Italian (French and Italian) course catalog

All 53 recorded UW–Madison courses in this department, including courses not offered this term. Open a course for prerequisites, historical grades and instructors.

  • COMARTS/ITALIAN 460: Italian Film

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    General survey of Italian cinema and of the relationship between film and the other arts. Consideration of the Italian and European socio-political context and developments in film theory.

  • FRENCH/ITALIAN 821: Issues in Methods of Teaching French and Italian

    1–3 credits

    Intended for instructors of elementary- and intermediate-level collegiate instructors of Italian; key concepts of communicative, literacy-oriented language teaching and related techniques for classroom instruction of Italian.

  • FRENCH/ITALIAN/PORTUG/SPANISH 429: Introduction to the Romance Languages

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    Introduction to structural similarities and differences apparent in major Romance languages (French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish) and to their historical developments, with reference to basic linguistic features of each language: phonology, morphology, syntax, and lexicon.

  • ILS/ITALIAN 350: Rome: Lust for Glory

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    Examines the development of Rome, "the Eternal City," and its continuing presence as both a metaphoric and physical focal point of Italian artistic and cultural sensibilities. Outline the development of Rome's authoritative or "mythical" status in literature, art, architecture and film, beginning in the Augustan era and arriving to today, focusing on significant moments in the creation and expansion of the actual city and its cultural influence in the late-Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the era of the Risorgimento (Unification of Italy), and the rise of Fascism. Develop ability to think critically about how the diverse material productions of writers (historians, playwrights, poets), painters, sculptors, architects, philosophical thinkers, and later filmmakers of the periods covered reflect one another and reflect the ideas and ideologies of their age.

  • ILS/ITALIAN/LITTRANS/POLISCI 365: Machiavelli and His World

    3 credits

    Introduces students to the major works of Machiavelli through the close reading of his writings in cultural and historical contexts. Discussion and targeted writing assignments will aim at cultivating in students 1) a broad understanding of Machiavelli's principal intellectual attitudes, 2) a deeper understanding of his literary sensibility, and 3) the ability to articulate controversies and complexities surrounding his thought.

  • ITALIAN 100: Study Abroad: Italian Language I

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    A study abroad equivalency for first semester Italian that does not equate to a UW-Madison course. Requires current enrollment in a UW-Madison sponsored study abroad program.

  • ITALIAN 101: First Semester Italian

    4 credits

    Oral practice and conversation, grammar, reading, vocabulary building, and study of Italian cultures.

  • ITALIAN 102: Second Semester Italian

    4 credits

    Oral practice and conversation, grammar, reading, vocabulary building, and study of Italian cultures.

  • ITALIAN 103: Study Abroad: Italian Language II

    Credits unavailable

    A study abroad equivalency for second semester Italian that does not equate to a UW-Madison course. Requires current enrollment in a UW-Madison sponsored study abroad program.

  • ITALIAN 105: Accelerated Introductory Italian

    4 credits

    Accelerated Italian speaking, reading, and writing skills. Equivalent to the completion of bothITALIAN 101andITALIAN 102.

  • ITALIAN 150: Race, Ethnicity, and the Italian Americans

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    What does it mean to be Italian American? Must those who identify as such choose one identity over the other? How are they viewed by society? As Italian, American, or some undefinable other? Explore the history of Italian immigration to the United States and its effects on both the ethnic group and the hosting country, as recounted in literature and film both by those who experienced it firsthand and their descendants. Italians fleeing from racism and poverty in Italy found racial, religious, and cultural discrimination. Working toward "whiteness," Italian Americans traded off their own "Italian-ness" while clinging to aspects of it in the hope to preserve parts of their identity. They forged strong bonds with African American, Jewish, and other marginalized communities, in a relationship of understanding but also of tension and rivalry. Focuses on specific literary texts paired with textbook readings that provide their historical and social background.

  • ITALIAN 200: Study Abroad: Italian Language III

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    A study abroad equivalency for third semester Italian that does not equate to a UW-Madison course. Requires current enrollment in a UW-Madison sponsored study abroad program.

  • ITALIAN 203: Third Semester Italian

    4 credits

    Conversational practice, review of grammar, viewing and discussion of Italian films, and class reading of short stories.

  • ITALIAN 204: Fourth Semester Italian

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    Conversation and writing practice, review of grammar, and class reading of a modern Italian novel.

  • ITALIAN 205: Accelerated Intermediate Italian

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    Accelerated development of Italian oral, reading and writing skills, equivalent to the completion of bothITALIAN 203andITALIAN 204.

  • ITALIAN 210: Study Abroad: Italian Studies in the Humanities I

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    A study abroad equivalency for Italian studies that does not equate to a UW-Madison course. Requires current enrollment in a UW-Madison sponsored study abroad program.

  • ITALIAN 230: Modern Italian Culture

    3 credits

    A survey of Italian history, literature, art, music, politics, and popular culture of the 20th-21st centuries.

  • ITALIAN 298: Directed Study

    1–3 credits

    Independent study as arranged with a faculty member.

  • ITALIAN 299: Directed Study

    Credits unavailable

    Independent study as arranged with a faculty member.

  • ITALIAN 301: Italian for Reading Knowledge

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    Intensive grammar; readings from appropriate texts in the humanities, sciences and social sciences. For those with language proficiency who wish to acquire a reading knowledge of Italian.

  • ITALIAN 310: Study Abroad: Italian Studies in the Humanities II

    Credits unavailable

    A study abroad equivalency for Italian studies that does not equate to a UW-Madison course. Requires current enrollment in a UW-Madison sponsored study abroad program.

