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Italian

Faculty

Professors Emeriti
M. Ciavolella, Ph D
A. Franceschetti, Dott in Lett, Ph D
M. Kuitunen, Dott in Lett, MA, Phil M,Ufficiale Ord. Merit It. Rep.
J.A. Molinaro, MA, Ph D, FRSC
M.W. Ukas, MA, Ph D
R. Capozzi, MA, Ph D

Professor and Chair of the Department
D. Pietropaolo, MA, Ph D (SM), Commend. Rep. It.

Associate Chair
S. Bancheri, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Mississauga)

Professors
S. Bancheri, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Mississauga)
K. Eisenbichler, MA, Ph D (V)
F. Guardiani, Dott in Lett, MA, Ph D (SM)
M. Lettieri, MA, Ph D (University of Toronto Mississauga)
D. Pietropaolo, MA, Ph D (SM), Commend. Rep. It.
O.L. Pugliese, MA, Ph D (V)

Associate Professor
L. Somigli, Dott in Lett, Ph D

Assistant Professor
F. Pierno, Dott in Lett, DEA, Doctorat

Senior Lecturers
R. Longo Lavorato, MA, Ph D (SM)
B. Magliocchetti, MA (SM)
M. Pasquarelli-Clivio, MA, Ph D (SM)
M. Scarci, MA, Ph D (V)
A. Urbancic, B Ed, MA, Ph D (V)
To study Italian is not only to acquire a language, but also to study a rich literature and many-sided culture which have played an important, and sometimes dominant, role in Western civilization. For Canadians, the Italian contribution bears a special significance: the vast influx of Italians has brought changes in our way of life and a living presence to reinforce traditional Italian influences, thus enriching the meaning of the term Canadian. Italian combines well with other modern languages and literatures, and other programs such as European Studies, Literary Studies, and Mediaeval and Renaissance Studies, but is by no means restricted to these. Students may choose from Specialist, Major and Minor programs in Italian Studies. Italian courses are offered for beginners as well for students with an Italian background. Oral practice is included in all language courses. Students well qualified in the Italian language may be excused from language courses in First Year (please see the Undergraduate Coordinator). 300- and 400-series courses are available to qualified third- and fourth-year students and may be taken concurrently. These courses offer a wide range of options in language, literature and linguistics. Except for specialists and majors, it is not necessary to take language courses in the 300- and 400-series, but language courses may be taken without literature courses. In addition, there are courses in culture, cinema and theatre that have no language requirement. In conjunction with Woodsworth College, ITA courses may be taken in Italy at the University of Siena during July and August. A number of bursaries are available. Students may apply to take their Third Year in Italy under the Study Elsewhere program in conjunction with the International Student Exchange Office. Undergraduate Coordinator: 416-926-2338 Email: italian.undergrad@utoronto.ca Enquiries:100 St. Joseph St. Room 204 (416-926-2345) Web site:http://www.utoronto.ca/italian/

Italian Programs

Italian Studies Programs

Italian Specialist (Arts program)

Enrolment in this program requires the completion of 4.0 courses.

(10 full courses or their equivalent, including at least one full course equivalent at the 400 level)

1. ITA100Y1/ITA101Y1/110Y1/(133H1, 134H1)/ITA152Y1
2. One of the following series of courses.

a. ITA250Y1, (ITA343H1,ITA344H1) (Prerequisite ITA100Y1/ [133H1, 134H1])

b. ITA251Y1,(ITA354H1,ITA355H1) (Prerequisite ITA101Y1/110Y1)

c. ITA252Y1, (ITA364H1,ITA365H1) (Prerequisite ITA152Y1)
3. Two 200-series ITA courses including ITA250Y1/ITA251Y1/ITA252Y1
4. Two full courses or equivalent at the 300+ level in literature. Students must complete at least one half course in THREE separate periods of Italian literature.
5. Three and one half additional ITA 300+ series courses with at least one full course equivalent at the 400-level.
6. ITA495H1
7. No more than two full courses or equivalent where the language of instruction is English may be counted towards the Specialist Program.

Italian Major (Arts program)

Enrolment in this program requires the completion of 4.0 courses.

(7 full courses or their equivalent)

1. ITA100Y1/ITA101Y1/110Y1/(133H1, 134H1)/ITA152Y1
2. Two 200-series courses including ITA250Y1/ITA251Y1/ITA252Y1 or JFI225Y1
3. One full course or equivalent at the 300+ level in literature
4. Three additional ITA 300+ series courses (ex-beginners must include ITA343H1 and344H1 in their selection)

Italian Minor (Arts program)

Enrolment in this program requires the completion of 4.0 courses.

