FYSM 142 - Italian Cities

Institution:

Trinity College

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Description:

This course explores the urban experience in Italy from the rise of city-states and communes in the eleventh century to the growth of cities in the modern period. For thousands of years cities have been the defining feature of the peninsula, shaping the land around them. They have also borne the imprint of many unique topographies-the meander of a river, the rise of hills, and the fluxing sea yielding to stone, line, and the built shape. Through an urban lens, it is possible to discern the diversity of Italian civilization and its deeper common strands. Historical sources, literature, art, photography, film, and virtual tools like Google Earth will be a fundamental part of the class: you will be asked to read, observe, examine, and think critically about all the material. I aim to move beyond the familiar image of Italy, taking you to cities of the past, like powerful seafaring Amalfi on the Mediterranean. We will also look at how ancient forms became the inheritance of contemporary cities. The twenty-first century overlaps the worn fabric of the past. The class ends in the present day, looking at Naples, circa 2009. We see the city in Roberto's Saviano's Gomorra, a strikingly original novel on organized crime and globalization. Grounded in history, the course is taught from a lifetime of personal experience 1.00 units, Seminar

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1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Trincoll.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 297-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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