What does it mean to be Italian in 2020? How do young adults, the aging, members of the LGBTQ community, second-generation Italians and immigrants negotiate and construct their identities in Italy today? More specifically, what are the personal histories of these individuals and groups in a nation where ideologies of an imagined homogeneity persist, yet day-to-day, lived experiences shore up visions of a “modern,” multifaceted Italy?
Building on these questions, this course will examine the increasing presence, participation, and visibility of traditionally marginalized persons in Italy. Following a historical introduction that gives context to the Unification and subsequent nation-building projects in Italy, the course draws on an archive of interdisciplinary texts of multiple mediums (visual, auditory, etc.) to illustrate conventions, trends, and exceptions of be(com)ing Italian in 2020.
SPECIAL SESSIONS
Skype Conversation
LGBTQ+ Italy
Friday, 7 February
With Diana "Dee" Dragani (Independent Scholar),
Julia Heim (University of Pennsylvania)
& Sole Anatrone (Vassar College)
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Library Visit
Workshop on finding reliable sources online & annotated bibliographies
https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/ital295
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Wednesday, 28 February Bertrand 025, lower level one (please bring your laptops)
With Jason Snyder, Librarian/ Manager of Communications and Outreach
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Visit to Dickinson College
Robert Saviano lecture
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Wednesday, 4 March
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Conversation
Youth Culture in/and Italy
Friday, 20 March
With Jasmin, Luca & Cecilia
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Skype Conversation
Second-generation Italians
Friday, 3 April
With Amir Issaa
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Film Screening at Campus Theatre
Vergine giurata (Sworn Virgin, L. Bispuri, 2015)
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Tuesday, 7 April at 7pm
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