Program Overview

ANGLO-AMERICAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE MOD.2

Course Details

• CODE: 68631
• ACADEMIC YEAR: 2025/2026
• CREDITS:
  • 6 cfu anno 2 LINGUE E LETTERATURE MODERNE PER I SERVIZI CULTURALI 9265 (LM-38) - GENOVA
  • 6 cfu anno 2 LINGUE E LETTERATURE MODERNE PER I SERVIZI CULTURALI 9265 (LM-37) - GENOVA
• SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR: L-LIN/11
• TEACHING LOCATION: GENOVA
• MODULES: This course is a module of ANGLO-AMERICAN LITERATURE

AIMS AND CONTENT

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the completion of the course, the student will have become familiar with major American historical and cultural developments, and with some major American writers and texts. The student will be able to interpret these developments in English and Italian with reference to fiction, poetry, drama, and literary theory. Additionally, the student will be able to contextualize and analyze texts and documents of notable complexity and historical significance and describe their cultural and linguistic peculiarities.

TEACHING METHODS

The course is composed of lectures as well as seminars, with the latter involving the active participation of students through individual and/or group research and presentations. The course consists of three hours per week, given in two classes (of 2 hours and 1 hour respectively). Lessons are conducted in English. For students who decide to attend lessons, attendance is mandatory for 28 hours out of 36 (75% of the course), with attendance checked through signatures. Students unable to attend will have to read supplementary material.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The course will deal with the African American tradition from Colonial America to the contemporary period, focusing on issues such as slavery, African tradition, the Middle Passage, slave narratives, segregation, relationship with the white and European tradition, the Civil Rights Movement, and recent expressions like Black Lives Matter.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Critical materials and support will be made available on AulaWeb, with additional bibliography provided during lessons.

LESSONS

LESSONS START

The course begins in the second semester, February 2025, with the precise date to be posted on AulaWeb at the end of January 2025.

Class Schedule

The timetable for this course is available on the Portale EasyAcademy.

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

For students attending the course, evaluation will be based on active participation in lessons (25%), an essay/guided report (25%), and the final exam (50%). For students not attending, evaluation will be based entirely on the final exam (50%) and an essay/guided report (50%). The exam consists of 2 hours with 5 questions.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Attendance is highly recommended. Students unable to attend must study supplementary or different material. Course enrollment via AulaWeb is mandatory, and examination enrollment is through the university website. This syllabus is valid until February 2026. Erasmus students are welcome. Students with valid certification of physical or learning disabilities should discuss possible accommodations with the instructor and the Department's disability liaison.