Teaching code

4S01311

Teacher

Donatella Boni

Coordinator

Donatella Boni

Credits

6

Also offered in courses:

• Comparative Literature (i) of the course Bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies
• Comparative Literature of the course Bachelor's degree in Foreign Languages and Literatures

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-FIL-LET/14 - CRITICAL COMPARATIVE LITERATURE

Period

2 A, 2 B

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars 0

Learning objectives

Teaching comparative literature aims at transmitting to the students crucial conceptual intruments and modes of thoughts concerning some important literary themes current in the Western World. By the end of the course the student will master notions and critical methodologies used by the professor in class.

Prerequisites and basic notions

Knowledge of the Italian language.

Program

From imaginary conversations to impossible interviews: birth and metamorphosis of the posthumous fantastic interview. The posthumous fantastic colloquium is a small, but apparently inexhaustible, literary genre in prose that includes imaginary conversations, dialogues of the dead, minutes of séances and impossible interviews published independently or separately, where famous historical figures no longer alive at the moment intervene of writing. The course outlines the identifying characteristics of the genre, illustrated and discussed in the classroom thanks to some examples (readings and audio/video contributions). The history of the posthumous fantastic colloquium is also traced, from Plato and Lucian of Samosata up to the postmodern and the most recent developments in online writing. Finally, we recognize recurring themes, motifs and purposes in these dialogues. The program includes preliminary parts concerning literary genres, definitions of dialogue, conversation and interview, fantastic literature.

Bibliography

Didactic methods

- Frontal lessons, face-to-face and/or remote (in the foreseen situations)
- Resources and activities on the University e-learning platform and in the cloud
- Reading of the texts in the bibliography and of the materials on the platform (in advance of the lesson)
- Critical discussion in the classroom - Individual or group written reworking (composition of a short dialogue).
- Comprehension self-assessment exercise at the end of the course

Learning assessment procedures

Colloquio orale con domande aperte, anche collegate a dibattiti in aula o da cultura, riflessioni e collegamenti personali.

Evaluation criteria

Per i frequentanti (almeno 14 su 18 lezioni) si considereranno: partecipazione attiva in aula, lettura e comprensione dei materiali di studio, elaborato scritto (facoltativo: massimo 2 punti), applicazione di quanto appreso, proprietà di linguaggio.
Per i non frequentanti i criteri saranno: proattività, lettura e comprensione dei materiali di studio (con aggiunte specificate a inizio corso), applicazione di quanto appreso, proprietà di linguaggio.

Exam language

Italiano