Universität Wien

340038 PS Culture and Communikation: Italian (2018S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 34 - Translationswissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 30 participants
Language: Italian

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 15.03. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Thursday 22.03. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Thursday 12.04. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Thursday 19.04. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Thursday 03.05. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Thursday 17.05. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Thursday 24.05. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Thursday 07.06. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Thursday 14.06. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Thursday 21.06. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG
  • Thursday 28.06. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 9 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 2.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The course held in Italian focuses on historical, political, economic and social topics that are important for Italian culture. Groups of two or three students will present the contents of a book for each group - see bibliography. Each student will have to write a paper work on a subject related to the topic of the book presented by him/her and defined by the teacher.

Assessment and permitted materials

Continuous monitoring, mandatory presence, active participation in discussions and lectures, preparation and presentation of topics, individual written work (Italian) at the end of the semester.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Students are able to read and summarize Italian texts, to understand and analyze historical, political and social contents of Italy, to present in Italian the results of their research and analysis and to write in Italian an essay on a theme related to the course.

Examination topics

Group and individual discussions, individual presentations, reading and analyses of texts, written paper at the end of the semester.

Reading list

Augias, Corrado. Il disagio della libertà. Perché agli Italiani piace avere un padrone. Rizzoli, 2012.
Augias, Corrado. I segreti del Vaticano. Storie, luoghi, personaggi di un potere millenario.Mondadori, 2010.
Augias, Corrado. I segreti d‘Italia. Rizzoli, 2012.
Benvenuti, Gino. Le repubbliche marinare. Amalfi, Pisa, Genova e Venezia. Newton& Compton, 1998.
Bianchi, Leonardo. La gente. Viaggio nell’Italia del risentimento. Minimum fax, 2017.
Bini Smaghi, Lorenzo. La tentazione di andarsene. Fuori dall’Europa c’è un futuro per l’Italia? Il mulino, 2017.
Cerrelli, Giancarlo & Invernizzi, Marco. La famiglia in Italia. Dal divorzio al gender. Sugarco edizioni, 2015.
Fana, Marta. Non è lavoro, è sfruttamento. Laterza, 2017.
La nascita della costituzione italiana. Le idee, i protagonisti, la storia. 2 DVD + libretto introduttivo e testo integrale.
Melati, Piero. Giorni di mafia. Dal 1950 a oggi: quando, chi, come. Laterza, 2017.
Sales, Isaia. Storia dell'Italia mafiosa. Perché le mafie hanno avuto successo. Rubbettino, 2015.
Sales, Isaia/Melorio, Simona. Le mafie nell'economia globale. Fra la legge dello Stato e le leggi di mercato. Guida, 2017.

Association in the course directory

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