CODE 61285 ACADEMIC YEAR 2018/2019 CREDITS 9 cfu anno 2 LINGUE E CULTURE MODERNE 8740 (L-11) - GENOVA 6 cfu anno LINGUE E CULTURE MODERNE 8740 (L-11) - GENOVA 9 cfu anno LINGUE E CULTURE MODERNE 8740 (L-11) - GENOVA 6 cfu anno 2 TEORIE E TECNICHE DELLA MEDIAZIONE INTERLINGUISTICA 8741 (L-12) - GENOVA 9 cfu anno 1 LETTERATURE MODERNE E SPETTACOLO 9918 (LM-14) - GENOVA 9 cfu anno 2 LETTERE 8457 (L-10) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR L-LIN/21 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER Annual TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The 9-credit version of this course is for students from the LCM program or from the Department of "Lettere" and runs from October to May. The 6-credit version of this corse, for TTMI students, is only the II semester. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Our first-year course introduces students to Russian literature and culture from its medieval origins to the mid 1800s; in the second year, students focus more specifically on problems of literary style and evolution by examining texts from the 19th and 20th centuries that are linked by a particular theme; students who take the third-year course will go still more deeply into the literature and culture of a more specific historical period (such as the first half of the 20th century or The Thaw). AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES This course aims to provide students (1) familiarity with some of important 19th-century Russian writers; (2) thorough knowledge of some of their important works; (3) the basic tools of literary analysis; (4) general knowledge of the main cultural figures and events from the period in question. PREREQUISITES none TEACHING METHODS The course content will be delivered via classroom lectures with the support of Aulaweb. SYLLABUS/CONTENT Course Title: Superfluity, Love and Society in 19th-Century Russia In this course we will read and analyze various texts from 19th-century Russia, when Russian literature became internationally known, exploring problems of self-realization in the society of that time. In the 1st semester (for 9-credit students only), we'll discuss the conflict between a Romantic view of life and the demands of reality. In the 2nd semester (for all students), we first examine questions of love and matrimony raised in different literary plots, specifically the conflict between arranged marriage and self-realization, with emphasis on women's writing and the svetskaja povest' (or society novel). We will then investigate the evolution of other literary characters -- as they struggle against the limits imposed upon them by the society of the time: social practices, the weight of social position (class, rank, wealth, education), gender, death. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY THIS READING IS NOT "RECOMMENDED": IT IS MANDATORY! See the Italian version of the program. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD SARA DICKINSON Ricevimento: My office hours are posted on the Lingue site (http://www.lingue.unige.it/?dipendente=c05907); any changes to this schedule will be published on my page as "comunicazioni". I am also available by appointment. Exam Board SARA DICKINSON (President) MARIO ALESSANDRO CURLETTO LAURA SALMON LESSONS LESSONS START October 2018 Class schedule RUSSIAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE II EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Written. ASSESSMENT METHODS The written exam will last 3 hours. Students taking the 9-credit version of the course may take a 1-hour exam for the first 3 of their 9 credits in January/February 2019. The exam may be taken in Russian, Italian, or English. It will be held ONLY 6 times a year (twice in Jan/Feb, twice in Jun/Jul, twice in Sept/Oct) so please PLAN accordingly for your specific deadlines regarding travel (including Erasmus) or scholarships. This program "expires" in February 2020. Students who have not passed the exam by that time will be examined on the course program for 2019-20. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 22/01/2019 14:00 GENOVA Scritto 13/02/2019 14:00 GENOVA Scritto 20/06/2019 09:00 GENOVA Scritto 20/06/2019 09:00 GENOVA Scritto 22/07/2019 09:00 GENOVA Scritto 09/09/2019 09:00 GENOVA Scritto FURTHER INFORMATION Attendance is strongly recommended. Students should register for the course also on Aulaweb (which will be fundamental for updates).
