To write after postmodern(ism)
General data
Course ID: | 3321-Z3S21HL03 |
Erasmus code / ISCED: |
09.0
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Course title: | To write after postmodern(ism) |
Name in Polish: | Pisać po postmodern(izm)ie |
Organizational unit: | Department of Italian Studies |
Course groups: |
(in Polish) Zajęcia obowiązkowe do wyboru na studiach I stopnia dla 3 roku (moduły) |
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): |
5.00
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Language: | Italian |
Type of course: | obligatory courses |
Short description: |
Short description: the class will introduce the student to the contemporary (1995-2021) critical debate, and literary panorama |
Full description: |
In one of his well-known essays, To write: an intransitive verb, Roland Barthes argues that the eponymous verb is not anymore an active one. This means that we cannot simply consider the act of writing as the one performed by an I, somebody who exists prior to the text and expresses himself with it. In short, the I of a text is not the same being we could meet in a literary café, or at this hypothetical book’s presentation. Barthes could be considered one of the most influential thinkers of the past century, and his ouvre to be at the centre of what has been called postmodernism. The latter being a period of cultural and artistic production (1965-1995), that we can consider as closed (Donnarumma, pp. 25-26). As such, we should ask ourselves what to write means today, or even if it is possible to ask this question today. This ambitious goal will constitute the background of the class. To get close to it, we will need to first define what postmodernism is, how we can think about it and what are its most important artistic and cultural features. We will then proceed to discussing some of the most important works of Italian literature production today, such as Gomorra (2006) by Roberto Saviano and Superwoobinda (1998) by Aldo Nove; the majority of the course will be devoted to such discussions. |
Bibliography: |
(in Polish) R. Barthes, Scrivere verbo intransitivo, in id., Il brusio della lingua, Einaudi, 1984 R. Ceserani, Raccontare il postmoderno, Bollati Boringhieri, 1997 R. Donnarumma, Ipermodernità. Dove va la narrativa contemporanea, il Mulino, 2014 C. Jencks, The Architecture of The Jumping Universe, Academic Editions, 1997 C. Jencks, The New Paradigm in Architecture, Yale University Press, 2002 G. Simonetti, La letteratura circostante: narrativa e poesia nell'Italia contemporanea, il Mulino, 2018 M. Zonch, Scritture postsecolari: ipotesi su verità e spiritualità nella narrativa italiana contemporanea, Incontri. Rivista europea di studi italiani, 35(2), pp. 54-68, 2020 |
Learning outcomes: |
(in Polish) Wiedza: absolwent zna i rozumie: - zaawansowane i interdyscyplinarne metody analizy włoskich dzieł literackich XX-XXI w. (K_W02); - podstawowe pojęcia i zasady z zakresu ochrony własności intelektualnej i prawa autorskiego (K_W09) Umiejętności: absolwent potrafi: - czytać ze zrozumieniem teksty w języku włoskim, w szczególności z okresu XX-XXI w. (K_U01); - przedstawić własne poglądy, opinie, dyskutować, prezentować przygotowane zagadnienia w języku włoskim dotyczące literatury XX-XXI w. (K_U02); - rozpoznawać różne rodzaje tekstów, umiejscowić je w ogólnym kontekście historyczno-kulturowym (postmodernizm i to, co po nim następuje) oraz przeprowadzić ich analizę z użyciem podstawowej terminologii i właściwych metod (K_U03); - samodzielnie zdobywać wiedzę i rozwijać umiejętności z wykorzystaniem odpowiednich źródeł naukowych (K_U04); - napisać oraz zredagować semestralną pracę pisemną w języku włoskim z zastosowaniem odpowiednich metod oraz właściwych źródeł naukowych (K_U06). |
Assessment methods and assessment criteria: |
Student's grade will be determined taking into consideration: active class participation; final discussion and presentation; final essay. Details will be discussed during the first class and enrolled students will receive a guide. |
Classes in period "Winter semester 2023/24" (past)
Time span: | 2023-10-01 - 2024-01-28 |
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Type of class: |
Seminar, 30 hours
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Coordinators: | Marco Zonch | |
Group instructors: | Marco Zonch | |
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Classes in period "Winter semester 2024/25" (in progress)
Time span: | 2024-10-01 - 2025-01-26 |
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Type of class: |
Seminar, 30 hours
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Coordinators: | Marco Zonch | |
Group instructors: | Marco Zonch | |
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Seminar - Grading |
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