| Credits | 1 |
| Restrictions | No 2024 2023 2022 Instr perm req during Drop/Add |
| Pre-Requisites | |
| Co-Requisites | FSEM-168L |
| Core Area | |
| Area of Inquiry | Human Thought and Expression |
| Liberal Arts Practices |
Faculty Profile for Professor Facchini
Introduces some masterpieces of Italian cinema from the origins to contemporary productions. Students watch some of the groundbreaking films by Italian directors such as Rossellini, Fellini, Antonioni, Pasolini, Benigni, and more. Students write two short papers and film responses throughout the semester to improve their skills in analyzing films and their knowledge of Italian culture. There is also one mid-term exam and one final exam.
Students improve their knowledge of Italian culture and their critical skills through the analysis of the content and the form of major Italian films.
At the end of this course, students are able to discuss films in their technical and aesthetic elements as well as their socio-political and cultural aspects within the context of Italian history. Students who successfully complete this seminar receive credit for ITAL 224 and satisfy one half of the human thought and expression areas of inquiry requirement.
Monica Facchini teaches Italian and Film Studies at Colgate. Her courses aim to improve students' critical skills and analytical reading of different texts, both written and audio-visual. Her research interests include Italian literature, film studies, and cultural studies. She is currently working on a book project on representations of the Holocaust in Italian cinema.