ELEMENTARY ITALIAN I
Same course as ITAL V1101-V1102.
- TR 10:10 a.m.-noon
- TR 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
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Instructor:
Federica Franze
CULPA: 4
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- 4 points
ELEMENTARY HUNGARIAN II
Introduction to the basic structures of the Hungarian language. With the instructors permission the second term of this course may be taken without the first. Students with a schedule conflict should consult the instructor about the possibility of adjusting hours.
- TR 9:10 a.m.-11 a.m.
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Instructor:
Carol H Rounds
CULPA: 5
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- 4 points
ELEMENTARY ITALIAN II
Prerequisites: ITAL V1101 or the equivalent. Introduction to Italian grammar, with emphasis on reading, writing, listening and speaking skills.
- MTWR 9:10 a.m.-10 a.m.
- MTWR 10:10 a.m.-11 a.m.
- TR 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
- MWR 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
- MWR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
- MTWR 12:10 p.m.-1 p.m.
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Instructor:
Kathleen C Cannon
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Instructor:
Maria Teresa de Luca
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INTENSIVE ELEMENTARY ITALIAN
An intensive course that covers two semesters of elementary Italian in one, and prepares students to move into Intermediate Italian. Students will develop their Italian communicative competence through listening, (interactive) speaking, reading and (interactive) writing. The Italian language will be used for real-world purposes and in meaningful contexts to promote intercultural understanding. This course is especially recommended for students who already know another Romance language. May be used toward fulfillment of the language requirement.
- TRF 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
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Instructor:
Barbara Spinelli
CULPA: 9
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- 6 points
INTERMEDIATE CONVERSTN ITAL II
Prerequisites: ITAL W1221 or sufficient fluency to satisfy the instructor. Corequisites: Recommended: ITAL V1201-V/W1202 or ITAL W1201-W1202. Conversation courses may not be used to satisfy the language requirement or fulfill major or concentration requirements. Intensive practice in the spoken language, assigned topics for class discussions, and oral reports.
- TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
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Instructor:
Barbara Spinelli
CULPA: 9
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- 2 points
ADVANCED CONVERSATION ITALIAN
Prerequisites: ITAL UN2102 or sufficient fluency to satisfy the instructor. Conversation courses may not be used to satisfy the language requirement or fulfill major or concentration requirements. This course is designed for students who have attended four semesters of Italian language, mastered the grammatical structure of the language and are ready to expand and enlarge their language skills. A particular emphasis will be put on oral production, on listening and on reading: in class and at home the students will analyze various kinds of text and genres. In-class time is dedicated to speaking and practicing Italian through a combination of group-based and individual activities, focusing on a wide range of contemporary cultural themes through the use of varied materials such as newspaper articles, advertising material and short film clips. We will focus also on grammatical structures, language functions and activities to expand the vocabulary.
- TR 6:10 p.m.-7:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Patrizia Palumbo
CULPA: 15
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- 2 points
INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN I
Prerequisites: ITAL V1102 or W1102, or the equivalent. If you did not take Elementary Italian at Columbia in the semester preceding the current one, you must take the placement test, offered by the Italian Department at the beginning of each semester.
- TR 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
- TR 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Instructor:
Patrizia Palumbo
CULPA: 15
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- 4 points
INTERMEDIATE COURSE II
Prerequisites: HNGR UN1101-UN1102 or the equivalent. Further develops a students knowledge of the Hungarian language. With the instructors permission the second term of this course may be taken without the first. Students with a schedule conflict should consult the instructor about the possibility of adjusting hours.
- TR 11:10 a.m.-1 p.m.
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Instructor:
Carol H Rounds
CULPA: 5
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- 4 points
INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN II
Prerequisites: ITAL V1201 or W1201, or the equivalent. If you did not take Elementary Italian at Columbia in the semester preceding the current one, you must take the placement test, offered by the Italian Department at the beginning of each semester. A review of grammar, intensive reading, composition, and practice in conversation. Exploration of literary and cultural material. Lab: hours to be arranged. ITAL V1202 fulfils the basic foreign language requirement and prepares students for advanced study in Italian language and literature.
