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
The Wizard of Oz (film), dir. Victor Fleming; The Wiz (film), dir. Sidney Lumet.
William Carlos Williams, Paterson;
Paterson (film), dir. Jim Jarmusch.
Tennessee Williams, The Rose Tattoo;
The Rose Tattoo (film), dir. Daniel Mann.
Tennessee Williams, Baby Doll;
Baby Doll (film), dir. Elia Kazan.
Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun;
A Raisin in the Sun, dir. Daniel Petrie; A Raisin in the Sun, dir. Bill Duke.
Fruizione: 20750046 Anglo-American Literatures and Visual Cultures in Lingue e letterature per la didattica e le professioni culturali LM-37 R VELLUCCI SABRINA
Programme
Through the rewritings of visual, narrative, and poetic texts (adaptations for the stage and the screen, parodies), published in a period ranging from the beginning of the 20th century until the 1960s, the course investigates the specificities of different genres, languages, and media, as well as the processes of adaptation and transcodification that are at the heart of such texts. Class discussion will also focus on issues related to democracy and citizenship in the United States; racial, ethnic, and gender discrimination; civil rights; transculturalism.Core Documentation
L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz;The Wizard of Oz (film), dir. Victor Fleming; The Wiz (film), dir. Sidney Lumet.
William Carlos Williams, Paterson;
Paterson (film), dir. Jim Jarmusch.
Tennessee Williams, The Rose Tattoo;
The Rose Tattoo (film), dir. Daniel Mann.
Tennessee Williams, Baby Doll;
Baby Doll (film), dir. Elia Kazan.
Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun;
A Raisin in the Sun, dir. Daniel Petrie; A Raisin in the Sun, dir. Bill Duke.
Attendance
Students are expected to attend at least 75% of classes and actively participate in class discussions, regularly reading the assigned texts and doing individual or group presentations on topics agreed upon with the teacher. In this case, they can take an ongoing evaluation (written, in-class) test that allows them to take an abbreviated oral exam. Students who cannot attend classes are invited to contact me at least two months before the date they intend to take the exam to verify whether further readings are required.Type of evaluation
Students who attend the course are required to read the assigned texts regularly. Participation in class discussions and individual or group presentations on topics agreed upon with the lecturer constitutes an integral part (30%) of the final grade. Attending students may take an in-class written test that will constitute 50% of the final grade. For those who have attended regularly and taken the in-class tests, the oral examination will constitute 20% of the final assessment. Students who cannot attend classes are invited to contact me at least two months before the date on which they intend to take the exam.