Graduates in Languages and Literatures for Teaching and Translation obtain advanced knowledge and understanding in all the subject areas of their training in order to
1) consolidate and develop their competence in European and American Studies, with particular attention to their literature of specialisation;
2) deepen their knowledge of the two foreign languages chosen, achieving a heightened competence in the language of specialization and an advancement in the second language;
3) reach enhanced awareness of the linguistic features of their language of specialisation, both from a diachronic and a synchronic perspective;
4) reach an adequate knowledge of the most advanced methodologies for the analysis of literary texts;
5) handle confidently the theoretical-practical tools for teaching and for translation.
North American literatures and visual cultures is one of the characterising modules of the programme. It allows students to acquire linguistic and communicative skills as well as the competence to analyse poetic, narrative, and theatrical texts taking into account the linguistic and cultural complexity of North America. Special attention is devoted to the study of the relationships between literature and the visual arts, such as cinema, photography, the graphic novel, and painting.
At the end of the module students will be able to: enhance their critical awareness; make independent use of the most advanced theoretical methods for analysing literary texts and phenomena; communicate at an advanced level the disciplinary content.
Prerequisites: students enrolled in other degree programmes are allowed to select this module if they have gained at least 12 CFU in Anglo-American language and literatures for their bachelor’s degree and can certify the attainment of the B2 level in the English language.
Note: for LM37 students enrolled in the international curriculum “English and Anglo-American Studies” (English-English Literature), this module can be chosen as an associated subject (“materia affine”) to the literature of specialisation.
1) consolidate and develop their competence in European and American Studies, with particular attention to their literature of specialisation;
2) deepen their knowledge of the two foreign languages chosen, achieving a heightened competence in the language of specialization and an advancement in the second language;
3) reach enhanced awareness of the linguistic features of their language of specialisation, both from a diachronic and a synchronic perspective;
4) reach an adequate knowledge of the most advanced methodologies for the analysis of literary texts;
5) handle confidently the theoretical-practical tools for teaching and for translation.
North American literatures and visual cultures is one of the characterising modules of the programme. It allows students to acquire linguistic and communicative skills as well as the competence to analyse poetic, narrative, and theatrical texts taking into account the linguistic and cultural complexity of North America. Special attention is devoted to the study of the relationships between literature and the visual arts, such as cinema, photography, the graphic novel, and painting.
At the end of the module students will be able to: enhance their critical awareness; make independent use of the most advanced theoretical methods for analysing literary texts and phenomena; communicate at an advanced level the disciplinary content.
Prerequisites: students enrolled in other degree programmes are allowed to select this module if they have gained at least 12 CFU in Anglo-American language and literatures for their bachelor’s degree and can certify the attainment of the B2 level in the English language.
Note: for LM37 students enrolled in the international curriculum “English and Anglo-American Studies” (English-English Literature), this module can be chosen as an associated subject (“materia affine”) to the literature of specialisation.
teacher profile teaching materials
William Carlos Williams, Pictures from Brueghel and Other Poems (New Directions); Paterson (New Directions), selected books/parts – Paterson (film), dir. Jim Jarmush.
Tennessee Williams, Baby Doll & Tiger Tail. A screenplay and play (New Directions) – Baby Doll (film), dir. Elia Kazan.
Hillary Jordan, Mudbound (Windmill Books) - Mudbound (film), dir. Dee Rees.
Programme
Through the analysis of the rewritings (ekphrases, adaptations for the stage and for the screen, parodies) of narrative, poetic, and theatrical texts published between the early twentieth century and the present day, we will investigate issues such as: immigration and ethnicity; racial discrimination and civil rights; gender identities; transculturality. We will focus on the specificities of the different genres, languages, and media, as well as on the processes of adaptation and transcodification.Core Documentation
L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (W.W. Norton Annotated Edition) – The Wizard of Oz (film), dir. Victor Fleming; The Wiz (film), dir. Sidney Lumet.William Carlos Williams, Pictures from Brueghel and Other Poems (New Directions); Paterson (New Directions), selected books/parts – Paterson (film), dir. Jim Jarmush.
Tennessee Williams, Baby Doll & Tiger Tail. A screenplay and play (New Directions) – Baby Doll (film), dir. Elia Kazan.
Hillary Jordan, Mudbound (Windmill Books) - Mudbound (film), dir. Dee Rees.
Reference Bibliography
Critical essays will be provided during classes and uploaded on Moodle. Literary History Greil Marcus and Werner Sollors, eds., A New Literary History of America. Cambridge, MA: Harvard UP, 2009 (selected chapters). Richard Gray, A Brief History of American Literature. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011 (chapters 4 and 5).Type of delivery of the course
The course will mostly consist of lectures and seminars, but students will also participate in other didactic activities such as field trips, visits to the Center for American Studies in Rome, events related to American literature and culture (conferences, seminars, presentations). In case of an extension of the COVID-19 emergency all the provisions that regulate the didactic activities will be implemented. In particular, the following modalities will be applied: distance learning with live recorded lectures and sharing of materials (critical bibliography, Power Point presentations, etc.) through apps and platforms. Further information to this regard will be provided on the course Moodle pages.Attendance
Students are expected to attend at least 75% of classes and actively participate in class discussions, regularly reading the assigned texts. In this case, they can take an ongoing evaluation (written) test that allows them to take an abbreviated oral exam. Students who cannot attend classes are invited to contact the instructor at least two months before the date on which they intend to take the exam in order to agree on the required additions to the program.Type of evaluation
Students who regularly attend the course are required to read the texts assigned in class. Active participation in class discussions is an integral part of the final evaluation. Students who have attended at least 75% of classes will take a written test (with open-ended questions) at the end of the course and a short final oral exam. Students who cannot attend classes are invited to contact the instructor at least two months before the date on which they intend to take the exam in order to agree on the required additions to the program. In case of an extension of the COVID-19 emergency, all the provisions regulating the evaluation of students will be implemented. In particular, the following procedure will be applied: oral exams on Microsoft Teams.