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CODE 68629
ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021
CREDITS
SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR L-LIN/11
TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
MODULES Questo insegnamento è composto da:
TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB

OVERVIEW

The course will deal with the African American tradition from Colonial America to the contemporary period. It will focus on the oeuvre of Toni Morrison with specific reference to Sula and A Mercy, the two novels that will be analyzed and commented on during the lessons.

 

 

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

 

 

PREREQUISITES

The course is in English, therefore a good level of English (B2 or higher) is required

 

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

 

 

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

For students who will attend the course the evaluation will be based on both to their active participation in the lessons (25%) and the final exam (75%)

For the other students the evaluation will be based entirely on the final exam.

 

ASSESSMENT METHODS

There will be a written exam (3 hours), which can be taken in June-July, September-October 2021 or January-February 2022.
The exam is in two parts:
Part 1 - Short Answers (5 questions, answers must be at least 12-15 lines long)

Part 2 – Essay Question (short essay – one page long – on a specific topic)

The exam will be in English.

Students will have to show their knowledge of the authors presented, the texts analyzed and their cultural context. Students’ critical/theorical approach and their ability in reading a literary texts will be also tested.

Exam schedule

Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note Subject
29/01/2021 13:00 GENOVA Scritto
29/01/2021 13:00 GENOVA Scritto
12/02/2021 13:00 GENOVA Scritto
12/02/2021 13:00 GENOVA Scritto
11/05/2021 08:00 GENOVA Letteratura Americana LM, Prof. Stefania Michelucci, programma 2019-2020
08/06/2021 08:00 GENOVA Letteratura Americana, Prof. Stefania Michelucci, programma 2019-2020
16/06/2021 11:30 GENOVA Scritto
30/06/2021 08:00 GENOVA Letteratura Americana, Prof. Stefania Michelucci, programma 2019-2020
02/07/2021 11:30 GENOVA Scritto
07/09/2021 13:00 GENOVA Orale
10/09/2021 13:30 GENOVA Scritto
20/09/2021 13:00 GENOVA Orale
27/09/2021 13:30 GENOVA Scritto
21/01/2022 15:30 GENOVA Scritto
04/02/2022 15:30 GENOVA Scritto