The Literature course (Non-European language) MA comes under the complementary learning activities of the MA course in Modern languages for International Communication, specifically those aimed at providing a solid preparation in the cultural and literary context of the language of study approached from an historical and critical perspective, as well as in the application of critical analysis and comment to texts belonging to diverse literary typologies.
The course aims at deepening and strengthening: a) knowledge of the most significant geners, authors and texts from the modern and/or contemporary period in the language of study; b) the ability to analyze critically and to comment on typologically diverse literary texts in the language of study.
Expected learning outcomes: the students will further enhance and strengthen their familiarity with the genres, authors and literary texts in the foreign language of study; they will further enhance their ability to analyze critically literary texts in the original.
The course aims at deepening and strengthening: a) knowledge of the most significant geners, authors and texts from the modern and/or contemporary period in the language of study; b) the ability to analyze critically and to comment on typologically diverse literary texts in the language of study.
Expected learning outcomes: the students will further enhance and strengthen their familiarity with the genres, authors and literary texts in the foreign language of study; they will further enhance their ability to analyze critically literary texts in the original.
teacher profile teaching materials
Ye Shitao, A History of Taiwan Literature, Cambria, 2021.
Rosa Lombardi, Voci da Taiwan, Orientalia, 2022
Stefano Pelaggi, L'isola sospesa, Luiss University Press, 2022
Essays and readings uploaded on Teams
Chinese reading provided at class
Programme
The course explores women’s literary production in Taiwan from the postwar period to the present, with particular attention to the postcolonial context, processes of democratization, and the island’s socio-cultural transformations. It examines major themes (identity, memory, body, gender, family, tradition, and modernity), as well as the historical turning points that have shaped Taiwanese women’s writing, and the relationship between women’s literature and the dominant male literary tradition, highlighting dynamics of comparison, opposition, and reworking of canonical models. Through the reading and analysis of selected texts, students will develop critical and interpretive skills applicable to structured discussions and independent textual analysis.Core Documentation
Federica Passi, Letteratura taiwanese – un profilo storico, Cafoscarina, 2007Ye Shitao, A History of Taiwan Literature, Cambria, 2021.
Rosa Lombardi, Voci da Taiwan, Orientalia, 2022
Stefano Pelaggi, L'isola sospesa, Luiss University Press, 2022
Essays and readings uploaded on Teams
Chinese reading provided at class
Attendance
Attendance is highly recommended. During the course the reading texts will be explained and discussed.Type of evaluation
Assessment is carried out either through an oral examination on the course content or through the submission of a research paper on an agreed topic, followed by an oral discussion of the paper and of two topics covered during the course. The final grade (out of 30) is based on the following criteria: • Completeness and relevance of answers: 0–12 points • Appropriateness of content: 0–12 points • Clarity of presentation: 0–6 points