dissertation/)
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforalldegreesinvolvingItalian
Pre-requisite(s):
IT3001,IT3002orequivalentStudyAbroadmodule
Anti-requisite(s):
IT4097,IT4099or30-creditdissertationinanothersubject
Learningandteaching
methodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:3seminarsand4hourswithsupervisoroverthesemester.
Assessmentpattern:
AsdefinedbyQAA:
WrittenExaminations=0%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=100%
Scheduledlearning:7hours
Guidedindependentstudy:143hours
AsusedbyStAndrews:
Dissertation=100%
Re-Assessmentpattern: ResubmissionofDissertation
ModuleCo-ordinator:
HeadofItalianDepartment
IT4099LongDissertationonanItalianTopic
SCOTCATCredits:
30
SCQFLevel10
Semester:
WholeYear
Academicyear:
2016/7&2017/8
Availabilityrestrictions:
AvailableonlytostudentsintheFinalyearoftheHonoursProgramme.
Plannedtimetable:
Tobearranged.
ThedissertationoffersstudentsthepossibilityofpersonaladvancedstudyonatopicinItalianonwhich
theyalreadyhaveadequatebasicknowledgeandforwhichasuitableSupervisorcanbefound.Guidance
willbeofferedonresearchmethodsandonpresentation.TheDissertationwill,asarule,consistofastudy
ofabodyofprimarymaterialinagivenperspective.Itslengthshouldbe10,000wordsmaximum,andit
shouldbesubmittedinaccordancewithguidelinesanddeadlines,andnormallybewritteninEnglish.The
topic must be formally agreed in advance with the potential supervisor and the Head of the Italian
Department.(Guidelines for printing and binding dissertations can be found at: http://www.standrews.ac.uk/printanddesign/dissertation/)
Programmemoduletype: OptionalforalldegreesinvolvingItalian
Pre-requisite(s):
IT3001,IT3002orequivalentStudyAbroadmodule
Anti-requisite(s):
IT4097,IT4098,oradissertationinanothersubject
Learningandteaching
methodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:3seminarsand8contacthourswithsupervisoroverthe
year.
Scheduledlearning:11hours
Assessmentpattern:
AsdefinedbyQAA:
WrittenExaminations=0%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=100%
AsusedbyStAndrews:
Dissertation=100%
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Guidedindependentstudy:289hours
Re-Assessmentpattern: ResubmissionofDissertation
ModuleCo-ordinator:
HeadofItalianDepartment