(4 full courses or their equivalent)

Any 4 ITA courses (at least one full course equivalent must be a 300/400-level literature course)

Italian Culture and Communication Studies Minor (Arts program)

Enrolment in this program requires the completion of 4.0 courses.

4 full courses (or equivalent) including one full course equivalent from any of the following:ITA340H1/ITA341H1/ITA441H1/ITA347H1

ITA360H1/ITA361H1/ITA363H1/ITA430H1

ITA356Y1/357Y1/358Y1/359Y1

ITA371H1/ITA372H1/ITA471H1/ITA472H1/473H1

Second Language Learning (Italian) Major (Arts program)

Enrolment in this program requires the completion of 4.0 courses.

(7 full courses or their equivalent)

1. ITA100Y1/ITA101Y1/110Y1/(133H1, 134H1) (all with minimum 73%)/ITA152Y1
2. JFI225Y1
3. ITA250Y1/ITA251Y1/ITA252Y1/253Y1
4. One full course or equivalent at the 300+ level in literature
5. At least one full-course equivalent from: ITA360H1, ITA361H1, ITA363H1, ITA430H1
6. Two additional ITA 300/400-series courses

Italian Courses

First Year Seminars

The 199Y1 and 199H1 seminars are designed to provide the opportunity to work closely with an instructor in a class of no more than twenty-four students. These interactive seminars are intended to stimulate the students’ curiosity and provide an opportunity to get to know a member of the professorial staff in a seminar environment during the first year of study. Details here.

Guidelines for the selection of first-year language courses:

ITA152Y1: for students who have completed OAC/4U Italian at the high school level (or equivalent).

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.

ITA102Y1: an introductory language course for students wishing to take Italian solely as a breadth requirement. This course cannot be used towards any Minor, Major or Specialist program in Italian.

Students with an adequate knowledge of Italian may substitute for the language courses and half-courses in the First and Second years another course or half-course, subject to the permission of the Department. The Department reserves the right to place students in the language course appropriate to their level of language skill.

ITA100Y1 Italian Language for Beginners[72S]

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.

Exclusion: Grade 10 Italian/ITA101Y1/ITA102Y1/ITA110Y1/(ITA133H1, ITA134H1)/ITA152Y1 (Not open to students with a knowledge, however passive, of an Italian dialect)
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA101Y1 Elementary Italian Language[72S]

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.

Exclusion: OAC/4U Italian/ ITA100Y1/110Y1/(133H1, 134H1)/ 152Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA102Y1 Practical Italian[48L/24P]

A course specifically designed for students who wish to take Italian as a breadth requirement. Emphasis will be given to basic aspects of communication in a functional context. This course cannot be used towards any Minor, Major or Specialist program in Italian.

Exclusion: 4U Italian or any previous university level Italian language course
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA135Y0 Conversation and Culture: An Introduction to Italian[72S]

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)

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA152Y1 Language Practice[72S]

A review of grammar, the writing of short compositions, and oral practice. Linguistic analysis based on readings of contemporary literary texts.

Prerequisite: Italian OAC/4 U or permission of Department.
Exclusion: ITA100Y1/ITA101Y1/ITA110Y1/(ITA133H1, ITA134H1)
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA210Y1 Contemporary Italy[48S]

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)

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA220H1 Introduction to Modern Italian Literature: Prose[24L]

Reading of selections of Italian prose works, with emphasis on linguistic and stylistic features from Svevo and Pirandello to the present. 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.

Prerequisite: ITA100Y1/ITA101Y1/ITA152Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA221H1 Introduction to Modern Italian Literature: Poetry[24L]

Reading of selections of Italian poetry, with emphasis on linguistic and stylistic features from Futurism to the present. 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.

Prerequisite: ITA100Y1/ITA101Y1/ITA152Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

JFI225Y1 Second Language Learning [48L]

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 is taught in English.

