Teaching code

4S008059

Teacher

Anna Maria Salvade'

Coordinator

Anna Maria Salvade'

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-FIL-LET/10 - ITALIAN LITERATURE

Period

1 A, 1 B

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars 0

Learning objectives

The main objective of the course is to introduce students to the study of Italian literature through the direct analysis of a corpus of texts representative of a theme of particular importance. Specific attention will be paid to the relationships between literature, publishing and journalism.
At the end of the course the student will be able to
- contextualize, understand and comment autonomously a literary text;
- look at the literary text as a complex organism, in constant dialogue with other areas of Western culture and in particular in close relationship with the publishing and communication world that allow its diffusion and success;
- to move with competence within the framework of the Italian literary tradition and its main thematic and formal characteristics, with particular attention to the intersections with the history of journalism and communication, especially publishing.

Prerequisites and basic notions

Knowledge of the Italian language

Program

The first part of the course will reconstruct the history of journalism in Italy from the eighteenth century to the Unification, focusing on to the social, political and cultural aspects, as well as the communicative, formal and stylistic features. The second part will define the relationships and connections between journalism and literature in Dino Buzzati (1906-1972), in particular through the analysis of crime news articles written over thirty years for the “Corriere della Sera” and the “Corriere d’Informazione ”

The slides projected in class and critical readings will be available to students on the e-learning platform. In addition to the texts mentioned in the bibliography, other indications will be provided during the lessons

Erasmus students must contact the teacher to agree on a program

Bibliography

Didactic methods

Lectures (36 hours)
Exercises in reading and interpreting literary texts

Learning assessment procedures

The proof will be a oral test. For attending students is projected a mid-term test
The lecture notes and slides (available on the e-learning platform) are integral part of the exam material
The detailed exam program will be published on the platform at the end of the course
Erasmus students must contact the teacher about the evaluation methods

Evaluation criteria

The proof will check the possess of knowledges and competences acquired during the course; to evaluate linguistic skills, the ability to critically discuss and textual analysis.
Contents: texts read and analyzed during the course; cultural and biographical contexts involved in texts' genesis; theme aspects concerning the relationships and connections between journalism and literature from the eighteenth to the twentieth century.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

The mark will be expressed out of 30 (thirties)

Exam language

italiano