Italian Literary and Cultural Studies (ILCS)

Department Head : Associate Professor Norma Bouchard
Department Office : Room 228, Arjona Building

Consult the Modern and Classical Languages Departmental listing in this Catalog for requirements for Majors in Italian Literary and Cultural Studies.
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Consult the Departmental Handbook for courses offered in the appropriate semesters and further description of these courses.

1101. The Italian Renaissance

(101) (Formerly offered as ITAL 101.) First semester. Three credits. A knowledge of Italian is not required. Taught in English. May not be used to meet the foreign language requirement.

A survey of Italian Renaissance civilization, with emphasis on literature and intellectual life. CA 1.

1145-1146. Elementary Italian I and II

(145-146) (Formerly offered as ITAL 145-146) Both semesters. Four credits each semester. Four class periods and one 1-hour laboratory practice. Not open for credit to students who have had three or more years of Italian in high school. Students who wish to continue in Italian but feel ill prepared should contact the head of the Modern and Classical Languages Department.

Elementary Italian grammar. Drill in pronunciation. Reading of simple texts. Practice in easy conversation.

1147-1148. Intermediate Italian I and II

(147-148) (Formerly offered as ITAL 147-148.) Both semesters. Four credits each semester. Four class periods and one 1-hour laboratory practice. Prerequisite: ILCS 1146 or equivalent.

Review of elementary Italian grammar. Graded composition and translation. Intensive and extensive reading. Oral practice in the language.

1149. Cinema and Society in Contemporary Italy

(149) (Formerly offered as ITAL 149.) Second semester. Three credits. Three class periods and one 2-hour laboratory period. Films in Italian with English subtitles. Taught in English. May not be used to meet the foreign language requirement.

A critical analysis of contemporary Italian society seen through the media of film and literature. CA 1. CA 4-INT.

1158. Italian American Experience in Literature and Film

(158) Either semester. Three credits.Three class periods and one 2-hour laboratory period. Taught in English. May not be used to meet the foreign language requirement.

Focuses on the Italian American experience as represented in a variety of fields, including literature and cinema. CA 1. CA 4.

1160. Culture of Fascist Italy

(160) First semester. Three credits. Taught in English. May not be used to meet the foreign language requirement.

The way Italian literary and cinematic culture justified, survived, and fought the terrors of the Fascist totalitarian regime. CA 1. CA 4-INT.

1170. Introducing Italy through Its Regions

(170) Either semester. Three credits. Taught in English. May not be used to meet the foreign language requirement. May be repeated for credit with a change of subject matter for a maximum of nine credits.

The diverse culture of Italy, studied through analysis of sociological, literary, artistic, and cinematic works from and about a single one of the different Italian regions and that region's cultural centers, such as Rome, Naples, Florence, Palermo, or Venice. CA 1.

1175-1178. Intensive Italian I - IV

(175-178) First and second semesters. Eight credits per semester. Two hours a day, four days a week, plus a two-hour laboratory practice. Open only with consent of the instructor. Not open for credit to students who have passed ILCS 1145 through ILCS 1148.

Intensive coverage of two years of Italian in two semesters. Intensive Italian 1175-1176 (Fall) covers the same material as ILCS 1145-1146; Intensive Italian 1177- 1178 (Spring) covers the same material as ILCS 1147-1148.

1193. Foreign Study

(193) (Formerly offered as ITAL 193.) Either or both semesters. Credits and hours by arrangement. May be repeated for credit. Consent of Department Head required, normally before the student's departure.

Special topics taken in a foreign study program.

3237. Italy Today

(237) (Formerly offered as ITAL 237.) First semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ILCS 1148.

A survey of contemporary Italian political, social, economic and cultural life.

3239. Italian Composition and Conversation I

(239) (Formerly offered as ITAL 239.) First semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ILCS 1148 or equivalent.

Practice in written and oral composition. Syntax study.

3240. Italian Composition and Conversation II

(240) (Formerly offered as ITAL 240.) Second semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ILCS 3239 or equivalent.

Further practice in written and oral composition. Treatment of the finer points in syntax.

3243. Main Currents of Italian Literature Through the Renaissance

(243) (Formerly offered as ITAL 243.) First semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ILCS 1148 or equivalent.

The history of Italian literature through the Renaissance is traced through its main developments. The aim of the course is to acquaint the student with the principal authors, literary schools and trends.

3244. Main Currents of Italian Literature After the Renaissance

(244) (Formerly offered as ITAL 244.) Second semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ILCS 1148 or equivalent.

The history of Italian literature after the Renaissance is traced through its main developments. The aim of the course is to acquaint the student with the principal authors, literary schools and trends.

3250. Italian Theatre of the Eighteenth Century

(250) (Formerly offered as ITAL 250.) Second semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ILCS 3237 or 3239 or 3243 or equivalent.

