This module is not currently running in 2024 to 2025.
This module examines the relationship between Italy and other cultures around the world from two perspectives: the impact of Italians and Italian culture outside of Italy, and the influence of immigration and migrant cultures on Italy. It will explore a range of topics, such as Italian colonialism, transnationalism, Italian-American communities, stereotypes of Italianicity, immigrant experiences in Italy, and Italian responses to immigration. These will be studied by applying a cultural studies approach to a variety of different media, such as: literature, cinema, photography and music.
Total Contact Hours: 20
Essay 1 (1,500 words) – 50%
Essay 2 (1,500 words) – 50%
Indicative Reading List
Ben-Ghiat, R. (2008) Italian Colonialism. Houndmills/New York: Palgrave MacMillan.
Bondanella, P. (2006) Hollywood Italians: Dagos, Palookas, Romeos, Wise Guys and Sopranos. New York: Continuum.
Giuliani, G. (2019) Race, Nation and Gender in Modern Italy. Intersectional Representations in Visual Culture. Houndmills/New York: Palgrave MacMillan.
O'Healy, Á. (2018) Migrant Anxieties: Italian Cinema in a Transnational Frame. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
Parati, G. (2014) Migration Italy: The Art of Talking Back in a Destination Culture. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
Parati, G. (2017) Migrant Writers and Urban Space in Italy. Proximities and Affect in Literature and Film. Houndmills/New York: Palgrave MacMillan.
On successfully completing the module students will be able to:
Demonstrate cogent understanding of the impact of Italian culture in the world;
Demonstrate cogent understanding of the impact of migrant cultures on Italy;
Comprehensively analyse, using a cultural studies approach, a variety of different media;
Critically engage with the issues raised by the encounter between Italy and others cultures, as exemplified by specific case studies.
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