Prerequisite: FSL221Y1 or, upon first FRE/FSL enrolment, equivalent as determined by the French Placement Test/ITA100Y1/101Y1/102Y1/ 110Y1/(133H1, 134H1) (all with a minimum of 73%)/152Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ITA233H1 Ethnicity and Mainstream Italian Canadian Culture (formerly ITA233Y1)[24L]

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)

Exclusion: ITA233Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

ITA235Y0 Conversation and Culture: Intermediate Italian Intensive Oral Practice[72S]

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)

Prerequisite: ITA100Y1/ITA101Y1/(ITA133H1, ITA134H1)/ITA135Y1/ITA152Y1 or permission of Department
Exclusion: ITA252Y1 (and/or higher)
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA240Y1 Italian Cinema[48L/72P]

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.

The course is given in English and all films shown have English subtitles.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA245Y1 Italian Culture & Civilization[24L/24T]

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)

Exclusion: ITA246H1/ITA247H1/ITA248Y1/(ITA356/ITA357Y1)/(ITA358/ITA359Y1)
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1) + Society and its Institutions (3)

ITA249H1 Italians in China: From Marco Polo to Matteo Ricci[24L]

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)

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

ITA250Y1 Intermediate Italian[72S]

Grammar review, readings of Italian authors and oral practice to enhance comprehension and expressive skills.

Prerequisite: ITA100Y1/(ITA133H1, ITA134H1)
Exclusion: ITA152Y1/ITA251Y1/ITA252Y1/ (Not open to students with a knowledge of an Italian dialect)
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA251Y1 Intermediate Italian II[72S]

A review of Italian grammar, readings of Italian authors and one hour of oral practice.

Prerequisite: ITA101Y1/ITA110Y1/(ITA133H1, ITA134H1) or permission of department
Exclusion: ITA152Y1/ITA250Y1/ITA252Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA252Y1 Written and Oral Expression in Italian[72S]

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.

Prerequisite: ITA152Y1
Exclusion: ITA250Y1/ITA251Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA271Y1 Translating I[24L/24T]

An introduction to the problems of translation from English into Italian and Italian into English. Specific treatment of common difficulties and extensive exercises. Prerequisite: Permission of Department

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA299Y1 Research Opportunity Program [TBA]

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details here.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: None

ITA300H1 History of Italian Literature: Middle Ages and Renaissance[24L]

This course provides a chronological , comprehensive view of Italian literature and its major authors and trends from its beginnings to the Renaissance. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience.

Prerequisite: ITA250Y1/ITA251Y1/ITA252Y1
Exclusion: ITA300Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA301H1 History of Italian Literature: Baroque to Contemporary[24L]

This course provides a chronological, comprehensive view of Italian literature and its major authors and trends from the Baroque period to the present day. This course includes a component designed to enhance students’ research experience.

Prerequisite: ITA250Y1/ITA251Y1/ITA252Y1
Exclusion: ITA300Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA310H1 The ‘Journey’ in 19th Century Italian Literature [24L]

The course illustrates Italys contribution to the history of the trope during a time when countries became increasingly interdependent and conscious of each others 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. (Given in English)

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA311H1 Mediaeval Italian Literature in Translation: Dante[24L]

A study of the Vita Nuova and of the Divine Comedy within the literary and cultural context of the Middle Ages. This course includes a component designed to enhance students research experience. (Given in English)

Exclusion: ITA320Y1/321Y1/ITA320H1/ITA321H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA312H1 Mediaeval Italian Literature in Translation: Petrarch and Boccaccio[24L]

A study of the Petrarchs Canzoniere and of Boccaccios Decameron considered in relation to the later Middle Ages. This course includes a component designed to enhance students research experience. (Given in English)

Exclusion: ITA325H1/427H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA320H1 Dante: Vita Nuova and Divina Commedia (Inferno)[24L]

Dantes 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.

Prerequisite: ITA250Y1/ITA251Y1/ITA252Y1
Exclusion: ITA311H1/ITA320Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA321H1 Dante: Divina Commedia (Purgatorio and Paradiso)[24L]

A continuation of ITA320H1, this course examines the Purgatorio and the Paradiso in the context of Dantes vision of contemporary society. This course includes a component designed to enhance students research experience.

Prerequisite: ITA320H1
Exclusion: ITA311H/ITA320Y
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA325H1 Themes and Forms of the Lyric Tradition from Petrarch to Tasso[24L]

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.

Prerequisite: ITA250Y1/ITA251Y1/ITA252Y1
Exclusion: ITA325Y1/ITA312H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA326H1 Themes and Forms of the Lyric Tradition from Late Renaissance to 20th Century[24L]

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 DAnnunzio. This course includes a component designed to enhance students research experience.

