ML8069: Italian Women's Writing

School Italian
Department Code MLANG
Module Code ML8069
External Subject Code 100327
Number of Credits 15
Level L6
Language of Delivery English
Module Leader Dr Mariagiovanna Motta
Semester Autumn Semester
Academic Year 2022/3

Outline Description of Module

This module aims to examine how Italian women writers have responded to the social, political and cultural changes in Italian society in the twentieth century.  Areas of special interest examined in the course will include the representation of the female self, the relationship between mother and daughter and the construction of a female genealogy. Aspects to be covered include history and critical theory.

On completion of the module a student should be able to

1. Identify and discuss the importance of Italian women’s writing in the context of Italian literature.

2.  Analyse, compare and evaluate a range of works by women writers, considered in relation to the Italian context. 

3. Critically assess the importance of the historical, social, and cultural background of the novels examined, evidencing how a single text can be read at a variety of levels.

4. Present a structured, logical and coherent argument based on the critical reading of the novels examined.

 

How the module will be delivered

The module will be delivered through a range of interactive teaching sessions supplemented by online teaching and learning activities and materials – and may include, where relevant, asynchronous materials such as lecture recordings. Full details on the delivery mode of this module will be available on Learning Central at the start of the academic year – and may be, in part, determined by Welsh Government and Public Health Wales guidance.  

Skills that will be practised and developed

  • A capacity for analysing and evaluating complex arguments in prose narrative by women writers and critical theory.
  • Critical awareness, and the ability to argue and rebut a case, justifying own viewpoint, in analysis and comparison of a range of works by women writers, considered in relation to the Italian context.
  • Present arguments in a structured, logical and coherent manner.
  • Demonstrate basic word-processing skills.

How the module will be assessed

The method(s) of assessing the learning outcomes for this module are set out in the Assessment Table, which also contains the weightings of each assessment component.

Mapping of Assessments to Intended Learning Outcomes

Essay: assesses Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4

THE OPPORTUNITY FOR RE-ASSESSMENT:

SUBMISSION OF ESSAY during the resit Examination period for 100% of the module

Assessment Breakdown

Type % Title Duration(hrs)
Written Assessment 100 Essay N/A

Syllabus content

Novels from Italian literature by female authors such as Sibilla Aleramo, Anna Banti in semester A.The texts chosen may vary from year to year.


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