Unit information: Italian Memories of the 2nd World War in 2008/09

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Unit name Italian Memories of the 2nd World War
Unit code ITAL20016
Credit points 20
Level of study I/5
Teaching block(s) Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12)
Unit director Professor. Burdett
Open unit status Not open
Pre-requisites

Students must have an appropriate level of linguistic competence in Italian

Co-requisites

None

School/department Department of Italian
Faculty Faculty of Arts

Description including Unit Aims

This unit uses literary texts and film to explore the way in which various memories of the War have been formed in Italy, addressing issues such as testimony, the relation of memory to ethics and identity, and the relationship between memory and historiography.