| CODE | 68630 |
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| ACADEMIC YEAR | 2021/2022 |
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| SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR | L-LIN/11 |
| LANGUAGE | English |
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| SEMESTER | 2° Semester |
| MODULES | This unit is a module of: |
| TEACHING MATERIALS | AULAWEB |
LEARNING OUTCOMES
The course aims to familiarize students with major trends of American culture and with important works in different genres (fiction, essay, drama, poetry, film). Students will learn how to analyze such works competently from a historical and generic perspective.
At the completion of the course the student
- will have become familiar with major American historical and cultural developments, and with some major American writers and texts of the xxth century;
- will be able to interpret these developments in English and Italian with reference to , poetry, art, fiction, music and literary theory;
- will be able to contextualize and analyze texts and documents of notable complexity and historical significance and describe their cultural and linguistic peculiarities.
Lecture course. Three hours per week given in two classes (of 2 hours and 1 hour respectively).
LESSONS ARE IN ENGLISH.
For students who decide to come to lessons the attendance is mandatory for 28 hours out of 36 (75% of the couse). Attendance is checked through signatures.
The course is composed of lectures as well as seminars. The latter will involve the active participation of students, who can engage in individual and/or group research and presentations.
The syllabus/content of the 2020-2021 course will be published in aulaweb
The course will focus on issues related to space analyzed in the field of African American literature and culture. Lessons will primarily, but not exclusively, deal with two novels of Toni Morriosn winner for the nobel prize for literature in 1993.
Students are highly recommended to read the two novels before the beginning of lessons.
Bibliography
The Bluest Eye (1970)
Home (2012)
Additional bibliography will be given during lessons
Office hours: Office hours by appointment. Please send a message to paola.nardi@unige.it
PAOLA ANNA NARDI (President)
GABRIELE FERRACCI
STEFANIA MICHELUCCI (Substitute)
Second semester, February 2021, the precise date will be posted in aulaweb at the end of January 2021.
For students who will attend the course, the evaluation will be based on their active participation in the lessons (25%), essay/guided report (25%), and the final exam (75%).
For the other students, the evaluation will be based entirely on the final exam (75%) and essay/guided report (25%)
Exam: 2 hours, 5 questions
| Date | Time | Location | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/01/2022 | 15:30 | GENOVA | Scritto | |
| 04/02/2022 | 15:30 | GENOVA | Scritto | |
| 12/05/2022 | 12:00 | GENOVA | Scritto | L'esame è scritto e dura due ore secondo le indicazioni su aulaweb. L'esame sarà al Polo in aula E. Iscrizioni aperte da 30 a 8 giorni prima della data. ESAME RISERVATO A STUDENTI LAUREANDI. |
| 13/05/2022 | 12:00 | GENOVA | Orale | On line via Teams, code gjh5ffe Only for laureandi and fuori coso |
| 10/06/2022 | 08:30 | GENOVA | Orale | |
| 15/06/2022 | 16:30 | GENOVA | Scritto | L'esame è scritto e dura due ore secondo le indicazioni su aulaweb. L'esame sarà al Polo in aula B in data 15 e il aula E in data 29 giugno. Iscrizioni aperte da 60 a 7 giorni prima della data. |
| 29/06/2022 | 16:30 | GENOVA | Scritto | L'esame è scritto e dura due ore secondo le indicazioni su aulaweb. L'esame sarà al Polo in aula B in data 15 e il aula E in data 29 giugno. Iscrizioni aperte da 60 a 7 giorni prima della data. |
| 15/07/2022 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Orale | Aula B, Polo Didattico |
| 09/09/2022 | 11:30 | GENOVA | Scritto | L'esame è scritto e dura due ore secondo le indicazioni su aulaweb. L'esame sarà in aula 11 AdP Iscrizioni aperte da 60 a 7 giorni prima della data. |
| 23/09/2022 | 11:30 | GENOVA | Scritto | L'esame è scritto e dura due ore secondo le indicazioni su aulaweb. L'esame sarà al Polo aula A Iscrizioni aperte da 60 a 7 giorni prima della data. |
The course is in English, three hourts per week in two session s of 2+1 hour. A fair knowledge of U.S. culture and literature is a porerìquisite. Erasmus students are welcome.