Italian Studies Courses
For Distribution Requirement purposes, all ITA courses are classified as HUMANITIES courses. |
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HUM199H1/Y1 Undergraduate seminar that focuses on specific ideas, questions, phenomena or controversies, taught by a regular Faculty member deeply engaged in the discipline. Open only to newly admitted first year students. It may serve as a distribution requirement course; see page 47. ITA101Y1: for students who have some passive knowledge of Italian (or an Italian dialect) or some secondary school training in Italian (but not at the senior level OAC/4U). ITA100Y1:
for students who have neither passive knowledge nor any secondary school
training in Italian. ITA100Y1 An introduction to the main elements of the Italian language. The development of speaking, reading, and writing skills. Introduction to linguistic analysis of literary prose excerpts. ITA101Y1 Main elements of Italian grammar for students who have some passive knowledge of Italian or an Italian dialect or some secondary school training in Italian (but not at the senior OAC/4U level). Introduction to linguistic analysis of literary prose excerpts. ITA102Y1 An introduction to Italian, both spoken and written, with special emphasis on lexicon and structures useful to students in the Arts. ITA135Y0 The course is designed to introduce students to Italian grammar and develop basic oral and comprehension skills. Elements of Italian culture, past and present, are also examined in the context of language and communication. To select the appropriate second-year follow-up course, students are asked to contact the Undergraduate Coordinator. (Offered in Siena only) ITA142Y1 This is a course designed for students who wish to maintain and improve their general knowledge of Italian without wishing to specialize. Acquiring the ability to communicate effectively in a variety of situations is a priority, while less emphasis is placed on the traditional teaching of grammar and on essay writing. ITA152Y1 A review of grammar, the writing of short compositions, and oral practice. Linguistic analysis based on readings of contemporary literary texts. ITA210Y1 An analysis of literary, social and artistic movements, whose aim is to better understand the conditions that prevail in modern Italy. This course includes a component designed to introduce students to methods of scholarly research appropriate to the field. (Given in English) ITA220H1 Reading of selections of Italian prose works, with emphasis on linguistic and stylistic features. Texts to be read in Italian; both English and Italian will be used as language of instruction, as appropriate. This course includes a component designed to introduce students to methods of scholarly research appropriate to the field. ITA221H1 Reading of selections of Italian poetry, with emphasis on linguistic and stylistic features. Texts to be read in Italian; both English and Italian will be used as language of instruction, as appropriate. This course includes a component designed to introduce students to methods of scholarly research appropriate to the field. JFI225Y1 A theoretical and practical consideration of the ways we learn a second language, with a historical overview and critical evaluation of the various methodologies that have been developed; the role of cultural studies in language learning, practical evaluation and development of syllabus, course and textbook materials. This course includes a component designed to introduce students to methods of scholarly research appropriate to the field. ITA233Y1 An examination of the Italian presence in Canada from the time of John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) to the present through an analysis of literary and other texts and a consideration of sociological and linguistic phenomena. This course includes a component designed to introduce students to methods of scholarly research appropriate to the field. (Given in English) ITA235Y0 This course is designed to enhance students’ oral proficiency in Italian, improve listening and reading comprehension and develop a broad lexical base for more effective communicating skills. Elements of Italian culture are also examined in the context of language and communication through a series of topical readings which form the basis of discussion. (Offered in Siena only) ITA240Y1 An overview of Italian cinema from its early days to the present, which also offers a survey of Italian 20th Century history and culture. The course features films by masters Rossellini, DeSica, Fellini, Antonioni, Bertolucci, Pasolini and works by younger filmmakers, such as Academy Award winners Tornatore, Salvatores and Benigni. This course includes a component designed to introduce students to methods of scholarly research appropriate to the field. ITA245Y1 The main elements of Italian civilization from the time of Dante until the present in literature, art, and thought with reference to political history where appropriate. This course includes a component designed to introduce students to methods of scholarly research appropriate to the field. (Given in English) ITA249H1 The course focuses on two historical encounters of Italian civilization with imperial China: One made possible by the immensely popular book, II Milione, an account of several years of Asian travels by the Venetian merchant Marco Polo (1245-1324), the other by the writings by Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) and other Jesuits, Catholic Missionaries. This course includes a component designed to introduce students to methods of scholarly research appropriate to the field. (Given in English) ITA250Y1 Grammar review, readings of Italian authors and oral practice to enhance comprehension and expressive skills. ITA251Y1 A review of Italian grammar, readings of Italian authors and one hour of oral practice. ITA252Y1 A study of fundamental grammatical structures with special emphasis on vocabulary and syntax. Some attention is paid to stylistics. Linguistic analysis of literary texts. One hour a week is devoted to oral practice. ITA253Y1 A review of Italian grammar. Development of oral and written skills, especially as they pertain to the world of business and finance. ITA271Y1 An introduction to the problems of translation from English into Italian and Italian into English. Specific treatment of common difficulties and extensive exercises. ITA299Y1 Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. See page 47 for details. ITA300H1 This course provides a comprehensive view of Italian literature from its beginnings to the Renaissance, by focusing on the major authors. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. ITA301H1 This course provides a comprehensive view of Italian literature from the Baroque period to the present day, by focusing on the major authors. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. ITA310H1 The course illustrates Italy’s contribution to the history of the trope during a time when countries became increasingly interdependent and conscious of each other’s cultures. Through literary and social analysis the course traces the most vital aspects of the journey motif. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. ITA311H1 A study of the Vita Nuova and of the Divine Comedy within the literary and cultural context of the Middle Ages. ITA312H1 A study of the Petrarch’s Canzoniere and of Boccaccio’s Decameron considered in relation to the later Middle Ages. ITA320H1 Dante’s poetry and great Christian epic of conversion explode with the passions of this world. This course focuses on intertextual and rhetorical strategies used to fashion his complex vision of contemporary society within the framework of providential history. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. ITA321H1 A continuation of ITA320H1, this course examines the Purgatorio and the Paradiso in the context of Dante’s vision of contemporary society. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. ITA325H1 A comprehensive view of the Italian lyric tradition focusing on the distinctive elements of the genre, from the establishment of the canon with Petrarch to its amplification with Tasso. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. ITA326H1 A chronological review of the forms and themes of the lyric tradition from Marino, who revised the genre inherited from the Petrarchists and Tasso, to the numerous variations of the genre culminating in the love poetry of D’Annunzio. ITA330H1 Italy’s foremost writers’ conscious attempt to write the great representative (“epic”) work of their age: this course explores their struggle to find the appropriate language, style, and genre to express their vision of history. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. ITA332H1 An exploration of the theme of love in the Renaissance and its development in a variety of literary forms. Analysis of treatises, poetry, short stories and letters with the purpose of examining intertextuality and the practice of imitation, as well as the social and political aspects of love, such as marriage, women’s position in society, homosexuality and other issues. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. (Given in English) ITA334H1 Works by first- and second-generation authors of Italian background. Among the themes explored: Italians as “pioneers”, the Italian perception of Canada, the immigrant experience, the immigrants’ encounter with a new world, their sense of discovery and the process of cultural adaptation. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. (Texts available in both Italian and English.) (Given in English) ITA340H1 An analysis of the neorealist period in Italian cinema, and its relation to the political and social climate of post-war Italy. Screenings include selections from the major exponents of Italian neorealism: Rossellini, DeSica, and Visconti, among others. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. (Given in English) ITA341H1 The evolution of Italian cinematic neorealism and its historical heritage is examined in the early films of Fellini, Antonioni, Pasolini and others. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. (Given in English) VIC341H1 See Victoria College Courses VIC343Y1 See Victoria College Courses VIC344H1 See Victoria College Courses ITA343H1 Discussion of problems of grammar and composition with special emphasis on the noun phrase. Language analysis based on readings of Italian authors. One hour a week of oral practice. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. ITA344H1 Discussion of problems of grammar and composition with special emphasis on the verb phrase. Language analysis based on readings of Italian authors. One hour a week of oral practice. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. ITA346H1 In this course we consider how in nineteenth- and twentieth century literature, fantastic and monstrous figures reflect the anxieties of the modern subject over the social, economic and existential transformations wrought by modernity. The course may include works by Tarchetti, Arrigo Boito, Capuana, Marinetti, Rosa, Bontempelli, Pirandello, Savino, and Landolfi. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. ITA347H1 This course focuses on issues of “genre” and “authorship” in the context of a general discussion of Italian film-making as a national and popular tradition. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. ITA354H1 For students who have a familiarity with an Italian dialect. Discussion of problems of grammar and composition with special emphasis on the noun and its derivatives. Language analysis based on readings of Italian authors. One hour a week of oral practice. