Studying at the University of Verona

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.

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 enrollment year.

1° Year

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
6
A
L-LIN/01
12
A
L-LIN/12
12
A
L-FIL-LET/12
6
A
M-STO/04
6
B
L-ART/05
6
B
L-ART/07
6
A
INF/01
3
F
INF/01
English B2
3
F
-

2° Year  It will be activated in the A.Y. 2025/2026

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
6
B
M-DEA/01
12
B/C
M-FIL/01 ,M-FIL/03
6
A
INF/01
6
B
L-ART/06
12
A
SPS/07 ,SPS/08
6
B
SECS-P/10
1 module among the following
6
B
SECS-P/08
6
B
SECS-P/08
6
B
M-PSI/06
6
B
M-PSI/05
Second foreign language B1 CB Test
6
E
-
6
E
-
6
E
-
6
E
-

3° Year  It will be activated in the A.Y. 2026/2027

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
6
B
IUS/10
12
B/C
L-LIN/02 ,M-FIL/02
6
B
SPS/01
2 modules among the following
6
C
M-FIL/04
6
C
L-FIL-LET/14
6
C
L-FIL-LET/11
6
C
L-LIN/10
6
C
L-ART/02
6
C
M-STO/06
6
C
L-ART/04
6
C
M-STO/08
6
C
L-FIL-LET/10
6
C
M-STO/08
6
C
M-STO/08
Final exam
6
E
-
Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°
12
D
-
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°
Further activities
6
F
-

Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)

TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.

A Basic activities
B Characterizing activities
C Related or complementary activities
D Activities to be chosen by the student
E Final examination
F Other training activities
S Placements in companies, public or private institutions and professional associations
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mMasterful

The Invention of the Body Snatchers. Other, Alien, Hybrid Corporeity in Anglophone Speculative Fiction  (2024/2025)

Teaching code

4S014009

Teacher

Valentina Romanzi

Coordinator

Valentina Romanzi

Credits

1

Also offered in courses:

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

NN - -

Period

CuCi 2 A dal Feb 17, 2025 al Mar 29, 2025.

Erasmus students

Not available

Courses Single

Not Authorized

Lessons timetable Seminars 0

Learning objectives

The conference aims to introduce students to the topic of speculative literature from the point of view of university research.

Prerequisites and basic notions

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Program

PROGRAMMA

9.00-9.15
Saluti istituzionali

9.15-10.30
Keynote lecture
Nicoletta Vallorani, Pumzi. Respirare sott’acqua nella black speculative fiction delle donne
Modera Valentina Romanzi

10.30-11.00
Coffee break

11.00-12.30
Panel 1: Corpi tecnologici
Beatrice Melodia Festa, Corpo, tecnologia e criogenesi. Riflessioni biomediche in Zero K di Don DeLillo
Francesco Nieddu, Il corpo tecnologico in Woman on the Edge of Time e He, She, and It di Marge Piercy
Franco Ricciardiello, Le Dead Girls di Richard Calder. La mutazione del corpo femminile da biologico a inorganico
Alessandra Romeo, Ginoidi e l’altrui piacere. Dagli automi del mito greco alle replicanti in Blade Runner
Modera Valentina Romanzi

12.30-14.00
Pausa pranzo

14.00-15.30
Panel 2: Corpi intrecciati
Francesca Guidotti, Iconografia del corpo alieno in The War of the Worlds di H.G. Wells
Luca Campione, Beyond the Gate. Dei, colonizzazione dei corpi ed estetiche queer in Stargate
Alessia Trovadini, L’incubo “entangled” di Hill House. Una lettura post-umana del corpo traumatizzato di Eleanor Vance
Riccardo Gramantieri, Ritorno alla Terra. Corpi inorganici e paternità nella trilogia de La Terra spezzata di N. K. Jemisin
Modera Beatrice Melodia Festa

15.45-17.00
Panel 3: Corpi femminili/femministi
Alessandra Calanchi, The Woman from Altair di Leigh Brackett
Laura Coci, Nascere e rinascere, ibridarsi e trasformarsi nella fantascienza delle donne
Valentina Romanzi, Poesia speculativa: L’immaginario idro-femminile in Meltwater di Claire Wahmanholm
Modera Serena Demichelis

17.00-17.45
Guest Speaker
Gabriele Ferrari (i400 calci), L’invasione degli altri corpi: forme umane, forme antropomorfe e forme realmente aliene
Modera Chiara Battisti

18.00 -18.30
Homo Empathicus, di Rebekka Kricheldorf
Spettacolo teatrale a cura del gruppo studentesco “Teatro a rotelle”

Didactic methods

Conference

Learning assessment procedures

Students who attend the whole conference and submit a report to the organizers will be able to obtain 1 CFU - F type (for students enrolled in Communication Sciences or Publishing and Journalism). Students who intend to attend to obtain 1 CFU must contact me by email (valentina.romanzi@univr.it).
The report must summarize or expand what was presented during the conference in approximately 1500 words.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE

Evaluation criteria

Consistency with the material, ability to synthesize, ability to elaborate

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

approved/not approved

Exam language

italiano

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