Prerequisite: ITA250Y1/ITA251Y1/ITA252Y1
Exclusion: ITA325Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA330H1 The Christian Epic: Manzoni and the 19th Century[24L]

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.

Prerequisite: ITA250Y1/ITA251Y1/ITA252Y1
Exclusion: ITA330Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA332H1 Love in the Renaissance[24L]

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, womens position in society, homosexuality and other issues. This course includes a component designed to enhance students research experience. (Given in English)

Exclusion: ITA345H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA334H1 Italian Canadian Literature I: Life in a New World[12L/12T]

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)

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA340H1 Italian Neorealist Cinema[24L/36P]

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)

Exclusion: ITA340Y
Recommended Preparation: ITA240Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA341H1 Italian Cinema after Neorealism [24L/36P]

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)

Prerequisite: ITA340H1 or permission of Department.
Exclusion: ITA340Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA343H1 Language Practice I[36S]

For students who have completed ITA250Y1. 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.

Prerequisite: ITA250Y1/ITA253Y1
Exclusion: ITA252Y1/ITA350Y1/ITA351Y1/ITA352Y1/(ITA354H1,ITA355H1)/(ITA364H1,ITA365H1)
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA344H1 Language Practice II[36S]

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.

Prerequisite: ITA343H1
Exclusion: ITA252Y1/ITA350Y1/ITA351Y1/ITA352Y1/(ITA354H1,ITA355H1)/(ITA364H1,ITA365H1)
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA346H1 Monsters and Marvels in Italian Modern Literature[24L]

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.

Prerequisite: ITA250Y1/ITA251Y1/ITA252Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA347H1 Topics in Italian Cinema[24L/36P]

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. (Given in English)

Exclusion: ITA342Y1
Recommended Preparation: ITA240Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA354H1 Language Practice I[36S]

For students who have completed ITA251Y1. 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.

Prerequisite: ITA251Y1
Exclusion: ITA252Y1/(ITA343H1,ITA344H1)/ITA350Y1/ITA351Y/ITA352Y1/(ITA364H1,ITA365H1)
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA355H1 Language Practice II[36S]

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.

Prerequisite: ITA354H1
Exclusion: ITA252Y1/(ITA343H1,ITA344H1)/ITA350Y1/ITA351Y/ITA352Y1/(ITA364H1,ITA365H1)
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA356Y0 Italian Culture from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance[24L/24T]

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.)

ITA356Y0: This course is taught in English and is open to students from other disciplines.

ITA357Y0: Students who wish to petition the Department for credit towards a Specialist or Major in Italian will be required to do the readings in Italian

Exclusion: ITA245Y1/ITA246H1/ITA248Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1) + Society and its Institutions (3)

ITA357Y0 Italian Culture from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance[24L/24T]

ITA356Y0: This course is taught in English and is open to students from other disciplines.

ITA357Y0: Students who wish to petition the Department for credit towards a Specialist or Major in Italian will be required to do the readings in Italian

ITA358Y0: This course is taught in English and is open to students from other disciplines.

ITA359Y0: Students who wish to petition the Department for credit towards a Specialist or Major in Italian will be required to do the readings in Italian.

Exclusion: ITA245Y1/ITA247H1/ITA248Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1) + Society and its Institutions (3)

ITA359Y0 Modern Italian Culture[24L/24T]

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)

ITA358Y0: This course is taught in English and is open to students from other disciplines.

ITA359Y0: Students who wish to petition the Department for credit towards a Specialist or Major in Italian will be required to do the readings in Italian.

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. (Given in English)

Prerequisite: ITA250Y1/ITA251Y1/ITA252Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ITA361H1 Aspects of Italian Descriptive and Applied Linguistics[24L]

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. (Given in English)

Prerequisite: ITA250Y1/ITA251Y1/ITA252Y1 AND ITA360H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ITA363H1 Italian Sociolinguistics[24L]

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.

Prerequisite: ITA250Y1/ITA251Y1/ITA252Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ITA364H1 Advanced Language Practice I[36S]

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.

Prerequisite: ITA252Y1/ITA253Y1
Exclusion: (ITA343H1,ITA344H1)/ITA350Y1/ITA351Y1/ITA352Y/(ITA354H1,ITA355H1)
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA365H1 Advanced Language Practice II[36S]

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.

