Special Course on Modern Italian Literature and Visual Culture
Course code
GRR6814.HT
old course code
Course title in Estonian
Erikursus itaalia uuemast kirjandusest ja visuaalkultuurist
Course title in English
Special Course on Modern Italian Literature and Visual Culture
ECTS credits
6.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2024/2025 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2025/2026 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
The student:
• Is familiar with the key cultural trends of the 20th and 21st centuries and can identify and compare them across different media;
• Understands the main analytical methods used for various media (literature, film, visual culture, etc.) and can approach contemporary cultural phenomena from an interdisciplinary perspective;
• Develops creativity, collaboration skills, and self-expression abilities.
• Is familiar with the key cultural trends of the 20th and 21st centuries and can identify and compare them across different media;
• Understands the main analytical methods used for various media (literature, film, visual culture, etc.) and can approach contemporary cultural phenomena from an interdisciplinary perspective;
• Develops creativity, collaboration skills, and self-expression abilities.
Brief description of the course
Analysis of Literature and Audiovisual Artworks.
An overview of key contemporary cultural trends. Examination of a selected topic across different media. Understanding cultural connections between Romance-speaking countries.
The course will be conducted in the following formats:
• Lecture-seminars
• Individual assignments
• Group work
• Collaborative project
• Joint seminars (in Estonian)
An overview of key contemporary cultural trends. Examination of a selected topic across different media. Understanding cultural connections between Romance-speaking countries.
The course will be conducted in the following formats:
• Lecture-seminars
• Individual assignments
• Group work
• Collaborative project
• Joint seminars (in Estonian)
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- analyzes the adaptation of a literary or audiovisual work into another form, genre, or medium (e.g., transforming a text into a play, film, comic, video game, etc.);
- contextualizes these adaptations within specific artistic movements or schools of thought;
- produces a written paper or an oral presentation on the topic in the relevant field-specific language;
- applies knowledge creatively in an interdisciplinary project (e.g., adapting a painting into a poem, drafting a manifesto for a particular artistic movement, creating a podcast, engaging in creative writing, etc.).
- analyzes the adaptation of a literary or audiovisual work into another form, genre, or medium (e.g., transforming a text into a play, film, comic, video game, etc.);
- contextualizes these adaptations within specific artistic movements or schools of thought;
- produces a written paper or an oral presentation on the topic in the relevant field-specific language;
- applies knowledge creatively in an interdisciplinary project (e.g., adapting a painting into a poem, drafting a manifesto for a particular artistic movement, creating a podcast, engaging in creative writing, etc.).
Teacher
Kristiina Rebane
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