CODE 90256 ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 1 LINGUE E LETTERATURE MODERNE PER I SERVIZI CULTURALI 9265 (LM-38) - GENOVA 6 cfu anno 1 LINGUE E LETTERATURE MODERNE PER I SERVIZI CULTURALI 9265 (LM-37) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR L-LIN/08 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW From the margin. The text and the favela AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The course aims at a cultural-historical incursion into the universe of urban discomfort, the margin and the hegemony-subalternity relationship starting from the favela/communidade place in Brazil and develops through three discourses: the first, sociological in character; the second literary (with a history of the so-called 'literatura marginal'); the third textual (with an analysis of language and forms in some novels, poems, graphic novels and audiovisuals). TEACHING METHODS Lectures and seminars in italian and portuguese. Attendance is heartily recommended. Students who are unable to attend will have to study some supplementary material Students with a certified DSA, disability or other special educational needs to contact the lecturer at the beginning of the course to agree on teaching and examination methods that while respecting the teaching objectives, take into account individual individual learning methods and provide suitable compensatory tools SYLLABUS/CONTENT The course aims to refine cultural competences related to the Brazilian context and to deepen the reflection on the society of the Latin American country with particular attention to the urban, peripheral and discomfort (favela) discourse. In particular, the history of the literature of the margin will be a place to interpret issues of power. Key words of instruction: Brazilian literature, literature of the margin, favela RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY R. Francavilla (a cura), Voci dal Margine, Roma, Artemide, 2012 M. Quintanilha, Ascolta, bellissima Marcia, Roma, Fandango, 2022 G. Martins, Il sole in testa, Milano, Mondadori, 2017 Ferréz, Ninguém é inocente em São Paulo, Objetiva, 2006 Filmography: “City of god” “Tropa de elite "Irmandade” The bibliography is indicative and should be discussed with the lecturer during the module. Non-attending students are requested to contact the lecturer to agree on the bibliography. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD ROBERTO FRANCAVILLA Ricevimento: Wendsday, 11 a.m. LESSONS LESSONS START Classes will take place in the second semester (starting in the Februery) and will be face-to-face. Class schedule PORTUGUESE LITERATURE AND CULTURE (LM) EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION The exam will be a conversation in Italian or Portuguese and will consist of questions on the whole course (https:// servizionline.unige.it/studenti/esami). Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 17/01/2023 10:00 GENOVA Orale 17/01/2023 14:00 GENOVA Orale 17/01/2023 14:00 GENOVA Orale 06/02/2023 10:00 GENOVA Orale 06/02/2023 14:00 GENOVA Orale 13/06/2023 10:00 GENOVA Orale 04/07/2023 10:00 GENOVA Orale 05/09/2023 10:00 GENOVA Orale 26/09/2023 14:00 GENOVA Orale FURTHER INFORMATION Students with a certified DSA, disability or other special educational needs to contact the lecturer at the beginning of the course to agree on teaching and examination methods that while respecting the teaching objectives, take into account individual individual learning methods and provide suitable compensatory tools