Prerequisite: ITA364H1
Exclusion: (ITA343H1,ITA344H1)/ITA350Y1/ITA351Y1/ITA352Y/(ITA354H1,ITA355H1)
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA370H1 Power and Success in the Renaissance[24L]

Concepts of power and strategies for success in Renaissance texts including Machiavellis Il principe and Castigliones Il libro del cortegiano. This course includes a component designed to enhance students research experience.

Prerequisite: ITA250Y1/ITA251Y1/ITA252Y1
Exclusion: ITA370Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ITA371H1 Translating II[24S]

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.

Prerequisite: Permission of Department
Exclusion: ITA371Y
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA372H1 Translating III[24S]

Prerequisite: ITA371H1 or permission of Department
Exclusion: ITA371Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA381H1 Topics in Modern and Contemporary Literature[24L]

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.

A study of the conventions of the Commedia dellArte 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)

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA395Y0 Special Topics in Italian Studies [48S]

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)

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA398H0 Independent Experiential Study Project

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details here.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: None

ITA399Y0 Independent Experiential Study Project

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details here.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: None

ITA405H1 19th Century Italian Poetry[24L]

Centred around the poetic production of Leopardi, Pascoli, and DAnnunzio, the course explores the main literary, artistic and socio-political issues that characterize Italys cultural contribution within the context of the romantic movements in Europe. This course includes a component designed to enhance students research experience.

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.

An analysis of the most representative works of 20th-century Italian dramatists, from Pirandello to Fabbri to Fo. This course includes a component designed to enhance students research experience.

The short story genre and its development from the Middle Ages to the Baroque. In addition to Boccaccios 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.

Prerequisite: ITA250Y1/ITA251Y1/ITA252Y1
Exclusion: ITA421Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA421H1 Spinning a Tale: The Italian Short Story after 1800[24L]

The short story genre and its development from 1800 to the present. Authors to include Pratesi, Verga, Negri, Landolfi. This course includes a component designed to enhance students research experience.

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.

Prerequisite: ITA250Y1/ITA251Y1/ITA252Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

ITA436H1 Man and Society from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment[24L]

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.

Prerequisite: ITA250Y1/251Y1/252Y1
Exclusion: ITA436Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA441H1 Italian Novel into Film: Aspects of Cinematic Adaptation[24L]

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)

Recommended Preparation: One of: ITA240Y1/340Y1/ ITA340H1/ITA341H1/ITA347H1/381Y1. Knowledge of Italian recommended
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA451H1 Advanced Composition and Stylistics I[36S]

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.

Prerequisite: ITA343H1,ITA344H1)/ITA350Y1/ITA351Y1/ITA352Y1/(ITA354H1,ITA355H1)/(ITA364H1,ITA365H1)
Exclusion: ITA450Y/ITA451Y/ITA452Y
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA452H1 Advanced Composition and Stylistics II[36S]

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.

Prerequisite: ITA451H1
Exclusion: ITA450Y/ITA451Y/ITA452Y
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA455H1 Women Writers in Italy[24L]

Cultural movements and feminist issues as reflected in the writings of various periods. This course includes a component designed to enhance students research experience.

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.

Prerequisite: ITA250Y1/ITA251Y1/ITA252Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA471H1 Translating IV[24S]

Written translation of literary, administrative, business, and semi-technical texts from English into Italian and Italian into English. This course includes a component designed to enhance students research experience.

Exclusion: ITA471Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA472H1 Translating V[24S]

Prerequisite: ITA471H1 or permission of Department
Exclusion: ITA471Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA489H1 Independent Studies [TBA]

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.

Prerequisite: Permission of Department
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: None

ITA490Y1 Independent Studies [TBA]

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.

Prerequisite: Permission of Department
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: None

ITA491H1 Topics in Contemporary Fiction[24L]

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.

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)

Recommended Preparation: One of ITA233Y1/ITA334H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA494H1 The Renaissance Artist as Writer [24S]

An analysis of writings (in English translation) by artists from Alberti and Leonardo da Vinci to Michelangelo,Vasari and Cellini in relation to Renaissance thought, the theory of art, and the status of the artist. (Given in English)

Exclusion: ITA494Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ITA495H1 Directed Research

Based on a professor’s research project currently in progress, this course will enable an undergraduate student to play a useful role in the project while receiving concrete training in research. This course is mandatory for all students enrolled in the specialist’s program.

Prerequisite: Permission of Department
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: None

ITA496H1 Research Methods

This course, linked to the instructor’s research project, will provide training in a variety of research methods.

Prerequisite: Permission of Department
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: None