17 courses in Waterloo’s course catalog for 2021–22 (Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Spring 2022), from UW Open Data. ucalendar asks programs not to read that year’s calendar, so this stands in for it. Original: ucalendar.uwaterloo.ca/2122/COURSE/course-ITALST.html
This course examines Italy's transformation from Unification in 1861 to present day. Students will explore its paradoxes and challenges through films and readings on topics such as the World Wars, the rise of fascism, internal terrorism, and migration in order to gain an understanding of contemporary Italian society and culture.
LEC · Course ID 011972On ucalendarITALST 100 today
This course explores the contributions of Italian women artists, writers, and intellectuals from the Medieval times through the Renaissance to the Baroque period. The focus will be on the institutions of marriage and of the family.
LEC · Course ID 012274On ucalendarITALST 111 today
This course explores the contributions of Italian women artists, writers, and intellectuals from the Enlightenment until contemporary times. The focus will be on the expression of sexual identities, the nature of relationships, and the influence of family ties.
LEC · Course ID 016144On ucalendarITALST 112 today
This is a survey of the most representative works of Italian cinema, from the early 20th century to present day. Students will gain an understanding and appreciation of one of the most influential world cinemas. Special attention will be given to cinematic movements, the role of directors, and cult movies.
LEC · Course ID 016145On ucalendarITALST 120 today
This course analyzes the visual media representation of the Mafia in North America and the manner in which it often glorifies the Italian Mafiosi's lifestyle. The goal is to deconstruct the romanticized portrayal of the Italian and Italian-American gangster created in visual media by analyzing atrocities committed by organized crime.
Antireq: ITALST 396 taken winter 2017
LEC · Course ID 015541On ucalendarITALST 265 today
An examination of Canada's sixth largest ethno-cultural group. Emphasis will be placed on the changing nature of immigration and the evolution of the Italian community since the late 19th century.
Prereq: Level at least 2A
LEC · Course ID 011973On ucalendarITALST 271 today
A survey of some of the principal novels of 20th century Italy as they have been adapted in film by Italian directors. Students will study literary and cinematic representations of themes such as the rise of the Italian bourgeoisie, the economic boom of the 1960s, domestic violence, and organized crime.
LEC · Course ID 006530On ucalendarITALST 281 today
A survey of developments in Italian culture - history, literature, and the arts - up to and including the Renaissance.
Prereq: Level at least 2A
LEC · Course ID 006526On ucalendarITALST 291 today
A survey of developments in Italian culture - history, literature, painting, and music - in the post-Renaissance period, with emphasis on modern Italy.
Prereq: Level at least 2A
LEC · Course ID 006527On ucalendarITALST 292 today
This course gives students an opportunity to study aspects of contemporary Italian society not covered in other courses. [Note: This is a repeatable course, subject to different content; it may be completed a total of two times.]
Prereq: Level at least 1B
LEC · Course ID 016146On ucalendarITALST 296 today
An introduction to the Italian literature of the Middle Ages, with special reference to selections from the major works by Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio.
Prereq: Level at least 2B
LEC · Course ID 006528On ucalendarITALST 311 today
An introduction to the Italian literary production of the 15th and 16th centuries, focusing on selections from the major works by writers of the period.
Prereq: Level at least 2B
LEC · Course ID 006529On ucalendarITALST 312 today
This course examines works of writers, artists, architects, and thinkers in the Western European tradition for whom all of reality participates in the larger mystery of God. The course focuses on figures who, from the early Italian Renaissance onward, gave expression to that mystical imagination. [Note: This course fulfils an Area 3 requirement for Religious Studies majors. This course is taught in Rome and incurs extra costs for the student above and beyond the registration fee in the form of travel, room and board, and incidental costs.]
Prereq: Level at least 2A. Antireq: RS 291 (LEC 001) taken fall 2017
SEM · Course ID 015863On ucalendarITALST 349 today
This course examines the various strands of what is one of the greatest works in Western literature, Dante's Divine Comedy. The course will engage students in a critical reading of the text's various layers of meaning, which emphasize perennial issues of our human condition.
Prereq: Level at least 2B
LEC · Course ID 011898On ucalendarITALST 360 today
This course studies the works of major Italian poets and playwrights, modern and contemporary, paying special attention to works by women authors.
Prereq: Level at least 2A
LEC · Course ID 006531On ucalendarITALST 392 today
Italian literature, art, culture, and history studied abroad in Italy. [Note: Normally offered in the spring term. Information about current offerings can be obtained from the department.]
FLD · Course ID 012273On ucalendarITALST 394 today
This course gives the student an opportunity to study authors and works of special interest which are not covered in other courses. [Note: This is a repeatable course, subject to different content; it may be completed a total of two times.]
Prereq: Level at least 3A
RDG · Course ID 016147On ucalendarITALST 396 today