Unit name | Italian Memories of the 2nd World War |
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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 |
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.