Insegnamento ENGLISH LITERATURE
- Corso
- Filosofia e scienze e tecniche psicologiche
- Codice insegnamento
- 40A00038
- Curriculum
- Comune a tutti i curricula
- Docente
- Annalisa Volpone
- Docenti
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- Annalisa Volpone
- Ore
- 54 ore - Annalisa Volpone
- CFU
- 6
- Regolamento
- Coorte 2023
- Erogato
- 2024/25
- Attività
- Affine/integrativa
- Ambito
- Attività formative affini o integrative
- Settore
- L-LIN/10
- Tipo insegnamento
- Opzionale (Optional)
- Tipo attività
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Lingua insegnamento
- Italiano
- Contenuti
- This course examines the concept of the "New Woman" in English literature, focusing on the works of Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, Elizabeth Gaskell. We will explore how these authors depict female characters who challenge the traditional gender roles and societal expectations of their time. Through close readings and critical analysis, students will gain an understanding of how these literary works reflect and contribute to the evolving discourse on women's independence, education, and social roles in the 19th century.
- Testi di riferimento
- Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre (Norton Edition)
Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South (Norton Edition)
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice (Norton Edition)
Letture aggiuntive: Una selezione si saggi e articoli critici sarà resa disponibile via Unistudium: https://www.unistudium.unipg.it/unistudium/login/index.php nella pagina dedicata al corso di Letteratura Inglese II.
Gli studenti con disabilità e/o con DSA che, avendo compiuto regolare accreditamento tramite SOL, abbiano ottenuto accesso ai servizi d’Ateneo, possono fare richiesta degli strumenti compensativi previsti dalla normativa (ad es. libri di testo in formato digitale; materiali didattici in formati accessibili: presentazioni, dispense, eserciziari, forniti se necessario in anticipo sulle lezioni), per i quali si veda alla pagina https://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa. Per la richiesta, lo studente è invitato a rivolgersi al docente, che lo metterà in contatto con la Referente per la disabilità e/o DSA del Dipartimento (prof. Alessandra Di Pilla: alessandra.dipilla@unipg.it). - Obiettivi formativi
- Alla fine del corso, gli studenti saranno in grado di:
Identificare e discutere le caratteristiche della "New Woman" nella letteratura inglese del XIX secolo.
Analizzare i modi in cui Austen, Bronte e Gaskell criticano e sovvertono i ruoli di genere tradizionali.
Leggere criticamente i testi primari e quelli secondari proposti.
Discutere efficacemente degli argomenti trattati siai in forma scritta che orale.
Contestualizzare la "New Woman" in un contesto storico-letterario ampio. - Prerequisiti
- Students must have a good knowledge of British Literature and Twentieth Century Literature.
- Metodi didattici
- Students must have a good knowledge of British Literature and Twentieth Century Literature.
Teaching Methods
Lectures: Each class will begin with a lecture that provides context, background information, and an overview of key themes and concepts related to the day's readings.
Close Readings: We will engage in detailed, line-by-line analysis of selected passages to uncover deeper meanings and stylistic techniques.
Class Discussions: Students are expected to participate actively in discussions, sharing their insights and interpretations of the texts.
Group Work: Small group activities and discussions will facilitate peer learning and collaborative analysis.
Multimedia Resources: The use of films, audio recordings, and visual art to provide additional perspectives and enhance understanding of the texts.
Guest Lectures: Invited speakers will offer expert insights on specific topics related to Modernist ghost stories.
Online Discussion Boards: Supplementary discussions and activities will take place on the course’s online platform, providing opportunities for extended engagement with the material.
Students with disabilities and/or with SLD, after consultation with the lecturer, can request any teaching materials in accessible formats (presentations, handouts, exercise books), provided if necessary in advance of the lessons, as well as the use of other technological facilitation tools in the study phase. For general information, consult the University Services at the page
https://lettere.unipg.it/home/disabilita-e-dsa
and get in touch with the Department Representative (prof.ssa A. Di Pilla). - Altre informazioni
- Students with disabilities and/or SLD: for any information on University services, consult the page https://lettere.unipg.it/home/disabilita-e-dsa and contact the Disability and/or DSA Department Coordinator (prof. Alessandra Di Pilla: alessandra.dipilla@unipg.it)
- Modalità di verifica dell'apprendimento
- A 2500 word essay in English to be submitted at least 10 days before the exam session, and a brief oral discussion of the themes and texts explored in the course (15 minutes max). Students with disabilities and/or with SLD who, having completed regular accreditation through SOL, have obtained access to University services, can apply for compensatory tools, dispensatory measures and inclusive technologies ensured by law, to be requested and agreed with the teacher well in advance of tests and exams. For general information, consult the page https://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa and contact the Disability and/or SLD Department Coordinator (prof. Alessandra Di Pilla: alessandra.dipilla@unipg.it).
The essay accounts for 70% of the final exam result, the oral part for the remaining 30%. - Programma esteso
- Introduction to Modernism and the Ghost Story
Overview of Modernist literature and its themes
Introduction to the ghost story genre
James Joyce
Dubliners: "The Dead"
Discussion on memory and the supernatural in Joyce’s work
Virginia Woolf
Mrs Dalloway (selected excerpts focusing on Septimus Warren Smith)
A Haunted House and Other Short Stories: "A Haunted House"
Virginia Woolf
Continued discussion on Woolf’s use of ghostly imagery - Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile
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