2022 Spring ITALIAN R5B 004 LEC 004

Course Catalog Description

Reading and composition course based on works by Italians and foreigners about Italy and its culture and by Italians about their distinctive experiences of other cultures as tourists and emigrants. Works studied will be primarily chosen from among fiction and non fiction narratives, both originally in English and translated into it. R5A satisfies the first half of the Reading and Composition Requirement and R5B satisfies the second half.

Class Description

This course examines how literature and film have depicted travel as a form of study, from the 19th century Grand Tour to the institutionalized concept of “Study Abroad” on US campuses today. We will focus on depictions of travel, how new senses of self emerge within new linguistic and cultural contexts, and will also consider a few examples of travel (with an emphasis on travel to/from Italy) in 20th century literature and film. This is a writing-intensive course and fulfills the second half of the Reading and Composition University Requirement. Since our focus in this class will be to hone our analytical reading and writing skills, assignments are designed to give students practice in developing their own interpretive claims about the meaning of a text in an engaged, creative, and productive way. Students will be asked to complete short writing assignments as well as one midterm essay and one longer research paper. Most all papers will be revised, and students will be asked to regularly share their work and comment on the work of their fellow students to aid in the revision process. Texts and films will be chosen from the following list: Florence in Ecstasy, Jessie Chafee Room with a View, E.M. Forster Waiting to be Heard, Amanda Knox Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio, Amara Lakhous The Talented Mr. Ripley, Anthony Minghella The Girl at the Door, Veronica Raimo A course reader will also be available with shorter works (poems, short stories, essays, and translations) by: James Baldwin, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Jhumpa Lahiri, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Ernest Hemingway, Ezra Pound, Elizabeth Bishop, John Ashbery, Dante Alighieri, and Arthur Rimbaud.

Class Notes

This course satisfies the second half or the “B” portion of the Reading and Composition requirement.

Prerequisite: Successful completion of the “A” portion of the Reading & Composition requirement or its equivalent. Students may not enroll in nor attend R1B/R5B courses without completin.. show more

This course satisfies the second half or the “B” portion of the Reading and Composition requirement.

Prerequisite: Successful completion of the “A” portion of the Reading & Composition requirement or its equivalent. Students may not enroll in nor attend R1B/R5B courses without completing this prerequisite.

Due to the high demand for R&C courses we monitor attendance very carefully. Attendance is mandatory the first two weeks of classes, this includes all enrolled and wait listed students. If you do not attend all classes the first two weeks you may be dropped. If you are attempting to add into this class during weeks 1 and 2 and did not attend the first day, you will be expected to attend all class meetings thereafter and, if space permits, you may be enrolled from the wait list. show less

Rules & Requirements

Requisites

Previously passed an R_A course with a letter grade of C- or better. Previously passed an articulated R_A course with a letter grade of C- or better. Score a 4 on the Advanced Placement Exam in English Literature. Score a 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement Exam in English Language and Composition. Score of 5, 6, or 7 on the International Baccalaureate Higher Level Examination in English.