Italian Newsletter Sping 2017 of such director-authors as Fellini and Wertmuller and the importance of Italian cinematic Neorealism in the films of Rossellini, De Sica, and Visconti.

Let’s speak Italian! Spring 2017 Courses

IL CAFFÈ ITALIANO Newsletter of Italian at Skidmore – Spring 2017

WLI-101 ELEMENTARY ITALIAN (4 credits) prof. Garbin, prof. Smith

For total beginners!

WLI 102 - ELEMENTARY ITALIAN II (3 credits) prof. Garbin (T & R 11:10-12:30)

If you have taken Italian 101

WLI 206 - ITALIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE (3 credits) prof. Faustini (T & R 12:40-2:00 p.m.)

If you have taken Italian 203 or Italian AP or with permission of the professor

WLI 304 - ADVANCED CONVERSATION (3 credits)

prof. Smith (T & R, 12:40-2:00 pm) For Italian Minors who have taken Italian 208

WLL 252 - ITALIAN CINEMA (4 credits)

prof. Faustini (T & R, 3:40-5:00 pm; W 4-6 film screening) If you love films and Italian great directors. In English. It fulfills the

Humanity Requirement and counts for the Film and Media Major.

WLL 273 - DANTE DIVINE COMEDY (3 credits) prof. Garbin (W & F 10:10-11:00 am)

In English. It fulfills the Humanity Requirement. No previous knowledge of Italian necessary. Requirement for the Travel Seminar in Italy.

TX 200 - The World of Dante (1 credit) Travel Seminar in Italy

WLI 271 - Dante in Italian (1 credit) (TBD) For Italian Minors who want to read Dante in Italian.

Italian at Skidmore:

People

Giuseppe Faustini, Ph.D. Professor of Italian

Director of the SDM Program

I teach courses in Italian language, literature and cinema. My articles have appeared in numerous academic journals

throughout Italy and North America. Prior to Skidmore, I taught at Middlebury College and served as a Visiting Professor at RPI and

Union College.

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WLL 252 - Italian Cinema: from Fiction to FIlm

This course is an examination of the literary and sociopolitical trends of Italian culture as portrayed by the media of literature and film. The course will focus on the literary works of Boccaccio, Machiavelli, Moravia, De Filippo, Bassani, and the cinematographic adaptations of those works by such directors as Pasolini, Lattuada, Visconti, and De Sica. The course also specifically examines the role in Italian cinema of such director-authors as Fellini and Wertmuller and the importance of Italian cinematic Neorealism in the films of Rossellini, De Sica, and Visconti.

Festa italiana

Tavola italiana e tiramisù During the semester there are plenty

of opportunities to speak Italian and explore more the Italian culture with our fun events.

The “Tavola Italiana” is an informal meeting in which we chat in Italian, drink espresso and taste delicious Italian treats.

The “Festa Italiana” is our annual celebration of the Italian culture, with music, great food and fun trivia.

And then we make (and eat) tiramisu!!!

Italian at Skidmore:

Events

Italian at Skidmore:

Study Abroad

Devany Yolanda Baez ’14

“I remembered everything about Torre di Pisa thanks to Professor Faustini”

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Devany was a Self Determined Major In Italian.

During her semester abroad in Florence she was awarded the “Messa and DiLorenzo opportunity fund” and was able to travel to Rome, Naples and Sicily for her senior thesis.

She wrote: “I went to Naples and I loved the city, it was one of the best experiences I had during my stay in Italy. This pic [see above] was taken at 'Underground Naples'. I had a native from Naples as a tour guide and I understood everything. There is a lot of history to underground Naples but what I found most interesting was to learn it was used again as a refuge for families during WW2 and that Neapolitans had liberated themselves (I think he said 4 days before) the arrival of Americans. Grazie a Professoressa Garbin per aver insegnato questa parte della storia italiana perché mi ha aiutato moltissimo!”

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