- MWR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
- MWF 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
- MWF 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Alessandra Saggin
CULPA: 4
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Instructor:
Luca Abbattista
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Instructor:
Lara Santoro
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INTENSIVE INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN
Prerequisites: ITAL UN1102 or the equivalent, with a grade of B+ or higher. An intensive course that covers two semesters of intermediate Italian in one, and prepares students for advanced language and literature study. Grammar, reading, writing, and conversation. Exploration of literary and cultural materials. This course may be used to fulfill the language requirement.
- MTR 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
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Instructor:
Maria Luisa Gozzi
CULPA: 14
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- 6 points
INTRO TO ITALIAN LITERATURE II
Prerequisites: ITAL UN2102 or the equivalent. UN3334-UN3333 is the basic course in Italian literature. UN3334: Authors and works from the Cinquecento to the present. Taught in Italian.
- MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Steven J Baker
CULPA: 3
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- 3 points
ADVANCED ITALIAN I
Prerequisites: ITALUN2102 or the equivalent. If you did not take Intermediate Italian at Columbia in the semester preceding the current one, you must take the placement test, offered by the Italian Department at the beginning of each semester. Written and oral self-expression in compositions and oral reports on a variety of topics; grammar review. Required for majors and concentrators.
- TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Federica Franze
CULPA: 4
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- 3 points
Art Itineraries: Italian through Art
ITALIAN THROUGH ART
Prerequisites: (ITAL UN2102) or (ITAL UN2121) Students must have completed Intermediate level Italian language proficiency. The course, designed for students who have mastered the grammatical structure of the language, will give the students the opportunity to improve their language skills and discover Italian art from Middle Ages to the second half of twentieth century. The works of the artists will be studied and discussed with the intent of developing knowledge of the main features of artistic and cultural movements and of the appropriate vocabulary and terminology to describe and talk about them. A particular emphasis will be put to oral and written productions: various kinds of texts and genres will be practiced (description, narration, critical analysis). Students will learn how to describe and interpret a work of art, examine the main characteristics and the techniques used by the artists and will be able to look for themes recurring in the artistic productions. The artists covered during the course will be introduced along the lines of their unique artistic, historical and socio-cultural relevance through different sources: images, scholarly essays, literature, video and music. Two visits to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and to CIMA (Center for Modern Italian Art) will be organized. In Italian.
- MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Alessandra Saggin
CULPA: 4
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- 3 points
History of Italian Cinema
This course explores the evolution of Italian Cinema from the pre-Fascist era to the millenium, and examines how films construct an image of Italy and the Italians. Special focus will be on the cinematic representations of gender. Films by major directors (Fellini, De Sica, Visconti) as well as by leading contemporaries (Moretti, Garrone, Rohrwacher) will be discussed.
- R 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Elizabeth Leake
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SENIOR THESIS/TUTORIAL
Prerequisites: the faculty advisers permission. Senior thesis or tutorial project consisting of independent scholarly work in an area of study of the student’s choosing, under the supervision of a member of the faculty.
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Instructor:
Teodolinda Barolini
CULPA: 7
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Instructor:
Elizabeth Leake
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Instructor:
Nelson Moe
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Instructor:
Pier Mattia Tommasino
CULPA: 7
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Instructor:
Konstantia Zanou
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RAPID READ&TRANSLATION IN ITAL
For graduate students and others who need to develop their reading knowledge of Italian. Open to undergraduate students as well, who want a compact survey/review of Italian structures and an approach to translation. Grammar, syntax, and vocabulary review; practice in reading and translating Italian texts of increasing complexity from a variety of fields, depending on the needs of the students. No previous knowledge of Italian is required. Note: this course may not be used to satisfy the language requirement or to fulfill major or concentration requirements.
- T 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Instructor:
Maria Luisa Gozzi
CULPA: 14
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- 3 points
TOPICS in MICROHISTORY
TOPICS IN MICROHISTORY
In the 1970s and 1980s a group of young Italian historians transformed the methods of historical inquiry and narrative. This class explores the origins, the diffusion, as well as the debate around Italian Microhistory across Europe and the United States. In particular, we will focus on “cultural” and “social” Microhistory and its evolution in Italy, France, and the US. We will read masterpieces such as Carlo Ginzburg’s
The Cheese and the Worms
, as well as Nathalie Zemon Davis’s
The Return of Martin Guerrre.
