This course provides a richly rewarding opportunity for students in their fourth year to undertake relatively advanced work in the research project of a faculty member in return for 499H course credit. Based on the nature of the project, projects may satisfy the Humanities, Sciences or Social Sciences distribution requirement. Students enrolled have an opportunity to become involved in original research, learn methods and share in the excitement and discovery of acquiring new knowledge. Participating faculty members post their project descriptions for the following summer and fall/winter sessions in early February and students are invited to apply in early March. See Experiential and International Opportunities for more details.

This course provides a richly rewarding opportunity for students in their fourth year to undertake relatively advanced work in the research project of a faculty member in return for 499Y course credit. Based on the nature of the project, projects may satisfy the Humanities, Sciences or Social Sciences distribution requirement. Students enrolled have an opportunity to become involved in original research, learn methods and share in the excitement and discovery of acquiring new knowledge. Participating faculty members post their project descriptions for the following summer and fall/winter sessions in early February and students are invited to apply in early March. See Experiential and International Opportunities for more details.

An introduction to the language for those with no prior knowledge of Italian. Students learn and practice basic rules of grammar and theme-based vocabulary, and they engage with various aspects of Italian culture.

(Offered in Sulmona, Italy; Faculty of Music’s Centre for Opera Studies in Italy program) An introduction to the Italian language for students whose primary area of study is Music. Beginner language proficiency (grammar practice, oral communication, pronunciation, cultural fluency, etc.) are acquired through close readings of select librettos, depending on the pieces pre-selected for performance. In this course, students have the option of participating in co- and extra-curricular learning experiences. When those are offered, additional costs and application processes may apply.

A beginner to intermediate-level language course. The course provides a thorough review of grammatical structures designed to improve the students’ self-expressiveness in Italian. Selections from contemporary authors and passages dealing with present-day issues are also introduced as a basis for discussion in Italian.

(Offered in Italy) A beginner to intermediate-level language course. The course provides a thorough review of grammatical structures designed to improve the students’ self-expressiveness in Italian. Selections from contemporary authors and passages dealing with present-day issues are also introduced as a basis for discussion in Italian. In this course students will be participating in an international learning experience that will have an additional cost and application process. Students have the option of participating in co- and extra-curricular learning experiences. When those are offered, additional costs and application processes may apply.

(Offered in English) An introduction to 20th-century Italian literature. Writers studied include Italo Calvino, Dacia Maraini, Elsa Morante, and Alberto Moravia. Texts will be available in Italian and English.

(Taught bilingually: English and Italian) A study of late 20th- to 21st-century Italian literature. Writers studied include Niccolò Ammaniti, Andrea Camilleri, Elena Ferrante, and Margaret Mazzantini.

(Offered in English) This course provides an introduction to second language pedagogy with a particular focus on Italian. Students will learn key concepts in pedagogy and compare the teaching and learning processes and experiences of first and second language learners as well as the roles of classroom teachers and learners via the creation of linguistic portraits and pedagogical materials.

(Offered in English) A survey of foundational authors, such as Dante, Petrarca, Boccaccio, Machiavelli, Tasso, Ariosto, Guicciardini, and their works, from the Medieval Period to the Renaissance. Texts will be available in Italian and English.

(Offered in English) A survey of foundation authors, such as Manzoni, Marino, Goldoni, Alfieri, Eco, Ginzburg, Levi, Ferrante, and their works, from the Baroque to present times. Texts will be available in Italian and English.

(Offered in English) An exploration of Italian fashion throughout the centuries, its presence in Italian literature (e.g. Dante, Castiglione, Leopardi), politics (e.g. Medici dynasty, fascism), movies (e.g. Roman Holiday, La dolce vita), television, and the influence of the “Made in Italy” brand globally. In this course, students have the option of participating in co- and extra-curricular learning experiences. When those are offered, additional costs and application processes may apply.

(Offered in English) An exploration of Italian culture through the lens of creative expression, examining how Italy’s artistic heritage (e.g., music, art, architecture, industry, automotive design) reflect and shape the country’s cultural identity. By considering Italian operas and their stars, such as Andrea Bocelli, to Renaissance masterpieces, like The Last Supper, to contemporary designers, such as Giorgetto Giugiaro (FIAT, Ferrari), students will discover the rich traditions and modern innovations that define Italy’s cultural identity and continue to inspire creativity all throughout the world. Students have the option of participating in local field trips (to, e.g., performances, art installations, museums, etc.). When travel experiences are offered, additional costs and application processes may apply.

(Offered in English) History through an examination of influential work in Italian literature (e.g. Artusi, Guerrini), art (e.g. Bellini, Caravaggio), and cinema (movements such as Neorealism, Comedy, Italian-Style). The course explores the relationship between the representation of food and questions of identity and diaspora and ponders a redefinition of authenticity. Students explore their own culinary patterns to discover links between history, food, culture, and identity. Students have the option of participating in local and international field trips (to restaurants, factories, farms). When travel experiences are offered, additional costs and application processes apply.

