6 ECTS credits
150 h study time

Offer 2 with catalog number 4014328FNR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.

Semester
2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
Faculty
Faculty of Languages & Humanities
Department
Linguistics and Literary Studies
Educational team
Dirk Vanden Berghe (course titular)
Activities and contact hours

26 contact hours Lecture
75 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

Emile Lorand-Course: Italian Linguistics and Literary Studies - 2021-2022

 

 

Claudio Giunta

University of Trento (IT)

 

Telling without pretending. On non-fiction

 

 

All classes will take place between 28 March - 1st April 2022.

The course will be held exclusively in Italian.

 

 

1.

What is non-fiction. The international context (new journalism, crossings between reportage and personal essay).

 

2.
The Italian case. Before non-fiction: the discovery of the South (Pasquale Villari, Matilde Serao and other southern writers) [this lecture should take place at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, in collaboration with professor Gigante]

 

 

3.
The traveling writer. How reports have changed in the last half century (Aldo Busi, Walter Siti, Sandro Veronesi)

 

 

4.
The writer in the editorial office. Investigations, crime news (Sergio Saviane, Leonardo Sciascia, Camilla Cederna, Antonio Franchini, Roberto Saviano, Alessandro Leogrande).

 

 

5.
An idea of Italy, from the post-war period to the present (Carlo Cassola, Goffredo Fofi, Franco Arminio, Edoardo Albinati)

 

 

6.
A summary reflection on the themes, the style and the contents of the Italian non-fiction of the last few years.

 

 

 

 

 

More information: Dirk.Vanden.Berghe@vub.be

 

 

Course material
Digital course material (Required) : Reader, Dirk Vanden Berghe, 2021
Additional info

For the reader and for the bibliography: please see the e-platform Canvas.

 

 

 

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

GENERAL COMPETENCIES

          • Students acquire a good linguistic or literary insight  regarding a number of Italian topics. 
         • Students are able to write a coherent scientific essay in the field of Italian linguistics or literature.
        • Students optimize their critical and analytical skills.

 

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
SELF Paper determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the SELF Paper category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Paper with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

    Note: Within the category SELF Paper, the following assignments must be completed: Paper with a weighting factor of 1 and so 100% of the total final grade.

Additional info regarding evaluation

None.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Literary Studies - 1 language (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Linguistics - 1 language (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Literary Studies - 2 languages (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Linguistics - 2 languages (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Literary Studies 1 Language
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Literary Studies 2 Languages
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Linguistics 1 Language
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Linguistics 2 Languages