Italian Cultural Studies B (ITAL20001)

This subject, taught either as a winter overseas intensive or on campus in semester 2, allows students to study key aspects of Italian culture, primarily through the analysis of specific literary texts and/or films. Students will also have the opportunity to study the development of Italian society. By the end of the subject, students should have been introduced to a number of literary texts and/or films in order to improve their standard of comprehension and to gain some understanding of the process of literary/cultural criticism. They should also have acquired the ability to examine critically various aspects of Italian history and culture. Please note the winter overseas intensive is not available in 2024.