Spring 2027

Race, Ethnicity, and the Italian Americans

Explores the history of Italian immigration to the US and its effects on identity through literature and film, examining race, ethnicity, and socio-cultural relationships.

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Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Ernesto Livorni3.8/5

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.53 GPA, 86.7% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Identify and discuss the factors surrounding Italian immigration in the United States of America and how they contributed to the current situation of Italian-Americans.

  • Describe literary, historical, cultural concepts and phenomena in their context(s).

  • Understand, analyze, and contextualize literary accounts on Italian-American experience.

  • Analyze and explain socio-cultural relationships between the Italian Americans and other ethnic and racial groups in the US as they emerge from personal experiences evident in the assigned literary texts.

  • Analyze from multiple perspectives a literary or cinematic text, a situation, and a context to be able to understand the main issues of the periods in question.

  • Acquire intercultural and historical knowledge and competence and apply it to past and current issues.

  • Demonstrate self-awareness and empathy towards others and their cultural and world views.

  • Apply the understanding acquired to contexts beyond the classroom.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.53 GPA, 86.7% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ERNESTO LIVORNI is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.53 GPA, 86.7% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).

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Topics

  • History of Italian immigration to the United States
  • Italian American identity and the construction of whiteness
  • Socio-cultural relationships between Italian Americans and other marginalized groups
  • Literary texts and historical context

Skills

  • Analyze and contextualize literary accounts of the Italian-American experience.
  • Analyze literary and cinematic texts from multiple perspectives to understand historical issues.
  • Demonstrate intercultural self-awareness and empathy toward diverse cultural views.

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ITALIAN 150 · Spring 2027

Race, Ethnicity, and the Italian Americans

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