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Living Italy: Contemporary Culture & Society
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This Course is Available through these Programs:
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Italian Language & Culture
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Modern Italian Perspectives
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Academic Institution: CEA GlobalCampus: Florence
Location: Florence, ItalyPrimary Subject Area: Sociology
Other Subject Area(s): Cultural Studies
Level(s): 300
UNH Course Code: SOC320
Instruction in: English
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 45
Additional Fee Description: This course requires payment of an additional fee to cover active learning components that are above and beyond typical course costs, such as site visits, entrance fees and other expenses. Spring 2009 fee = $40; Fall 2009 fee = $40; Spring 2010 fee = $60; Fall 2010 fee = $60
Description
This dynamic course provides you with a thoroughly interactive introduction to life and culture in modern Italy, exploring a range of contemporary themes that characterize and define this country & its people. Both in the classroom and out, you will learn by analyzing and evaluating your surroundings and broad social issues such as politics, gender, class and religion, trends in fashion and pop culture, in fast (& slow) food, and in Italian values. You may apply your growing knowledge of this country to case studies of specific themes such as contraception, abortion, divorce, organized crime, tensions between north and south, and the Italian attitude to global issues such as international peace-keeping, aid to foreign nations, and the global environment.
You may employ a range of active, independent modes of engagement and research such as keeping a journal of your experiences or running in a city-wide 'treasure-hunt' project tracking down cultural "signs." To synthesize and communicate your discoveries about Italian culture, students in this class will collaborate on a collective writing project resulting in, for instance, a guidebook - in booklet or electronic form - devoted to an Italian destination and to be shared with family, friends, and future study-abroad students.
This course is taught in English but you'll be encouraged to extend your language skills, and to explore your host society.
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