ita2siw subversive italian women
SUBVERSIVE ITALIAN WOMEN THROUGH THE CENTURIES
ITA2SIW
2017
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject provides students with an introduction to the lives and significance of a selection of subversive and controversial women from Italian myth, literature and history. The primary material examined will include written and visual texts; secondary readings will provide the necessary background on the social, historical and cultural context. All texts will be available in English translation and all assessment will be in English.
SchoolSchool of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorGregoria Manzin
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 2 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
PrerequisitesN/A
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Ability to communicate in written academic English, reporting and summarizing debates and making cogent and considered arguments
- Activities:
- Analytical task; essay; critical journal
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Study and Learning Skills)
02. Ability to understand and interpret a variety of texts, including both creative literary works and analytical material, and to perform critical analysis of these texts in order to develop and evaluate arguments
- Activities:
- Analytical task; essay; critical journal
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Study and Learning Skills)
03. Familiarity with Italian culture and history, and an ability to understand and analyse the different forms that social and cultural subversiveness has taken over the centuries, particularly with regard to gender roles
- Activities:
- Analysis; essay; critical journal; creative response to assigned reading
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
Subject options
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Melbourne, 2017, Semester 1, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorGregoria Manzin
Class requirements
SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
One 3.0 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
"One 3-hour block in a room with projector, built-in computer, desks (not writing arms), white board, and windows"
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Analytical task (600 word equivalent) | 15 | 01, 02, 03 | |
| Critical journal (1200 word equivalent) | 30 | 01, 02, 03 | |
| Creative response to assigned reading (800 word equivalent) | 20 | 03 | |
| Essay (1400 word equivalent) | 35 | 01, 02, 03 |