MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ARABIC LITERATURES FOR MEDIATIO, AND WORKSHOP
Module MODULE C: ARABIC LITERATURES AND VISUAL ARTS
Academic Year 2025/2026 - Teacher:
ALBA ROSA SURIANO
Expected Learning Outcomes
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
The course also aims to introduce students to the artistic, visual and literary manifestations of the modern and contemporary Arab world (19th-21st centuries) with an interdisciplinary approach, which contributes both to consolidating the knowledge acquired from a methodological point of view, and to approach different contents with a critical ability structured on the basis of the most recent studies relating to the specific field of theatre, cinema and Arabic literature.
ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
The course also aims to strengthen research, collaboration and peer learning skills through exercises that students will have to carry out independently and in groups.
INDEPENDENT JUDGMENTS:
Students will be able to move with mastery within the different forms and multiple themes of European and non-European literature from a comparative perspective and will be able to use specific application skills in the linguistic and glottological field. They will also be able to recognize the expressive and formal code of texts, grasping their values and contents and formulating timely and relevant judgments about them.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
Through lessons in seminar and laboratory format, students will have to relate and discuss in the classroom with each other and with the teacher on predefined topics assigned to each of them, honing their presentation skills.Course Structure
The teaching, divided into two modules, will take place through lectures, classroom exercises, group and individual work.
Attendance of Lessons
Attendance is not compulsory
Detailed Course Content
Introduction to modern and contemporary Arab theatre. Introduction to Arab cinema and its relationship with contemporary literature.
Textbook Information
MODULE C
- Nicosia A., Il romanzo arabo al cinema. Microcosmi egiziani e palestinesi, Carocci, Roma 2014 (115 pp.);
- Further study materials will be provided by the teacher during the course.
STUDENTS NOT ATTENDING MUST CONTACT THE TEACHER TO AGREE THE PROGRAM A SUITABLE IN ADVANCE OF THE DATE ON WHICH THEY INTEND TO TAKE THE EXAM.
Please remember that in compliance with art 171 L22.04.1941, n. 633 and its amendments, it is illegal to copy entire books or journals, only 15% of their content can be copied.
For further information on sanctions and regulations concerning photocopying please refer to the regulations on copyright (Linee Guida sulla Gestione dei Diritti d’Autore) provided by AIDRO - Associazione Italiana per i Diritti di Riproduzione delle opere dell’ingegno (the Italian Association on Copyright).
All the books listed in the programs can be consulted in the Library.
