Recent recorded grades — Spring 2010: 3.40 GPA, 70.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2013: 3.65 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Spring 2014: 3.57 GPA, 73.3% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).
Spring 2027
Studies in Italian Literature and Culture II
Studies in Italian Literature and Culture II examines genres and media including poetry, drama, novel, short story, cinema, and television from 1600 to the present, emphasizing cultural and historical contexts.
offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Stefania Buccini4.0/5
Summary
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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.75 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.93 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.86 GPA, 90.9% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Learn about and understand major Italian modern and postmodern literary and cultural movements, "schools," authors, texts.
Demonstrate understanding and ability to analyze literary and non-literary texts in Italian representing a broad spectrum of topics in Italian modern and postmodern culture and history (interpretive communication).
Express/convey/articulate ideas effectively in spoken and written Italian to inform, persuade, and narrate for different audiences of listeners, viewers, or readers (presentational communication)
Express/convey/articulate ideas effectively in spoken and written Italian to share information, reactions, and opinions related to topics and texts discussed in the course (interpersonal communication)
Demonstrate awareness of difference and diversity by comparing and contrasting culturally situated beliefs, behaviors, and norms of the Italian-speaking world with those found in their own culture
Critically analyze and describe literary, historical, and cultural concepts and phenomena
Analyze from multiple perspectives a text, a situation, a context
Actively engage in problem solving
Actively engage in effective teamwork
Design and construct new content based on skills and information acquired in the course
Source: UW Guide
Grade history
↗ average GPA
254254 letter grades
A60.2%60.2%
AB20.5%20.5%
B13.8%13.8%
BC3.1%3.1%
C1.2%1.2%
D1.2%1.2%
F0.0%0.0%
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Prerequisites
Course mapITALIAN 204 or 205(or ITALIAN 202 prior to Summer 2025)
“Used by” includes alternatives; linked courses may have other requirements. This is a best-effort interpretation; check the catalog requirements above.
Prerequisite text tree
- Any of
- ITALIAN 204
- ITALIAN 205
- ITALIAN 202 prior to Summer 2025
Professors
Spring 2027Historical instructors & teaching patterns
STEFANIA BUCCINI is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2013, Spring 2014. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
Spring 2027Schedule loads here as you scroll.
| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 24 | 0 |
Times are Central. Select a meeting for details; export includes recorded dates for the selected sections. Enrollment reflects scan time.
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Student experience
the class
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.75 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.93 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.86 GPA, 90.9% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).
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Topics
- Genres and media: poetry, drama, novel, short story, cinema, and television.
- Cultural and historical contexts from 1600 to the present.
- Italian authors across modern and contemporary periods.
Skills
- Analyze literary and non-literary texts in Italian.
- Express ideas effectively in spoken and written Italian.
- Compare and contrast culturally situated beliefs, behaviors, and norms.
Grades
Latest available · Spring 2025— not enough history to project Spring 2027.
average GPA
A / AB grades
letter grades
Instructor
Grade distribution · % of letter grades
A81.8%81.8%
AB9.1%9.1%
B9.1%9.1%
BC0.0%0.0%
C0.0%0.0%
D0.0%0.0%
F0.0%0.0%
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Through Spring 2025
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Studies in Italian Literature and Culture II
Recorded 2026-10-14Raw records
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