Humanities

This course provides students with history and background information on Florence and surrounding areas, such as Pisa and Sienna, which contributes to the city’s status [...]

This course is an introduction to the genres of Italian literature of the 20th and 21st centuries and its various movements. We begin with an [...]

This course will focus on the major movements and themes of Italian theater from the 16th century to the 20th century. With critical reading and [...]

This course aims to provide students with an in-depth knowledge of key cultural, social, and gender issues related to women’s lives and literary output in [...]

The course introduces the student to the world of Italian Cinema. The first part of the course will analyze Neorealism, a cinematic phenomenon that deeply [...]

This interdisciplinary course aims to introduce the student to the world of creative writing, focusing primarily on fiction. What the course offers is an enriching [...]

This course will survey Italy's contribution to Western Civilization by covering major themes in Western European political, social, religious, intellectual, and cultural history, from the [...]

This course is an introduction to current Italian culture and identity. We will explore the role played by different aspects of Italian culture in the [...]

  We will examine particular trades, habits, customs, social issues, and traditions that have made Florence a center for Western culture and civilization. We will [...]

This course will study the pivotal role of Florence in the development of Italian vernacular literature during the Medieval and Renaissance periods. Readings, discussions, and [...]