(Offered in English) This course addresses key aspects of contemporary Italy by exploring the foundational events that shaped it, such as Unification, World War I, World War II, and the Economic Boom of the 1950s-60s. Investigative sources include short stories, novels, sociological and historical documents, and popular articles. In this course, students have the option of participating in co- and extra-curricular learning experiences. When those are offered, additional costs and application processes may apply.

Texts will be available in Italian and English.

(Offered in English and Italian) An overview of key events in Italian civilization, from 1960 to present times, through a selection of various written materials and media. Topics include economy, the arts, media, and others. In this course, students have the option of participating in co- and extra-curricular learning experiences. When those are offered, additional costs and application processes may apply.

(Offered in English) A study of the most critically acclaimed and/or financially successful Italian films. Students also consider the differences and similarities in audience reception, depending on where (in Italy or abroad) films are released. Films analyzed include Bicycle Thieves, The Great Beauty, Life Is Beautiful, The Postman. In this course, students have the option of participating in co- and extra-curricular learning experiences. When those are offered, additional costs and application processes may apply.

(Offered in English) A study of Italian cinema and key themes that have emerged from the silver screen since the 1980s (e.g. family matters, celebrity culture, the crisis of cinema and the cinema of the crisis, identity and immigration, religion, crime, politics). Films analyzed include Il divo, Habemus Papam, Mediterranea, Nuovo cinema paradiso, Reality, The Son’s Room, Suburra, Videocracy.

(Offered in English) A portrait of Italian immigration through Diaspora Studies, history, and sociolinguistics. Students will also explore the journeys of their own communities. Texts will be available in Italian and English.

(Offered in English) A portrait of Italian immigration through artistic expression in the works of, for example, De Cicco, De Michele, Patriarca, Ricci, and others, to highlight the voices that helped to establish/shape Italian-Canadian Studies. Students will have the opportunity to interact with writers, directors, and artists from the Italian-Canadian community.

(Offered in English) An introduction to Italian Linguistics through a study of modern Italian phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. Comparisons are also made between current trends in Italian linguistics and other languages with which students are familiar. Texts will be available in Italian and English.

An opportunity to conduct in-depth original research with a supervising professor. Students learn research methods and share in the excitement and discovery of acquiring new knowledge. Students are invited to visit Research Opportunity Program for a list of participating faculty projects and for application details.

(Offered in English) A study of various onscreen adaptations of modern Italian novels, short stories, and plays. Authors and film directors studied include Giorgio Bassani, Bernardo Bertolucci, Eduardo De Filippo, Vittorio De Sica, Alberto Moravia, Ettore Scola, Giovanni Verga, Luchino Visconti.

(Offered in English) A study of organized crime and crime bosses and their representation onscreen, in American gangster films and in Italian movies about the mafia. Films analyzed include Donnie Brasco, The Godfather Trilogy, Gomorrah, Goodfellas, The Mafia Only Kills in Summer, Placido Rizzotto.

(Offered in English) This course examines an integral part of Italian cinema - Commedia all'italiana (Comedy, Italian Style) of the 1950s, and the ways in which it continues to influence film comedies today. As the subgenre is deeply rooted in the external contexts that surround a film’s release, discussions will attempt to answer whether laughter can indeed be the best medicine. Films analyzed include Divorce Italian-Style, The Easy Life, Life Is Beautiful, Marriage Italian-Style, Quo vado?.

(Offered in English) This course explores the influence that Spaghetti Westerns and, in particular, the works of Sergio Leone had on the Italian-American auteur, Quentin Tarantino. Works, from both Leone and Tarantino, are analyzed through a variety of lenses (cinematographic, cultural, theoretical). Films include A Fistful of Dollars, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The Hateful Eight, Kill Bill, Once Upon a Time in America, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Pulp Fiction. 

(Offered in English, performances in Italian) A study of 19th- to 21st-century Italian plays and playwrights, culminating in the staging of a play from one of those eras. Students may take on acting and/or stage production roles.

(Offered in English) A study of key aspects of Italy’s past and present, contextualized within historical, political, and artistic frameworks. Topics of study include World Wars, Economic Booms and Crises, Organized Crime, and Gastronomy. In this course, students have the option of participating in co- and extra-curricular learning experiences. When those are offered, additional costs and application processes may apply. Please note that when this course is offered in Italy, the international learning experience will have an additional cost and application process.

(Offered in English) A study of the Golden Age of Italian cinema, Neorealism, and its relation to the political and social climate of post-war Italy. Consideration is also given to how these films were received in the 1940s versus how they are screened and felt by today’s viewer. Films analyzed include Bicycle Thieves, The Children Are Watching Us, Rome Open City, Shoeshine.

(Offered in English) An examination of the evolution and influence of Italian neorealism on films released in the 1950s and 1960s. Films analyzed include Miracle in Milan, La Strada, Two Women, Umberto D.