| CODE | 61273 |
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| ACADEMIC YEAR | 2021/2022 |
| CREDITS |
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| SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR | L-LIN/11 |
| LANGUAGE | English |
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| SEMESTER | 2° Semester |
| TEACHING MATERIALS | AULAWEB |
This is a 54-hour course (two modules 36 + 18 hours) taught in the second semesters of the second-year. It could also be a course of one module, 36 hours (6CFU). It introduces to aspects of the literature and culture of the United States from the end of the 19th century to the contemporary period. Language: English.
The course aims at familiarizing students with major trends of American culture and with important works in different genres (fiction, essays, poetry, movies, visual arts). Students will learn how to analyze such works competently from a historical and textual 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;
- will be able to interpret these developments in English and Italian with reference to fiction, poetry, drama 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.
Preferably, students should already have taken an introductory course in American literature. However, personal interest and a good background in reading literature may be sufficient to participate usefully in this course. A fair knowledge of English (B2 or superior level) and an ability to follow complex historical and cultural arguments is also required. Erasmus students are welcome.
Course with lectures in English and seminar activities, workgroups, and close-readings.
Students who are unable to attend will have to read some supplementary material.
LESSONS ARE IN ENGLISH.
36-hour module: for students who decide to come to lessons, attendance is mandatory for 28 hours out of 36 (75% of the course). Attendance is checked through signatures.
Students who are unable to attend will have to read some supplementary material.
Attendance is strongly recommended.
The course of the second year aims at introducing the basic elements of the literature and culture of the United States through some of the fundamental texts of the period from the end of the 19th century to the contemporary period. Every year through different texts and perspectives, students will focus on some issues like the literature of the West, the South, the urban development, racial tensions, ethnic literature, environmental issues, Realism Modernism, Post-Modernism
Slides, as well as further teaching material used during lessons, will be available on aulaweb
The syllabus/content of the 2021-2022 course (for both the 36 and 18-hour modules) will be published in September/October.
The bibliography of the 2021-2022 course will be published in September/October for both the 36 and 18-hour modules.
Office hours: Office hours by appointment. Please send a message to paola.nardi@unige.it
PAOLA ANNA NARDI (President)
GABRIELE FERRACCI
Second semester, February 2022, the precise date will be posted in aulaweb at the end of January 2022.
Students will take a written exam at the end of the course (June, July, September, October 2022 February 2023).
For students who will attend the course, the evaluation will be based on both 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.
There will be a written exam 2 hours), which can be taken in June-July, September-October 2022, or February 2023.
The exam consists of 5 questions and answers must be not less than 15 lines long
Students will have to show their knowledge of the authors presented, the texts analyzed, and their cultural contexts.
The exam paper involves open questions and commentary of literary texts (poems, extracts of short stories, novels, essays etc). The open questions test knowledge and comprehension; the commentary tests the student's ability to recognize and describe the main formal features of specific texts, and connect them to contextual historical and cultural information; it also tests the student's comprehension of, and ability to respond to, critical essays included in the reading list.
| Date | Time | Location | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/01/2022 | 08:00 | GENOVA | Orale | Via Teams se a distanza., con inizio appello ore 8.00 Se in presenza Aula E con inizio ore 14.00 |
| 24/01/2022 | 16:00 | GENOVA | Orale con accettazione online | The exam will take place in AULA E, Polo Didattico. |
| 07/02/2022 | 16:00 | GENOVA | Orale con accettazione online | The exam will take place in AULA B, Polo Didattico. |
| 08/02/2022 | 08:00 | GENOVA | Orale | Su Teams se a distanza con inizio alle ore 8.00. Se in presenza aula F con inizio ore 9.00. |
| 09/05/2022 | 16:00 | GENOVA | Orale | SESSION FOR GRADUATING / FUORI CORSO STUDENTS Monday, May 9th, 4 pm - Aula I, Palazzo Serra, Piazza Santa Sabina - Graduating students should ask their supervisors to send me (gabrieleferracci@yahoo.it) an e-mail where it is confirmed that graduation is expected in July 2022. - Fuori corso students should send me an e-mail where they state their first year of enrollment. |
| 09/05/2022 | 16:00 | GENOVA | Scritto | SESSION FOR GRADUATING / FUORI CORSO STUDENTS Monday, May 9th, 4 pm - Aula I, Palazzo Serra, Piazza Santa Sabina - Graduating students should ask their supervisors to send me (gabrieleferracci@yahoo.it) an e-mail where it is confirmed that graduation is expected in July 2022. - Fuori corso students should send me an e-mail where they state their first year of enrollment. |
| 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 | |
| 13/06/2022 | 16:00 | GENOVA | Scritto | Monday, June 13th, 4 pm - Polo didattico, aula C |
| 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 |
| 19/07/2022 | 16:00 | GENOVA | Scritto | Tuesday, July 19th, 4pm - Polo didattico, aula B |
| 08/09/2022 | 16:00 | GENOVA | Compitino | Polo didattico, aula C See the Aulaweb page of the course for information about the exam. |
| 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. |
| 28/09/2022 | 16:00 | GENOVA | Compitino | Albergo dei Poveri, aula 18 See the Aulaweb page of the course for information about the exam. |
Attendance is highly recommended. Students who are unable to attend will have to study some supplementary or different material. Course enrolment via aulaweb is mandatory. Examination enrolment is through the unige website.
This syllabus is valid till July 2023.
Erasmus students are welcomed!