ANGLO-AMERICAN CULTURE
CULTURA ANGLO-AMERICANA
USA, United States of the Audience? A journey through the media
Stati Uniti della Audience? Un viaggio tra i media
| 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 |
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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
Students will have access to a direct knowledge of Anglo-American culture from a historical-cultural perspective, both through real facts and representations of the press, radio, TV, and the network. In particular we will focus on the centrality of the media in different times in order to be able to reflect and argue about the importance of American communication in a diachronic and synchronic perspective.
Students are encouraged to use up-to-date and flexible methodologies during class discussions and through on-going tests and the final test will 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
Colonial period: diaries, letters,sermons, almanacs...
700, journals
800-900 journalism and Investigative journalism, radio, TV
today: fake news, The Moon hoax, social networks
Bridging Courses
no
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 its specific subject of the course (history of media), also identifying possible continuities with previous knowledge and learning how to find intersections and interfaces with other disciplines (history, geography, cinema, 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 and / or adequacy to continue studies in the Laurea Magistrale; both the aptitude to support arguments and to solve problems go in this direction, also with reference, for those who want to continue their studies, to new and interdisciplinary situations; the course is a key to understand the historical-cultural identity of the USA
Making judgements
The student will acquire 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, also finding intersections and interfaces between different disciplines (history, geography, cinema, political science)
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
participation in conferences, events, etc.
Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Teaching
lectures, discussion, Moodle platform
- Attendance
Attendance is not compulsory but encouraged
- Course books
Books
S. Luconi, La nazione indispensabile. Storia degli Stati Uniti dalle origini ad oggi, Le Monnier 2016
A. Calanchi e M. Messina (a cura di) Urbino Press Award. 12 annidi giornalismo americano, Aras 2019
A.Calanchi e T.Mancini ( a cura di), NOIR COME L’INCHIOSTRO: True Crime e Fake News sulla pagina e sullo schermo, Aras 2019
Films
Citizen Kane, Front Page, Radio Days, Capricorn One, The Social Nework
- 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.
- Disabilità e DSA
Le studentesse e gli studenti che hanno registrato la certificazione di disabilità o la certificazione di DSA presso l'Ufficio Inclusione e diritto allo studio, possono chiedere di utilizzare le mappe concettuali (per parole chiave) durante la prova di esame.
A tal fine, è necessario inviare le mappe, due settimane prima dell’appello di esame, alla o al docente del corso, che ne verificherà la coerenza con le indicazioni delle linee guida di ateneo e potrà chiederne la modifica.
Additional Information for Non-Attending Students
- Teaching
individual study
- Attendance
Moodle platform
- Course books
Books
S. Luconi, La nazione indispensabile. Storia degli Stati Uniti dalle origini ad oggi, Le Monnier 2016
A. Calanchi e M. Messina (eds) Urbino Press Award. 12 annidi giornalismo americano, Aras 2019
A.Calanchi e T.Mancini ( eds), NOIR COME L’INCHIOSTRO: True Crime e Fake News sulla pagina e sullo schermo, Aras 2019
Films
Citizen Kane, Front Page, Radio days, Capricorn One, The Social Nework
- 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.
- Disabilità e DSA
Le studentesse e gli studenti che hanno registrato la certificazione di disabilità o la certificazione di DSA presso l'Ufficio Inclusione e diritto allo studio, possono chiedere di utilizzare le mappe concettuali (per parole chiave) durante la prova di esame.
A tal fine, è necessario inviare le mappe, due settimane prima dell’appello di esame, alla o al docente del corso, che ne verificherà la coerenza con le indicazioni delle linee guida di ateneo e potrà chiederne la modifica.
Notes
for all communications with professor Calanchi please use campus email
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