Italian and Italian American 

Course Offerings

Fall 2005
All courses are 3 credits unless otherwise stated
Note: Undergraduate ITL courses are taught in Italian -- HUI courses are taught in English 
 
According to NY State regulations, HUI courses may not be used toward completion of the 36 credit requirement for the NY State Teachers Preparation Program in Italian.

Undergraduate Courses Taught in Italian

ITL 101-S3  Intensive Beginning Italian (6 credits)
An introduction to spoken and written Italian, stressing pronunciation, speaking, comprehension, reading, and writing. Practice in language laboratory supplements class work. An intensive course covering the elementary Italian program.
Remark: Not for credit after passing any college-level course in ITL. This course is the equivalent of ITL 111 and ITL 112.
01 — MW: 5:20-8:10 — F. Scricco
02 — Tu-Th: 9:50-12:40 — G. Balducci
 
ITL 111  Elementary Italian I (4 credits)
An introduction to spoken and written Italian, stressing pronunciation, speaking, comprehension, reading and writing. Practice in language laboratory supplements class work.
Students who have completed ITL 101 with a grade of C or higher may not take this course for credit.
01 - MW: 5:20-7:10 — G. Costa
02 - MW: 2:20-4:10  — F. Mirti
02 - MWF: 9:35-10:30 / M: 10:40--11:35 — Staff
ITL 112-S3  Elementary Italian II (4 credits)
A continuation of ITL 111.  Selected texts are read. Practice in language laboratory supplements class work.
Prerequisite: ITL 111 or High School Placement.
Students who have completed ITL 101 with a grade of C or higher may not take this course for credit.
TuTh: 11:20-1:10 — A. Gliubizzi
ITL 211-S3  Intermediate Italian I
An intermediate course in the reading and discussion of selected Italian texts. An intensive grammar review offers an opportunity to develop conversational ability.
Prerequisite: ITL 101 or ITL 112
Students who have completed ITL 201 with a grade of C or higher may not take these courses for credit.
Mandatory Prerequisite: ITL 101 or 112
TuTh: 11:20-12:40  — L. Repetti
ITL 311-S3  Conversation and Composition I
A course in spoken and written Italian, with emphasis on precision and fluency in the spoken form.
Prerequisite: ITL 201 or ITL 212
TuTh: 12:20-2:10 — Staff
ITL 395-G  Readings in Italian Literature
Literary analysis and its application to representative texts chosen from the various periods of Italian literature.   Readings, writings, and discussions are in Italian. 
Prerequisite:  ITL 311/312
Tu-Th 12:50-2:10 — Staff
ITL 412  Syntax and Composition
An advanced course designed to acquaint students with the subtleties of Italian grammar and style. Extensive practice in composition and in translation from English to Italian. Analysis of Italian syntax.
Mandatory Prerequisite: ITL 311/312
Remark: Co-listed with ITL 508
Tu-Th: 11:20-12:40 — E. Giosi
ITL 424/ITL511  History of Italian Language
A study of the history of the Italian language from Latin to its present form.
Mandatory prerequisite: ITL 311/312
W: 5:20-8:10 — A.  Fedi
 
ITL 436/ITL 502  Contemporary Italian Cinema (Cancelled)
Details to be announced
Mandatory Prerequisite: ITL 312 and ITL 395 and ITL 396
Tu: 3:50-5:10/Thu: 3:50-6:40 — J. Reich
 
ITL 440  The Italian Scene
The reality of Italy and the Italian people through a study of the evolution of the historical, cultural, political, and social character of the nation.
Prerequisites: ITL 311 and 312
Th: 5:20-8:10 — M. Mignone
 
ITL 441/ITL 571  The Italian Short Story
An examination of the nature and literary evolution of the Italian short-story from 19th to 20th century , with special emphasis to the stylistic and thematic aspects of the works considered. Particular attention will be given to the interdisciplinary aspects through which the modern Italian "racconto" developed itself in the context of European culture
TU 5:20-8:10 - L. Fontanella

Undergraduate Courses Taught in English

 
HUI 231: Sex and Politics in Italian Cinema
The cinematic representation of gender, class, and sexual politics in post-World War II Italian films and the relationship of these themes to Italian history, society, and culture are discussed. Films by directors such as Bertolucci, Fellini, and Wertmuller are studied. Readings include selected works of film history, criticism, and theory.
Tu: 2:20-5:10/ Th: 2:20-3:40  — G. Balducci
Tu: 3:50-5:10/Thu: 3:50-6:40 — J. Reich -- Remark: section added Aug. 5, Cancelled August 18
 