Also, we will analyze the current application of microhistorical methods to contemporary global history and the genre of biography. Topics include pre-modern popular culture and literacy, minority and marginality, the Inquisition, individual and collective identities, and the relation between the pre-modern Mediterranean, Europe and the world.
In Italian.
- W 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Pier Mattia Tommasino
CULPA: 7
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- 3 points
ANTHROPOLOGY OF CONTEMP ITALY
This seminar examines ways in which Italy is understood and represented by Italians and non-Italians. It will analyze the formation of multiple discourses on Italy, how Italian culture and society are imagined, represented and/or distorted. Based on an anthropological perspective, this course will examine ways in which we can understand Italy through the intersections of pluralism, ethnicity, gender, and religion. The course will study how Italy strives for political and economic unity, while there is a concurrent push toward inequality, exclusion, and marginalization. Moreover, the course will analyze the revitalization of nationalism on one hand of regionalism on the other, and will focus on the concepts of territory, identity, and tradition. Short videos that can be watched on computer and alternative readings for those fluent in Italian will be assigned. There are no pre-requisites for this course.
- M 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Barbara Faedda
Info - 3 points
DANTE'S DIVINA COMMEDIA 2
- TR 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Instructor:
Teodolinda Barolini
CULPA: 7
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- 4 points
DANTE'S DIVINA COMMEDIA 2
DANTE'S DIVINA COMMEDIA 2-ENG
- TR 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Instructor:
Teodolinda Barolini
CULPA: 7
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- 4 points
ITAL FASCISM & ITS REPRESENTATION IN FIL
- W 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Instructor:
Elizabeth Leake
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Mediterranean Humanities II
Med Hum II
What is the Mediterranean and how was it constructed and canonized as a space of civilization? A highly multicultural, multilingual area whose people represent a broad array of religious, ethnic, social and political difference, the Mediterranean has been seen as the cradle of western civilization, but also as a dividing border and a unifying confluence zone, as a sea of pleasure and a sea of death. The course aims to enhance students’ understanding of the multiple ways this body of water has been imagined by the people who lived or traveled across its shores. By exploring major works of theory, literature and cinema since 1800, it encourages students to engage critically with a number of questions (nationalism vs cosmopolitanism, South/North and East/West divides, tourism, exile and migration, colonialism and orientalism, borders and divided societies) and to ‘read’ the sea through different viewpoints: through the eyes of a German Romantic thinker, a Sephardic Ottoman family, an Algerian feminist, a French historian, a Syrian refugee, an Italian anti-fascist, a Moroccan writer, an Egyptian exile, a Bosnian-Croat scholar, a Lebanese-French author, a Cypriot filmmaker, an Algerian-Italian journalist, and others. In the final analysis,
Med Hum II
is meant to arouse the question of what it means to stand on watery grounds and to view the world through a constantly shifting lens.
- T 10:10 a.m.-noon
- T 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
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Instructor:
Konstantia Zanou
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MAFIA MOVIES
MAFIA MOVIES GRAD
Examines representations of the mafia in American and Italian film and literature. Special attention to questions of ethnic identity and immigration. Comparison of the different histories and myths of the mafia in the U.S. and Italy. Readings includes novels, historical studies, and film criticism. (NOTE: This is the graduate section of CLIA GU3660 which meets W 6:10p-10:00p)
- W 6:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Nelson Moe
CULPA: 10 h-index: 6 Info - 3 points
RSRCH-MEDIEVAL & RENSSNCE LIT
Guided reading and research on a topic or in a field chosen by the student in consultation with a member of the faculty. Required for Ph.D candidates, ideally during the semester when they prepare the dissertation proposal (prospectus) under the supervision of a potential sponsor.
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Instructor:
Teodolinda Barolini
CULPA: 7
Wikipedia
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- 3 points