For both curricula, the international one and the one focused on the teaching of Italian as a second language, graduates in Languages and Literatures for Teaching and Cultural Professions 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, with the achievement of a high level of proficiency in the first language and an improved level in the second language for the MULTIPLE curriculum, or in the single foreign language chosen for the DIL2 curriculum; 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. The ‘Contemporary Issues and Textual Practices’ course is one of the characterising modules of the MA programme. It enables students to: consolidate their linguistic and communication skills as well as their ability to interpret literary phenomena, with a focus on contemporary issues and attention to textual forms; further refine their competencies in the teaching of literature, developing independent and critical judgment. Students will be required to: apply advanced theoretical competencies in the interpretation and translation of literary texts, as well as in the interconnections between literary language and other forms of expression; communicate subject-specific content an advanced level by applying refined textual analytical skills. Requirements: ‘Literature, Arts, Media’.
Curriculum
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This course examines representations of motherhood in contemporary fiction, with a focus on novels from the late 20th and 21st centuries. Moving beyond idealized or traditional portrayals, we will explore how recent literature interrogates the emotional, political, and ethical complexities of mothering. Topics include ambivalence, reproductive choice, labor and care, identity and selfhood, intergenerational relationships, and the impact of race, class, and migration on maternal experience.
Through close reading and critical analysis, students will consider how contemporary authors challenge dominant cultural narratives of motherhood and reimagine maternal subjectivity. The course will engage with interdisciplinary perspectives from feminist theory, psychoanalysis, and cultural studies to better understand how motherhood functions as both a lived experience and a literary construct.
Jamaica Kincaid, Annie John (1985) e Lucy (1990)
Maggie Gee, My Cleaner (2005)
Jackie Kay, Red Dust Road (2010)
Amulya Malladi, A House for Happy Mothers (2016)
Shanthi Sekaran, Lucky Boy (2017)
Programme
Motherhood in the contemporary novelThis course examines representations of motherhood in contemporary fiction, with a focus on novels from the late 20th and 21st centuries. Moving beyond idealized or traditional portrayals, we will explore how recent literature interrogates the emotional, political, and ethical complexities of mothering. Topics include ambivalence, reproductive choice, labor and care, identity and selfhood, intergenerational relationships, and the impact of race, class, and migration on maternal experience.
Through close reading and critical analysis, students will consider how contemporary authors challenge dominant cultural narratives of motherhood and reimagine maternal subjectivity. The course will engage with interdisciplinary perspectives from feminist theory, psychoanalysis, and cultural studies to better understand how motherhood functions as both a lived experience and a literary construct.
Core Documentation
Doris Lessing, To Room Nineteen (short story) (1963)Jamaica Kincaid, Annie John (1985) e Lucy (1990)
Maggie Gee, My Cleaner (2005)
Jackie Kay, Red Dust Road (2010)
Amulya Malladi, A House for Happy Mothers (2016)
Shanthi Sekaran, Lucky Boy (2017)
Type of evaluation
The examination will consist of a discussion of literary and critical texts. Students who attend regularly may prepare a written essay to be submitted at least one week in advance, which will be discussed during the oral examination. For students who do not attend, the examination will be oral only. teacher profile teaching materials
This course examines representations of motherhood in contemporary fiction, with a focus on novels from the late 20th and 21st centuries. Moving beyond idealized or traditional portrayals, we will explore how recent literature interrogates the emotional, political, and ethical complexities of mothering. Topics include ambivalence, reproductive choice, labor and care, identity and selfhood, intergenerational relationships, and the impact of race, class, and migration on maternal experience.
Through close reading and critical analysis, students will consider how contemporary authors challenge dominant cultural narratives of motherhood and reimagine maternal subjectivity. The course will engage with interdisciplinary perspectives from feminist theory, psychoanalysis, and cultural studies to better understand how motherhood functions as both a lived experience and a literary construct.
Jamaica Kincaid, Annie John (1985) e Lucy (1990)
Maggie Gee, My Cleaner (2005)
Jackie Kay, Red Dust Road (2010)
Amulya Malladi, A House for Happy Mothers (2016)
Shanthi Sekaran, Lucky Boy (2017)
Programme
Motherhood in the contemporary novelThis course examines representations of motherhood in contemporary fiction, with a focus on novels from the late 20th and 21st centuries. Moving beyond idealized or traditional portrayals, we will explore how recent literature interrogates the emotional, political, and ethical complexities of mothering. Topics include ambivalence, reproductive choice, labor and care, identity and selfhood, intergenerational relationships, and the impact of race, class, and migration on maternal experience.
Through close reading and critical analysis, students will consider how contemporary authors challenge dominant cultural narratives of motherhood and reimagine maternal subjectivity. The course will engage with interdisciplinary perspectives from feminist theory, psychoanalysis, and cultural studies to better understand how motherhood functions as both a lived experience and a literary construct.
Core Documentation
Doris Lessing, To Room Nineteen (short story) (1963)Jamaica Kincaid, Annie John (1985) e Lucy (1990)
Maggie Gee, My Cleaner (2005)
Jackie Kay, Red Dust Road (2010)
Amulya Malladi, A House for Happy Mothers (2016)
Shanthi Sekaran, Lucky Boy (2017)
Type of evaluation
The examination will consist of a discussion of literary and critical texts. Students who attend regularly may prepare a written essay to be submitted at least one week in advance, which will be discussed during the oral examination. For students who do not attend, the examination will be oral only.