HUI 234-G  Introduction to 20th-Century Drama
A study of avant-garde drama through the analysis of texts by Marinetti, Bontempelli, Pirandello, Betti, Beckett, Ionesco, and Tenessee Williams. Important questions such as identity and diversity are discussed from a variety of perspectives within the social, psychological, sexual, and multicultural context of our time.
Advisory Prerequisite: Completion of D.E.C. category B or THR 101
TuTh: 3:50-5:10  — L. Fontanella
 
HUI 235-G  Sex, Love and Tragedy in Early Italian Literature
A study of the interaction between the sexes in contrast with man's spiritual needs in the major works of early Italian literature. Dante's Inferno and Purgatorio, Boccaccio's Decameron and Petrarch's poetry will be analyzed.
Remark: Meets English major requirements
Advisory Prerequisite: Completion of DEC category B or equivalent.
TuTh 2:20-3:40 — E. Giosi/A. Gliubizzi
 
HUI 236-K  The Italian American Scene
Explanation of the phenomenon of Italian American experiences from immigration and ethnicity and beyond. Studies in anthropology, history, sociology, literature, and culture provide historical and theoretical backgrounds of the experience of Italians in North and South America and their contributions to American culture.
Advisory Prerequisite: Completion of D.E.C. category B
TuTh:  11:20-12:40 — F. Gardaphe
 
HUI 237/WST 237-K  Images of Italian American Women
Examination of the role of Italian-American women through literature, film, politics, and music. The specific ways they have contributed artistically and socially to the American cultural scene from the first wave of Italian-American immigration to the present is considered. This course is offered as both HUI 237 and WST 237.
Advisory Prerequisite: Completion of D.E.C. category B
MW: 9:50-11:10 — J. Kightlinger
 
HUI 239-I  Modern Italy
A survey of contemporary Italy and its political, social, and economic structure, as well as the study of cultural life and institutions with comparisons to American models and standards.
TuTh:  2:20-3:40 — M. Mignone/Costa
HUI 306-I  Early Renaissance in Italy
Art in Italy in from the late 13th through the 15th centuries, with special emphasis on Florence and Siena, and such major figures as Masaccio, Donatello, Piero della Francesca, and Botticelli. This course offered as both ARH 306 and HUI 306.
TuTh:  11:20-12:40 — A. Moskowitz
 
HUI 336-K Italian Americans and Ethnic Relations
An historical and sociological examination of Italian-Americans from colonial America to the present with the major focus on the period from 1870 to the present. Comparative experience with other ethnic and minority groups within the U.S., including formation, migration, and conflict.
Prerequisite: U3 or U4 standing
MW: 3:50-5:10 — L. Fontanella
 
HUI 338-K  Images of Italian Americans in Films
Italian-American ethnicity as represented in mainstream and independent American cinema from the silent era to the present. Particular attention will be paid to the origin and existence of the traditional stereotypes associated with these representations and how Italian-American filmmakers respond to them.
Mandatory Prerequisite: U3 or U4 standing.
Advisory Prerequisite: HUM 201 or HUM 202; HUI 231
Tu: 2:20-3:40/Th: 2:20-5:10 — A. Cefarelli

Graduate Courses

ITL 501 Italian Civilization
The reality of Italy and the Italian people through a study of the evolution of the historical, cultural, political, and social character of the nation.
Mandatory Prerequisite: Graduate Proficiency in the Italian Language
Th: 5:20-8:10 — M. Mignone
ITL 502 Contemporary Italian Cinema (Cancelled)
Description will available soon
Mandatory Prerequisite: Graduate Proficiency in the Italian Language
Meets with ITL 412
Tu: 3:50-5:10/Thu: 3:50-6:40 — J. Reich
ITL 511  History of the Italian Language
A study of the history of the Italian language from Latin to its present form.
Mandatory prerequisite: Graduate Proficiency in the Italian Language
Meets with ITL 424
W: 5:20-8:10 — A.  Fedi
 
ITL 571  The The Italian Short Story
An examination of the nature and literary evolution of the Italian short-story from 19th to 20th century , with special emphasis to the stylistic and thematic aspects of the works considered. Particular attention will be given to the interdisciplinary aspects through which the modern Italian "racconto" developed itself in the context of European culture
TU 5:20-8:10 - L. Fontanella

SPD Courses

CEG 531-30  Immigration Today and Yesterday
EEP Course — E. Bovi
 
CEJ 588-30/31  Italian Americans
EEP Courses — F. Gradaphe/G.Guida
 
CEF 557-01 Class Management - Secondary Education
Tu: 5:20-8:10 — F. Varuolo
 
CEF 557-30  Class Management -- Secondary Education
EEP course — F. Varuolo
 
CEV 542  Primo Levi and the Holocaust
EEP Course — E. Bovi

Remark: SPD courses are taught in English. This is a preliminary list
for further information e-mail to: Charles Franco