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. ITA355H1 For students who have a familiarity with an Italian dialect. Discussion of problems of grammar, style and syntax. Language analysis based on readings of Italian authors. One hour a week of oral practice. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. ITA356Y0/357Y0 A survey of artists, writers, and thinkers from the time of Dante to the days of Leonardo. During field trips, the streets, squares, churches, and palazzi of many cities serve as living laboratories for a discussion of the topography of mediaeval and Renaissance cities. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. (Offered in Siena only.) ITA358Y0/359Y0 Analysis of a selection of philosophical, artistic, musical, and literary works from the age of the Baroque to the present. The main topics of discussion include: Romanticism, Italian unification, theatre, opera, Futurism, fascism, Neorealism, regional differences, and industrialization. Field trips and viewing of movies included. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. (Offered in Siena only)
ITA360H1 For students having a knowledge of Italian and/or Italian dialects but no background in linguistics. Concepts of general linguistics. Italy as a linguistic entity. The structure of contemporary Italian, with special regard to its sound system and grammatical categories. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. ITA361H1 This course deals primarily with morphological, syntactic and semantic analysis, but also discusses the educational uses of linguistics. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. ITA363H1 Starting with a survey of the sociolinguistic situation in Italy before Unification, this course deals with the complex relationship between regional languages and dialects on the one hand and Common Italian on the other. The recent rise of regional variants of Italian and its impact on the dialects are also discussed. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. ITA364H1 Analysis and discussion of vocabulary and syntax with special emphasis on the noun phrase and Italian word derivation. Reading and linguistic analysis of selected Italian literary texts from the Middle Ages to the present. Special emphasis will be placed on individual stylistic problems. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. ITA365H1 Analysis and discussion of vocabulary and syntax with special emphasis on the verb phrase and other syntactic structures. Reading and linguistic analysis of selected Italian literary texts from the Middle Ages to the present. Special emphasis will be placed on individual stylistic problems. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. ITA370H1 Concepts of power and strategies for success in Renaissance texts including Machiavelli’s Il principe and Castiglione’s Il libro del cortegiano. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. ITA371H1 A course designed for advanced students. Written translation of a variety of non-technical texts from English into Italian and Italian into English. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. ITA372H1 A course designed for advanced students. Written translation of a variety of non-technical texts from English into Italian and Italian into English. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. ITA381H1 Focusing on compelling themes arising from critical and theoretical debates in 20th-century culture, this course analyzes poetic, narrative and dramatic works by major Italian modern and contemporary authors. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. ITA390H1 A study of the conventions of the Commedia dell’Arte tradition in the context of its performance history from the late Renaissance to the present. Issues examined include acting techniques, improvisation, masks and costumes, iconography and adaptation to film. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. (Given in English) ITA394H1 An in-depth study of four opera librettos, examined first in the context of contemporary theories of drama, and then in the context of recent stagings, all available in video form, by distinguished directors. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. (Given in English) ITA395Y0 The area of concentration will depend upon the instructor teaching the course in any given year. (Offered only during the summer through the Summer Abroad Program) ITA398H0/399Y0 An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. See page 47 for details. ITA400H1 An introduction to the conventions of the genre as illustrated by a selection of representative autobiographies from different periods of history and by authors professionally engaged in different disciplines (artists, philosophers, playwrights, etc.). Special emphasis on narrative strategies and on the rhetoric of self-description. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. ITA405H1 Centred around the poetic production of Leopardi, Pascoli, and D’Annunzio, the course explores the main literary, artistic and socio-political issues that characterize Italy’s cultural contribution within the context of the romantic movements in Europe. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. ITA409H1 This course examines the impact of the theatrical works of Feo Belcari, Lorenzo de’ Medici, Machiavelli, Ariosto and others in the development of theatre in 15th and 16th century Italy. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. ITA410H1 An analysis of the most representative works of 20th-century Italian dramatists, from Pirandello to Fabbri to Fo. ITA415H1 An in-depth study of two plays, one of which is studied in the context of its production history and against the background of contemporary performance theory and theatre technology, while the other is examined from the dramaturgical perspective of current theatre practice and in the context of modern theories of directing. