Unit LITERATURE AND SOCIETY IN CONTEMPORARY ITALY
- Course
- Italian, classical studies and european history
- Study-unit Code
- A002651
- Curriculum
- Letteratura e filologia italiana
- Teacher
- Stefano Giovannuzzi
- Teachers
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- Stefano Giovannuzzi
- Hours
- 36 ore - Stefano Giovannuzzi
- CFU
- 6
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2026
- Offered
- 2026/27
- Learning activities
- Caratterizzante
- Area
- Lingua e letteratura italiana
- Sector
- LICO-01/A
- Type of study-unit
- Opzionale (Optional)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- The course has as its object: 1) youth movements in the 1960s; 2) the Sixty-eight and its historical and cultural effects; 3) youth movements in the seventies and literature; 4 ) The ’ 77 and its representation.
- Reference texts
- G. Celati (a cura di), Alice disambientata [1977], Firenze, Le lettere, 2007.
G Celati, Romanzi, cronache e racconti, a cura di M. Belpoliti e N. Palmieri, Milano: I Meridiani Mondadori, 2016.
M. Barenghi e M. Belpoliti, (a cura di) «Riga» n. 14: Alì Babà. Progetto di una rivista 1968-72, Milano: Marcos y Marcos, 1998.
M. Belpoliti, M. Sironi e A. Stefi (a cura di), «Riga» n. 40: Gianni Celati, Macerata: Quodlibet, 2019.
M. Belpoliti, Settanta, Torino, Einaudi, 2010.
Texts that are no longer in print will be available on the Unistudium platform, as will the reference philosophical texts. The syllabus is indicative; appropriate adjustments will be proposed during the course. The final exam syllabus will be available online at the end of the course. - Educational objectives
- At the end of the course, students will possess adequate knowledge to critically orient themselves with respect to the historical and cultural context of the 1970s. They will also be able to navigate and reflect independently on the relationship between literature and ongoing social changes. In particular, it is expected that students will have developed:
a) critical knowledge and understanding of the topics covered;
b) the ability to actively and independently apply the knowledge and skills acquired to reflect on the relationship between literature and contemporary society;
c) the ability to evaluate and assess ongoing phenomena and to connect them to a broader and complex framework of references, both literary and social and cultural;
d) appropriate communication and expression skills, using suitable and academically grounded language;
e) the ability to raise questions and formulate hypotheses that allow for the expansion and further development of the topics addressed during the course. - Prerequisites
- Since this is a master’s-level course, a prerequisite is the ability to navigate Italian literature of the nineteenth century, and especially of the twentieth century, with particular attention to its second half. An excellent command of the Italian language is also useful, as well as basic knowledge of contemporary history.
- Teaching methods
- Classroom lessons on all course contents. Students are invited to read the texts in advance to encourage moments of seminar discussion on the texts, to which students are urged to actively collaborate. Audiovisual tools will also be used.
- Other information
- Being a master's course, autonomous preparation is difficult without the classification offered by the course. Students who are absolutely unable to take the course are therefore asked to contact the teacher. Disabled students and / or with DSA are asked to contact the teacher in time for all the aids useful to follow the course and agree on the exam methods. For general information, consult the University Services on the page https://lettere.unipg.it/home/disabilita-e-dsa and contact the Referent for the Department ( prof.ssa Alessandra Di Pilla: alessandra.dipilla@unipg.it ).
- Learning verification modality
- The assessment consists of an oral exam, with open questions, which aims to verify the skills and ability to apply them independently gained at the end of the course, thanks to the course itself and the reading of the bibliography. The duration of the exam is approximately half an hour. The final evaluation is carried out on the basis of: a ) of the skills acquired; b ) of the ability to rework the course contents; c ) of the ability to reuse the skills acquired independently. Points b ) and c ) are essential for a positive evaluation. Students with disabilities and / or with DSA, who have accredited themselves through the SOL, they can consult the page https://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa and contact the Referent for the Department ( prof.ssa Alessandra Di Pilla: alessandra.dipilla@unipg.it ).
- Extended program
- The genesis of Alice disambientata within Celati’s body of work; 2) Alice disambientata and the Bolognese context of the 1970s; 3) Alice disambientata as a reflection of the cultural and philosophical horizon of the decade, including readings of Foucault, Deleuze, and Guattari; 4) youth movements in the 1970s and their relationship with writing, as the decade saw the emergence of new watchwords—body, desire, free sexuality—while the personal sphere took on strongly political and cultural dimensions of protest, involving not only activists but also novelists and poets; 5) Alice disambientata and 1977.
- Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile
- 4 Quality education 8 Decent work and economic growth 10 Reducing inequality