Department of European Studies & Modern Languages, Unit Catalogue 2008/09 |
EU20615 Italian politics and culture in the 1990s |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Intermediate |
| Semester: 2 |
| Assessment: CW 33%, ES 67% |
| Requisites: |
| Before taking this unit you must take EU20070 or take EU20071 |
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Aims: This unit has three main aims:
1) to provide students with a detailed theoretical/empirical understanding of contemporary issues in Italian politics; 2) to provide students with an appreciation of the theoretical debates associated with these issues; 3) to enable students to develop a critical/analytical approach to these major issues. Learning Outcomes: On completion of this unit, students should: 1) have in-depth knowledge of the major issues in Italian politics and culture in the 1990s; 2) be familiar with theories relating to these issues; 3) be familiar with the major debates on these issues; 4) be able to respond in an informed manner to questions about these different issues and how they relate to each other. Skills: Skills in critical analysis, conceptual thinking, precision in the use of written and spoken language, exercise of independent judgement, and the planning/conduct/reporting of non-quantitative research are developed and assessed in this unit. Content: Women in Italian society, immigration as a political issue, the Italian left today, Berlusconi and la Casa della Libertà, Labour movements, the judiciary, the Mafia, the new threat of terrorism, 'pulp' Fiction and the phenomenon of the young cannibali writers, literature of immigration and the film 'Cento Passi'. |