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. (Given in English) ITA420H1 The short story genre and its development from the Middle Ages to the Baroque. In addition to Boccaccio’s tales, included are some of the most famous stories of Western literature, which later inspired masterpieces in all art forms, such as Romeo and Juliet, Othello and Puss in Boots. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. ITA421H1 The short story genre and its development from 1800 to the present. Authors to include Pratesi, Verga, Negri, Landolfi. ITA426H1 The origin and early development of the professional theatre in Italy. Among the topics examined are the composition of theatrical companies, acting conventions, theories of directing, costume design, theatre architecture, and production technology. ITA430H1 The historical formation of the Italian language and of its dialects. Historical phonology and morphology, and problems of syntax and lexicon. Reading and linguistic analysis of early Italian texts. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. ITA436H1 A study of the different concepts of man and his place in society, as exemplified in Italian literature from the late 15th to the 18th century. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. VIC440Y1 See “Victoria College Courses” ITA441H1 An analysis of the process of adaptation in an exploration of the ideological and narratological perspectives as well as the stylistic elements of literary and cinematic discourse. Selections include novels by Verga, Tomasi di Lampedusa, Moravia, Bassani and their filmic adaptations by directors such as Visconti, De Sica, Bertolucci. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. (Given in English) ITA451H1 A study of the more complex aspects of Italian syntax, stylistics and semantics. Discussion of problems and difficulties relating to syntax, vocabulary and style as they arise from individual compositions or essays. Reading and linguistic analysis of selected Italian literary texts. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. ITA452H1 A continuation of the study of the more complex aspects of Italian syntax, stylistics and semantics. Discussion of problems and difficulties relating to syntax, vocabulary and style as they arise from individual compositions or essays. Reading and linguistic analysis of selected Italian literary texts. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. ITA455H1 Cultural movements and feminist issues as reflected in the writings of various periods. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. ITA470H1 Focusing on Galileo Galilei, this course examines the development of the language of science in Renaissance Italy using a variety of tools such as literary and scientific texts, overheads, multimedia programs, and the Internet. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. ITA471H1 Written translation of literary, administrative, business, and semi-technical texts from English into Italian and Italian into English. ITA472H1 Written translation of literary, administrative, business, and semi-technical texts from English into Italian and Italian into English. ITA473H1 Reading, lexical and syntactic analysis of representative texts written in business, legal and scientific Italian. Translation of such texts into English and of comparable English texts into Italian. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. ITA475H1 This course traces the development of erotic discourse in Italian culture. Course material is drawn from poetry, prose, and plays on love, focusing both on the literary and psychoanalytic language of love. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. ITA489H1 An opportunity to pursue at the 400-level an independent course of study not otherwise available. A written proposal, co-signed by the instructor, must be submitted on the appropriate proposal form for approval by the Department of Italian Studies. Application deadline: April 30 for F courses, November 30 for S courses. ITA490Y1 In exceptional circumstances, students may request to pursue at the 400-level an independent course of study not otherwise available. A written proposal, co-signed by the instructor, must be submitted on the appropriate proposal form for approval by the Department of Italian Studies. Application deadline April 30. ITA491H1 This course traces the debate on the relationship between writing and reality in contemporary fiction from the early 20th century to neo-realism and post-modernism. Texts studied are by such prominent writers as Pirandello, Svevo, Gadda, Vittorini, Calvino, Morante, and Eco. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. ITA492H1 What function can the aesthetic experience play in capitalist society? This course examines how, through irony, humour, pathos, lyricism, or detachment, twentieth century poets sought to provide an answer, and to renew the poetic tradition. The course may include works by Gozzano, Marinetti, Palazzeschi, Montale, Luzi, Caproni, and Sanguineti. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. ITA493H1 Critical investigation of works by Italian-Canadian authors, focusing on themes linked to the second-generation experience, such as intergenerational conflict, gender relations, the return journey, and the quest for identity. Special attention is given to the most recent production, new narratives and artistic forms. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. (Texts are available in Italian and English) ITA494H1 Writings by Italian artists through the ages , including Michelangelo in the Renaissance. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience. (Given in English) |