ATS3939 Crime in Italian popular culture (In-country)
Faculty of Arts
ATS3939 Crime in Italian popular culture (In-country) is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts. It isn't offered in 2020. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Not offered
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
The 2027 handbook has no page for ATS3939. This is its 2020 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before ATS3939
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS3939
No unit lists ATS3939 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: Completion of Intermediate Italian language units or equivalent knowledge (B1).
Overview
From The Godfather to The Sopranos, American crime fiction has played a crucial role in shaping the collective imagination about Italy and Italians, contributing to the stereotype of Italy as the "country of corruption and crime". Italian writers have appropriated the crime fiction genre to tell their own stories. This unit focuses on the origins and development of Italian crime fiction, from the first serialised novels (gialli) published in the 1930s to cinematic masterpieces and internationally-acclaimed TV series.
Students of this unit will explore and analyse the way in which this genre has been shaped by successive generations of Italian writers and movie directors in order to confront issues of justice, politics, and national, regional and gender identities in an all-Italian context. This unit will offer a unique opportunity to investigate and understand crucial aspects of Italy's contemporary history, society and culture through crime fiction.
Offerings in 2020
The 2020 handbook lists no offerings for ATS3939.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
critically analyse a variety of sources (crime novels, films, TV series and programmes);
- 2
apply a range of contemporary theories in crime fiction studies;
- 3
interpret key elements of recent Italian society through crime fiction;
- 4
research, develop and confidently communicate a critical argument.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Where it fits
ATS3939 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Barbara Pezzotti
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Barbara Pezzotti
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS3939?
ATS3939 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS3939 offered?
ATS3939 has no offerings listed in the 2020 handbook.
How much work is ATS3939?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Which majors and minors include ATS3939?
ATS3939 is part of Italian studies.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 3
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts
- Organisational unit
- Italian Studies
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 1
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 2020