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3.00 Credits
Spring 2007. ANGUS S. KING. A study of the concept, principles, practice, and significance of leadership. Content is presented through case studies intended to illustrate and illuminate various characteristics of leaders and their constituencies. Abraham Lincoln, Harriet Tubman, Joshua Chamberlain, Margaret Thatcher, Pope John XXIII, Adolph Hitler, and Ernest Shakleton are among those studied. "An army of deer led by a lion is more to be feared than an army of lions led by a deer."
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3.00 Credits
Fall 2006. NANCY RILEY. A hands-on semester-long group research project about Maine. Specific focus to be determined later and shaped in part by class make-up. Uses a variety of research methodologies including quantitative analysis, in-depth interviewing, observation, and discursive analysis. Prerequisite: One of the following courses: Anthropology 201, Economics 257, Education 203, Psychology 251, Sociology 201, or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Every fall. Fall 2006. DAVIDA GAVIOLI. Three class hours per week, plus weekly drill sessions and language laboratory assignments. Study of the basic forms, structures, and vocabulary. Emphasis is on listening comprehension and spoken Italian.
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3.00 Credits
Every spring. Spring 2007. ANNA REIN. Continuation of Italian 101. Three class hours per week, plus weekly drill sessions and language laboratory assignments. Study of the basic forms, structures, and vocabulary. More attention is paid to reading and writing. Prerequisite: Italian 101 or equivalent.
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3.00 Credits
Every fall. Fall 2006. ANNA REIN. Three class hours per week and one weekly conversation session with assistant. Aims to increase fluency in both spoken and written Italian. Grammar fundamentals are reviewed. Class conversation and written assignments are based on contemporary texts of literary and social interest. Prerequisite: Italian 102 or placement.
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3.00 Credits
Every spring. Spring 2007. DAVIDA GAVIOLI. Three class hours per week and one weekly conversation session with assistant. Aims to increase fluency in both spoken and written Italian. Grammar fundamentals are reviewed. Class conversation and written assignments are based on contemporary texts of literary and social interest. Prerequisite: Italian 203 or placement.
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3.00 Credits
Every fall. Fall 2006. ARIELLE SAIBER. Designed to increase the student's fluency in spoken and written Italian through the use of a large variety of cultural materials and media. The "texts" include literature, newspapers,magazines, the Internet, film, and television. Weekly written assignments introduce students to different writing styles, such as formal letters, restaurant reviews, love poetry, news briefs, and literary analyses. Weekly presentations, vocabulary-building exercises, and situational activities. Three class hours per week and one weekly conversation session with an assistant. Conducted in Italian. Prerequisite: Italian 204 or placement.
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3.00 Credits
Fall 2006. ARIELLE SAIBER. One of the greatest works of literature of all times. Dante's Divine Comedy leads us through the torture-pits of Hell, up the steep mountain of Purgatory, to the virtual, white-on-white zone of Paradise, and then back to where we began: our own earthly lives. Accompanies Dante on his allegorical journey, armed with knowledge of Italian culture, philosophy, politics, religion, and art history. Pieces together a mosaic of medieval Italy, while developing and refining abilities to read, analyze, interpret, discuss, and write about both literary texts and critical essays. Conducted in English.
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3.00 Credits
Fall 2006. PAMELA BALLINGER. Examines Venice, past and present, with an anthropological focus on Venice as both symbol and lived reality. Topics covered include the politics of water, control and the reshaping of land and seascapes (then and now), the Venetian empire, piracy, maritime culture, and tourism. Particular attention is paid to a Venetian cultural sphere extending beyond the city and lagoon, with a focus on the coastal territories of the eastern Adriatic. What traces of the Venetian world remain embodied in things like food, architecture, language, and identity (Same as Anthropology 250.). Prerequisite: Anthropology 101 or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
The Culture of Italian Fascism
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