Readings from Metastasio, Goldoni, and Alfieri.

3253. Dante and His Time

(253) (Formerly offered as ITAL 253.) Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ILCS 3237 or 3239 or 3243 or equivalent.

Selected readings from Dante, Petrarch, Compagni, Villani.

3254. Boccaccio and His Time

(254) (Formerly offered as ITAL 254.) Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ILCS 3237 or 3239 or 3243 or equivalent.

Readings from Boccaccio and others with special attention to the problems of social and sexual ethics.

3255W. Dante's Divine Comedy in English Translation

(255W) Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 or 1011 or 3800. Taught in English. May not be used to meet the foreign language requirement. Masciandaro

Dante's poem as a unique synthesis of Medieval culture.  Emphasizes its integration of ethics, political thought, and theology with poetic imagination. CA 1.

3256. The Literature of the Italian Renaissance

(256) (Formerly offered as ITAL 256W.) Second semester. Three credits.  Not open to students who have passed ILCS 251-252. Taught in English. May not be used to meet the foreign language requirement.

A survey, in English, of the major literary and philosophical currents of the Italian Renaissance. Selections from Boccaccio, Petrarch, Pico della Mirandola, Machiavelli, Castiglione, and others.

3258. Cinematic Representations of Italian Americans

(258) Either semester. Three credits. Three class periods and one 2-hour laboratory period.  Taught in English. May not be used to meet the foreign language requirement.

Cinematic representations of Italian Americans in the works of major directors from the silent era to the present. Construction of and attempts to dislodge negative stereotypes of Italian American male and female immigrants. CA 1. CA 4.

3258W. Cinematic Representations of Italian Americans

(258W) Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 or 1011 or 3800. Taught in English. May not be used to meet the foreign language requirement. CA 1. CA 4.

3259. Topics in Italian Cinema

(259) Either semester.  Three credits. One 3-hour class period and one 2-hour laboratory.  Prerequisite: ILCS 1148. Taught in Italian.

Major topics in modern and contemporary Italian cinema.

3260W. Italian Cinema

(260W) (Formerly offered as ITAL 260W.) Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 or 1011 or 3800. Two class periods and one 2-hour laboratory period. Taught in English. May not be used to meet the foreign language requirement. Films in Italian with English subtitles. Bouchard

Italian cinema from the silent era to the present. Its genres, such as epic film, melodrama, comedy "Italian-style," "Spaghetti-Westerns," and political cinema. Cinema as a reflection on and comment upon the social and political contexts of Italian history from pre-fascist Italy to modernization and beyond. CA 1. CA 4-INT.

3261. Twentieth-Century Italian Literature

(261) (Formerly offered as ITAL 261.) Either semester. Three credits. Recommended preparation: ILCS 3237 or 3239 or 3240. Bouchard

Major trends in twentieth-century Italian Literature from the early modern period to contemporary times.

3262. Nineteenth-Century Italian Literature

(262) (Formerly offered as ITAL 262.) Either semester. Three credits. Recommended preparation: ILCS 3237 or 3239 or 3240 or 3243 or instructor consent. Bouchard

Nineteenth-century Italian drama, poetry, and narrative from the Napoleonic period to the years immediately following the conquest of Rome in 1870.

3270. Business Italian

(270) Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ILCS 1148 or instructor consent.

Introduction to Italian business culture. Written and oral practice in the language of business Italian.

3293. Foreign Study

(293) (Formerly offered as ITAL 293.) Either or both semesters. Credits and hours by arrangement. May be repeated for credit. Consent of Department Head required, normally granted prior to the student's departure. May count toward the major with consent of the advisor.

Special topics taken in a foreign study program.

3295. Special Topics

(298) (Formerly offered as ITAL 298.) Either semester. Credits and hours by arrangement. With a change in content, may be repeated for credit. Prerequisites and recommended preparation vary.

3298. Variable Topics

(295) (Formerly offered as ITAL 295.) Either semester. Three credits. With a change in topic, may be repeated for credit. Prerequisites and recommended preparation vary.

3299. Independent Study

(299) (Formerly offered as ITAL 299.) Either or both semesters. Credits and hours by arrangement. Open only with consent of instructor. With a change in content, may be repeated for credit.

4279. Capstone in Italian Studies

(289) Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ILCS 1148 or instructor consent.

Advanced language practicum and integration of studies in Italian Literature and Culture.

Study Abroad in Italy. Students can participate in a variety of UConn-sponsored Study Abroad Programs and also have the option of enrolling in non-sponsored programs. In either case, students should consult with the ILCS faculty to determine which courses will receive credits. Students who enroll in study abroad programs not sponsored by UConn do not necessarily receive UConn credits for their coursework. No more than 12 credits taken in any Study Abroad Program may count toward a major in Italian at this University.