Anthropology of Contemporary Italy 3102-FACI
Drawing upon a wide range of ethnographic works from the aftermath of World War II to the present, it will analyze the formation of multiple discourses on Italy, how Italian culture and society are imagined, represented and/or misrepresented. It will examine ways in which we can understand Italy through the intersections of pluralism, ethnicity, gender, and religion. The course will study how Italy strives for political and economic unity, while there is a concurrent push toward inequality, exclusion, and marginalization. Moreover, the course will analyze the revitalization of nationalism on the one hand, and of regionalism on the other, and will pay particular attention to the concepts of territory, identity, and tradition.
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Having completed the course students:
1. Articulate key social, political, and cultural phenomena and conflicts in contemporary Italy from an anthropological perspective;
2. Evaluate Italian political, social, and cultural responses to salient contemporary issues;
3. Be conversant in the main themes and trends of the anthropology of Italian society;
4. Achieve a B2+ level of English.
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Grade Evaluation: The evaluation of the course will be based on one Final Exam (oral), one short presentation in class, and participation in class discussions.
You can be absent twice during the semester. Any additional absence requires you to make up for the missed class readings (in written or oral form).