Sociology

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 will explore the history of the primary form of organized crime in Sicily, the Cosa Nostra. The Sicilian mafia gave birth to the [...]

Fashion to most of us is conceived as a vague and ever-changing concept, but nevertheless, societies, from the past to the present, view fashion as [...]

This course will examine the role of women as subjects, artists, and patrons in Italian art. Their roles in the social, political, economic, and cultural [...]

Following the increasing awareness about environmental degradation throughout the past two decades, Tuscany is progressively filling up with small environmentally-conscious businesses. The course focuses on [...]

The way we dress says much about who we are and what we value. This course will examine how fashion has been a way for [...]

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 [...]

The course is an introduction to the major themes of modern Italian history and culture, from the period of unification (1861) to present-day, with a [...]

The course comprehensively presents the issue of immigration in Italy. The historical roots as well as the economic impact of such a phenomenon will be [...]

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