ITL 305 ITALY, TRAVEL, AND MIGRATION

An introduction to a variety of texts regarding different forms of travel and migration in Italy, from Italy, and toward Italy in the late 20th- and early 21st- centuries. While analyzing these texts, students will explore the reasons for touristic travel, labor migration, exile, and cosmopolitan privilege, along with their implications on cultural translation and the making of identity. The course also examines how these different forms of mobility are represented through a variety of media, such as literature, film, art, and oral interviews. The course may be complemented by a field trip. Authors, filmmakers, and artists may vary from year to year, and may include Christiana de Caldas Brito, Mariangela Sedda, Igiaba Scego, Moshen Melliti, Gianfranco Rosi, and Emanuele Crialese. Conducted in Italian.