  • ITALIAN 311: Advanced Italian Language

    3 credits

    Development of accurate and nuanced capacity for expression in Italian and for understanding the spoken and written language. Also addresses Italian phonetics and phonology to develop accurate pronunciation.

  • ITALIAN 312: Writing Workshop

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    Development of composition skills related to expository and other forms of writing, with focus on grammatical skills, conventions, rhetorical techniques for organizing information, presenting coherent arguments, and appropriateness of language to topic. Substantial work on the development of writing strategies for composing and editing.

  • ITALIAN 321: Studies in Italian Literature and Culture I

    3 credits

    Focuses on masterworks of Italian literature in Medieval and Renaissance Italy, and on the ways in which this period laid a foundation of today's Italian society and culture. Includes historical, social, and cultural contexts of the Medieval and Renaissance periods.

  • ITALIAN 322: Studies in Italian Literature and Culture II

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    Focuses on a variety of genres and media (poetry, drama, novel, short story, cinema, television) and authors, with emphasis on the cultural and historical contexts from 1600 to the present.

  • ITALIAN 340: Structures of Italian

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    Examination of Italian phonetics and phonology, morphology and word formation, and syntax, with attention to contrasts with English. Prepares for advanced courses in Italian linguistics.

  • ITALIAN 400: Italian American Cinema and Tv

    3 credits

    General survey of the most significant film and television directors, genres, styles and themes in Italian American Film and Television, from the Early Cinema to the present. Films and TV programs engaging with the Italian American Experience will be studied within the cultural, historical, literary and ethnic contexts of North America.

  • ITALIAN 420: Study Abroad Topics in Italian

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    A study abroad equivalency for Italian topics that does not equate to a UW-Madison course. Requires current enrollment in a UW-Madison sponsored study abroad program.

  • ITALIAN 450: Special Topics in Italian Literature

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    Focus on different topics across the centuries and the disciplines.

  • ITALIAN 452: Special Topics in Italian Studies: Culture, Film, Language

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    Examination of an aspect of Italian studies: culture, film, language; topic varies.

  • ITALIAN 621: The 18th Century

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    Survey of eighteenth-century Italian literature from 1700-1750

  • ITALIAN 622: The 18th Century

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    Survey of eighteenth-century Italian literature from 1750-1800

  • ITALIAN 623: Italian Theatre

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    Topics in Italian theatre

  • ITALIAN 631: Features in Italian Literature

    3 credits

    Survey of Italian literature from the Middle Ages to Baroque period. Topics vary. Taught in Italian.

  • ITALIAN 632: Features in Italian Literature

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    Survey of Italian literature from Mid-Modernity to the 21st century. Topics vary. Taught in Italian.

  • ITALIAN 636: The Italian Novel

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    History and trends of the Italian novel between tradition and innovation from early 20th Century to the Present.

  • ITALIAN 681: Senior Honors Thesis

    3 credits

    Individual mentored study for seniors completing theses for Honors in the Major as arranged with a faculty member

  • ITALIAN 682: Senior Honors Thesis

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    Individual mentored study for seniors completing theses for Honors in the Major as arranged with a faculty member

  • ITALIAN 691: Senior Thesis

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    Individual mentored study for seniors completing theses, as arranged with a faculty member

  • ITALIAN 692: Senior Thesis

    Credits unavailable

    Individual mentored study for seniors completing theses, as arranged with a faculty member

  • ITALIAN 698: Directed Study

    1–6 credits

    Independent study as arranged with a faculty member.

  • ITALIAN 699: Directed Study

    1–6 credits

    Independent study as arranged with a faculty member.

  • ITALIAN 730: Topics in Italian Literature and Culture

    3 credits

    Examination of aspects of Italian literature and culture, including disciplines such as language and cinema. Topic varies.

  • ITALIAN 731: Features in Italian Literature

    Credits unavailable

    In-depth exploration of periods and concepts of Italian literature, from the Middle Ages to Baroque period. Topics vary. Taught in Italian.

  • ITALIAN 732: Features in Italian Literature

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    In-depth exploration of periods and concepts of Italian literature, from Mid-Modernity to the 21st century. Topics vary. Taught in Italian.

  • ITALIAN 741: The 17th Century and Arcadia

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    Survey of seventeenth-century Italian literature

  • ITALIAN 799: Independent Study

    1–6 credits

    Independent study as arranged with a faculty member.

  • ITALIAN 951: Seminar-studies in Italian Literature

    3 credits

    Advanced seminar. Topics vary.

  • ITALIAN 952: Seminar-studies in Italian Literature

    Credits unavailable

    Advanced seminar. Topics vary.

  • ITALIAN 990: Individual Research

    1–12 credits

    In connection with the doctoral dissertation.

  • ITALIAN/MEDIEVAL 659: Dante's Divina Commedia

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    Lectures on Dante's life and times, reading Divine Comedy.

  • ITALIAN/MEDIEVAL 671: The 13th Century

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    Systematic study of the earliest literary texts in Italy; the rise of the love lyric among the Sicilian poets; representative narrative works. The development of the lyric from Guittoe d'Arezzo to the poets of the Dolce Stil Nuovo.

  • ITALIAN/MEDIEVAL/RELIGST 440: Poverty, Ecology and the Arts: St. Francis of Assisi

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    Focuses on literature about Francis of Assisi, from medieval accounts to contemporary literature, and related artistic portrayals of St. Francis as a religious symbol and model for economic, political and environmental justice.