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Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.
Academic calendar
The academic calendar shows the deadlines and scheduled events that are relevant to students, teaching and technical-administrative staff of the University. Public holidays and University closures are also indicated. The academic year normally begins on 1 October each year and ends on 30 September of the following year.
Course calendar
The Academic Calendar sets out the degree programme lecture and exam timetables, as well as the relevant university closure dates..
| Period | From | To |
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| I semestre | Oct 1, 2015 | Jan 9, 2016 |
| II semestre | Feb 22, 2016 | May 31, 2016 |
| Session | From | To |
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| Appelli d'esame LINGUE - sessione invernale | Jan 11, 2016 | Feb 20, 2016 |
| Appelli d'esame LINGUE - sessione estiva | Jun 3, 2016 | Jul 29, 2016 |
| Appelli d'esame LINGUE - sessione autunnale | Aug 29, 2016 | Sep 29, 2016 |
| Session | From | To |
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| TESI DI LAUREA - LINGUE | Nov 18, 2015 | Nov 20, 2015 |
| TESI DI LAUREA - LINGUE | Mar 30, 2016 | Apr 1, 2016 |
| TESI DI LAUREA - LINGUE E LL.SS | Jul 6, 2016 | Jul 8, 2016 |
| TESI DI LAUREA - LINGUE E LL.SS | Nov 23, 2016 | Nov 25, 2016 |
| Period | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| FESTA DELL'IMMACOLATA | Dec 8, 2015 | Dec 8, 2015 |
| VACANZE DI NATALE | Dec 23, 2015 | Jan 6, 2016 |
| Vancanze di Pasqua | Mar 24, 2016 | Mar 29, 2016 |
| FESTA DELLA LIBERAZIONE | Apr 25, 2016 | Apr 25, 2016 |
| FESTA DEI LAVORATORI | May 1, 2016 | May 1, 2016 |
| FESTA DEL SANTO PATRONO SAN ZENO | May 21, 2016 | May 21, 2016 |
| FESTA DELLA REPUBBLICA | Jun 2, 2016 | Jun 2, 2016 |
| Vacanze estive | Aug 8, 2016 | Aug 15, 2016 |
Exam calendar
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Study Plan
The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University. Please select your Study Plan based on your enrolment year.
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English literature 1 (2015/2016)
Teaching code
4S002926
Teacher
Coordinatore
Credits
9
Language
English
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
L-LIN/10 - ENGLISH LITERATURE
Period
I semestre dal Oct 1, 2015 al Jan 9, 2016.
Learning outcomes
The course offers an introduction to Black British literature (produced by English authors of south-Asian, African, Caribbean origins) from the 1950s to the present. Four novels written in different historical periods will be analysed from a structural, thematic and linguistic perspective, and, in particular, the concepts of “Blackness” and “Britishness” will be critically investigated within the wider context of the history of British colonialism and imperialism. The Black British identity emerging from the texts will be examined as an ever changing transnational and transracial cultural and political issue that finally questions what it means to be British in the 21st century.
Lectures will be in English.
Texts must be read in English and brought with you on exam day.
Program
PRIMARY TEXTS:
- S. Selvon, The Lonely Londoners (1956)
- B. Emecheta, Second-Class Citizen (1974)
- H. Kureishi, The Buddha of Suburbia (1990)
- Z. Smith, N-W (2012)
CRITICAL TEXTS:
- P. Bertinetti, English Literature. A Short History (2010) [capp. 8, 9, 10, 11]
- J. Procter, Dwelling Places. Postwar Black British Writing (2003) [capp. 1,2,4]
- A.M. Porter, “Second Class Citizen: the Point of Departure for Understanding Buchi Emecheta’s Major Fiction”, The International Fiction Review 15, n. 2, 1988 (pp. 123-129)
- L. Wells, "The Right to a Secret: Zadie Smith's NW" in P. Tew, Reading Zadie Smith (2013) [pp. 97-110]
ADDITIONAL TEXTS FOR NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS:
- M. Looker, Atlantic Passages (1996) [“Introduction”, pp. 1-20; cap. 3 “Inventing Black London: The Lonely Londoners”, pp. 59-80]
- K. Kaleta, Hanif Kureishi: Postcolonial Storyteller (2010) [cap. 3]
- A. Pes, "Post-postcolonial Issues and Identities in Zadie Smith's N-W", The European English Messenger, vol 23.2, Winter 2014, pp. 21-27
Examination Methods
Oral exam at the end of the course. Students will be required to answer questions and comment on primary texts, on the literary and historical period in which they are set, and on critical texts.
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Gestione carriere
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Calendario didattico dettagliato
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Competenze informatiche
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Compilazione del piano didattico
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Graduation
Stage e tirocini
Le attività di stage sono finalizzate a far acquisire allo studente una conoscenza diretta in settori di particolare interesse per l’inserimento nel mondo del lavoro e per l’acquisizione di abilità professionali specifiche.
Le attività di stage sono svolte sotto la diretta responsabilità di un singolo docente presso studi professionali, enti della pubblica amministrazione, aziende accreditate dall’Ateneo veronese.
I crediti maturati in seguito ad attività di stage saranno attribuiti secondo quanto disposto nel dettaglio dal “Regolamento d’Ateneo per il riconoscimento dei crediti maturati negli stage universitari” vigente.
Tutte le informazioni in merito agli stage sono reperibili al link https://www.univr.it/it/i-nostri-servizi/stage-e-tirocini
Ulteriori informazioni al seguente link https://www.univr.it/it/i-nostri-servizi/gestione-carriere-studenti-lingue-e-letterature-straniere/stage-e-tirocini-lingue-e-letterature-straniere
