INTERCULTURAL RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES
RAPPORTI INTERCULTURALI DEGLI STATI UNITI
Intercultural relationships in film: inter-ethnicity, generation gap, politics, and gender
Rapporti interculturali nel cinema: inter-etnici, intergenerazionali, politici, di genere
A.Y. | Credits |
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2019/2020 | 8 |
Lecturer | Office hours for students | |
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Alessandra Calanchi | online or by appointment |
Teaching in foreign languages |
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Course partially taught in a foreign language
English
This course is taught partially in Italian and partially in a foreign language. Study materials can be provided in the foreign language and the final exam can be taken in the foreign language. |
Assigned to the Degree Course
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Learning Objectives
Understanding American culture and the dynamics of relationships between different cultures (nationally and internationally) through cinema and in a deep and critical way
Students are encouraged to use up-to-date and flexible methodologies during class discussions and through on-going tests and the final test will be able to correctly ascertain the skills acquired.
The autonomy of the students in the choices, critical learning and organization of the study is also encouraged, ensuring adequate guidance and support for this purpose.
Program
An excursus on the history of American cinema through the perspective of interculturalism: from Griffith to present times, touching dfferent genres:
western,
noir,
sci fi,
and issues
the frontier
the American Dream
Intergenerational, gender-based (biased), intercultural relationships
the post-human debate
Bridging Courses
It is preferable (but not mandatory) to have an understanding of the basic elements of the language of cinema and the history / culture of the USA
Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors)
Knowledge and understanding
The student will come to possess knowledge and ability to understand contents and problems characteristic of the discipline (issues concerning American culture and interculturalism) and its specific subject of the course (their representations in movies), also identifying possible continuities with previous knowledge and learning how to find intersections and interfaces with other disciplines (history, geography, political science)
Applying knowledge and understanding
The student will be able to apply his / her knowledge and understanding in order to demonstrate a professional approach to work; both the aptitude to support arguments and to solve problems go in this direction, also with reference to new and interdisciplinary situations;
Making judgements
The student will have acquired information and / or data in the field of studies in question, useful for reflection, hypothesis formulation and determination of independent judgments; he/she will also be able to apply the study and research methodology to other aspects of US culture that are not specifically treated.
Communication skills
The student will be able to clearly communicate knowledge, ideas, problems and solutions to specialist and non-specialist interlocutors. This also includes the acquisition of specific vocabulary.
Learning skills
The student should have already learned to study and learn independently. If not, this will be a good opportunity.
Teaching Material
The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it
Supporting Activities
a seminar on John Ford
Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Teaching
lectures, films, group work, conferences
- Attendance
Attendance is not mandatory but strongly encouraged.
Students are required:
- to study all the material that will be progressively inserted on the Moodle platform
- yo bring the texts into the classroom for adoption or on paper or in electronic support
In case of communication with the teacher it is mandatory to use the uniurb institutional account
- Course books
A.Calanchi, American Movies Mon Amour, Oakmond 2019
A.Laquidara, John Ford e il cinema americano, ovvero La rimozione di Dioniso, Mimesis 2019
- Assessment
Final written test. This is a structured multiple choice test, with 31 questions on the program (sufficiency = 18 correct questions, 31 = 30 and praise), in Italian, to which can be added extra points obtained with assessments (written and / or oral, individual and / or group) agreed during the course. The questions are distributed in such a way as to include in the evaluation: notions, concepts, adequate vocabulary, argumentative ability.
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
Additional Information for Non-Attending Students
- Teaching
individual study
- Attendance
Students are required to study / read all the material that will be progressively inserted on the Moodle platform
In case of communication with the teacher it is mandatory to use the uniurb institutional account
- Course books
A.Calanchi, American Movies Mon Amour, Oakmond 2019
A.Laquidara, John Ford e il cinema americano, ovvero La rimozione di Dioniso, Mimesis 2019
- Assessment
Final written test. This is a structured multiple choice test, with 31 questions on the program (sufficiency = 18 correct questions, 31 = 30 and praise), in Italian, to which can be added extra points obtained with assessments (written and / or oral, individual and / or group) agreed during the course. The questions are distributed in such a way as to include in the evaluation: notions, concepts, adequate vocabulary, argumentative ability.
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
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