Unit PHILOSOPHY AND LITERATURE IN THE U.S.A

Course
Philosophy and ethics of relationships
Study-unit Code
A000420
Curriculum
Filosofia ed economia civile
Teacher
Alessandro Clericuzio
Teachers
  • Alessandro Clericuzio
Hours
  • 54 ore - Alessandro Clericuzio
CFU
6
Course Regulation
Coorte 2022
Offered
2023/24
Learning activities
Affine/integrativa
Area
Attività formative affini o integrative
Academic discipline
L-LIN/10
Type of study-unit
Opzionale (Optional)
Type of learning activities
Attività formativa monodisciplinare
Language of instruction
English
Contents
Ralph Waldo Emerson's heritage in American Culture & the "most American" novel of the 19th century.
Reference texts
R. W. Emerson, "Selected Essays", edited and with an Introduction by Larzer Ziff, Penguin, 1987 (available in the UNIPG library); Mark Twain, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" in the Norton Critical Edition.
Educational objectives
The course will investigate the importance of Ralph Waldo Emerson's philosophical thought in American culture, from the 19th century to modern times. The trascendentalist intellectual was pivotal in the development of a specific nature-oriented literature mirroring American identity. His writings, together with those by Henry David Thoreau form the basis of an environmentalist trend that spans decades. From the early perception of the power and, at the same time, of the vulnerability of nature, to today's ecocriticism, Emerson proves one of the most innovative philosophers of the U.S.A. As regards literature per se, the course will focus on Mark Twain's novel "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn".
Prerequisites
Good knowledge of the English language, level B2
Teaching methods
Traditional classes, seminars, group work
Other information
a. For students attending the course the forementioned syllabus is enough.
b. Further study tools and materials will be available during the course upon request
c. Students not attending classes will be given specific supporting texts
d If students wish to take the exam before the established academic year, they should follow classes and take the exam in the first available date after the conclusion of the course.
e. For queries or requests regarding Disability issues, the person in charge for this field can be contacted in the faculty. Please check the following link: (https://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa)
f. The detailed program can be consulted on the website Unistudium (https://www.unistudium.unipg.it/unistudium). Subscription is mandatory.
Learning verification modality
Oral exam. It will last about 30 minutes and aims to recap and check the main themes presented during the course. The evaluation is in max. 30 points. The final exam is meant to verify the following skills: Knowledge and understanding, through synthesis. Knowledge and understanding, through Details. Autonomous judgement, meant as the ability to produce to develop original judgments after reaching coherent reflections on social, scientific or ethical issues.
Communication skills, meant to share information, ideas, problems and solutions to a third party.
Learning skills, meant as the ability to develop one's knowledge with a high degree of self-confidence and autonomy.
Extended program
The course will investigate the importance of Ralph Waldo Emerson's philosophical thought on American culture, from the 19th century to modern times. The trascendentalist intellectual was pivotal in the development of a specific nature-oriented literature mirroring American identity. His writings, together with those by Henry David Thoreau form the basis of an environmentalist trend that spans decades. From the early perception of the power and, at the same time, of the vulnerability of nature, to today's ecocriticism, Emerson proves one of the most innovative philosophers of the U.S.A. As regards literature per se, the course will focus on Mark Twain's novel "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn".
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