FYSP 148 - Moving Pictures: Immigration and Italian Cinema

FC ARHU WINT

4 credits
How did Italy become a land of immigration after decades of emigration? What does it mean to be a “Second-generation Italian”? What can we learn from the past? How did immigration change Italian society, politics, history, music, and even food? In this seminar, we will explore the representation of Italian emigration-especially to the US- and immigration to Italy through cinema: How did immigration representation change in Italian movies of the past 50 years? This seminar will use films to explore topics like displacement, citizenship, bilingualism, cultural shock and rejection, but also integration, assimilation, intercultural acceptance, and personal enrichment. We will explore the Cleveland Italian-American heritage by visiting Little Italy, The Italian Cultural Garden, The Guardians towers, and the Lake View Cemetery, as well as by interviewing Italian expatriates about their experiences as immigrants. Field trips required.
Does this course require off campus field trips? Yes

This course is appropriate for new students.