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OSPFLOR 1A: Accelerated First-Year Italian, Part 1

Accelerated sequence that completes first-year Italian in two rather than three quarters. For students with previous knowledge of Italian or with a strong background in another Romance language. Prerequisite: advanced-level proficiency in another Romance language Prerequisite: Placement .
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 5

OSPFLOR 1F: First-Year Italian, First Quarter

All-in-Italian communicative and interactive approach. Emphasis is on the development of appropriate discourse in contemporary cultural contexts. Interpretation of authentic materials, written and oral presentations, and plenty of conversational practice. Language lab, multimedia, and online activities.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 5

OSPFLOR 2F: First-Year Italian, Second Quarter

Continuation of ITALLANG 1. All-in-Italian communicative and interactive approach. Emphasis is on the development of appropriate discourse in contemporary cultural contexts. Interpretation of authentic materials, written and oral presentations, and plenty of conversational practice. Language lab, multimedia, and online activities. Prerequisite: Placement Test, ITALLANG 2
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 5

OSPFLOR 3F: First-Year Italian, Third Quarter

Continuation of ITALLANG 2. All-in-Italian communicative and interactive approach. Emphasis is on the development of appropriate discourse in contemporary cultural contexts. Interpretation of authentic materials, written and oral presentations, and plenty of conversational practice. Language lab, multimedia, and online activities. Prerequisite: Placement Test, ITALLANG 2 or consent of instructor. Fulfills the University language requirement.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 5 | UG Reqs: Language

OSPFLOR 12: Constituting a Republic: Machiavelli, Madison, and Modern Issues

Looking back to the worlds of Machiavelli and Madison, consider citizenship and constitutional design today. How should government today be constructed to serve the public good? What are our responsibilities as citizens with respect to public policy? Readings from central works of Niccolo Machiavelli, Discourses on Livy and Discourse on Florentine Affairs and of James Madison, Federalist Papers.
Terms: Aut, Win | Units: 3 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
Instructors: ; Karlan, P. (PI)

OSPFLOR 15: Italy through the Florentine Piazzas

This course aims to provide students with some fundamental skills to understand contemporary Italian society, using the city of Florence as a textbook. Each class will explore a different facet of Florentine culture as a way to introduce the broader and critical issues that Italy is facing today. All classes (except the first and last) will meet onsite in the city. A weekly breakdown for class meeting places and times is provided in the class calendar of this syllabus. In-class discussions, informed by the readings assigned for the day, will focus on the contemporary endurance and importance of what made Florence renowned in the medieval and early Modern times: politics, trade, religion, family allegiance, civic pride, and the crucial role played by foreigners and immigrants.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 1

OSPFLOR 15M: Accademia del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Musicians coming to Florence who wish to continue their study can do so with private instructors at the Accademia del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. The Accademia offers one on one instruction in voice, piano, string and wind instruments, and percussion. Further information, deadlines and details on the application process can be found at: https://bosp.stanford.edu/explore/florence/academics/classes-local-institutions. Prerequisite: Intermediate-advanced level proficiency with a musical instrument or vocals, supported by previous musical and vocal training at public or private Institutions.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 1-3 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Campani, E. (PI)

OSPFLOR 19: Florence for Foodies: Discovering Italian Culture through Food

Through lectures at the Stanford Center focusing on Italian food history and culture, and three hands-on cooking classes with professional chefs, students will gain firsthand knowledge of the current food scene in Florence and Italy and look into the reasons why food has always been one of the most important, if not the most important, indicator of Italian national identity. The class will also provide students with an understanding of what and how Italians eat and what Italy and its cuisine have taken from and given to the rest of the world. Students will look at these questions also considering the many global intersections, contaminations, and encounters that have served to strengthen both Italian food culture and national identity.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 1 | Repeatable 2 times (up to 2 units total)

OSPFLOR 21F: Accelerated Second-Year Italian, Part A

Review of grammatical structures; grammar in its communicative context. Listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills practiced and developed through authentic material such as songs, newspaper articles, video clips, and literature. Insight into the Italian culture and crosscultural understanding. Prerequisite: one year of college Italian or ITALLANG 21
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 5

OSPFLOR 22F: Accelerated Second-Year Italian Part B

Grammatical structures, listening, reading, writing, speaking skills, and insight into the Italian culture through authentic materials. Intermediate to advanced grammar. Content-based course, using songs, video, and literature, to provide cultural background for academic courses. Prerequisite: ITALLANG 21 within two quarters of arriving in Florence or ITALLANG 21A or OSPFLOR 21F
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 5

OSPFLOR 25F: Sculpting the Renaissance: Aesthetics, Materials & Innovation

The course aims to present a history of Florentine sculpture between the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, with a focus on materiality, the symbolic value of mediums, as well as the commissioning and execution of each work of art. The classes will be inspired by current methodologies, linked to a tradition interested in the objecthood of artistic creation and the relationship between stylistic choices and the limitations of technologies. The collections of the Florentine museums and the city's extraordinary heritage, will allow direct contact with the works we will discuss in class. Proximity will also make it possible to gain knowledge about places of production and procurement of materials (the Carrara quarries, the ancient casting places, for example). This approach will not only problematize fundamental issues pertaining to the very concept of the "artisticness" of an artifact, but-in following a chronological span-will reflect on the periodization of formal languages characterizing the early modern era, at the same time confronting topics relevant to the current historiographical debate. Such investigations, in addition to offering an updated and problematic look at some of the most iconic figurative texts for the art-historical discussion about early modern period (from Donatello's David to Michelangelo's, via masterpieces by artists such as Luca della Robbia, Benvenuto Cellini and Giambologna), will provide students with useful paraphernalia for confronting canonized and, so to speak, sacralized figurative testimonies, putting into context the drives and motives, the conditioning and expectations behind their very creation.
Terms: Aut | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: WAY-A-II

OSPFLOR 26: Economics of the EU

Discussion and analysis of the European Crisis, which started in Greece in 2009 and continues. Critical comprehension of the inner functioning of the European Union's economics, politics and institutions, understanding of the reasons for the crisis and the solutions undertaken. Comparative analysis with the United States to show the complexity entailed in having one monetary policy and nineteen distinct national budgets. Discussion of key challenges in Europe and next steps in the progress of European integration.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3 | UG Reqs: WAY-SI

OSPFLOR 33: The Body of Love: Romance, Love and Sex in Italian Cinema

What is Love? This course will look at the many ways in which cinema has represented and thematized the seemingly universal concept of love. We will begin by watching Casablanca (M. Curtiz, 1942) and Pretty Woman (G. Marshall, 1990), two Hollywood classics in matters of romance. Their analysis will help us set the stage for a few critical and theoretical considerations right at the outset of our course. It will also give us the opportunity to discuss the "love" genres of classical Hollywood, which have laid the foundations for much "love cinema" to come.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3 | UG Reqs: WAY-A-II
Instructors: ; Campani, E. (PI)

OSPFLOR 57: Accademia Italiana

Florence is truly an ideal location for art students. While the Program offers at least one course in Art History per quarter, those pursuing the fine arts might want to consider taking a course at the Accademia Italiana which offers highly specialized classes in studio art, fashion, industrial and graphic design to an Italian and international student body. These courses are available in the fall and winter quarters only. Further information, deadlines and details on the application process can be found at: https://bosp.stanford.edu/explore/florence/academics/classes-local-institutions.
Terms: Aut, Win | Units: 1-5 | Repeatable 10 times (up to 50 units total)
Instructors: ; Campani, E. (PI)

OSPFLOR 73: Fascism & World War II in Italy

The purpose of this course is to explore the various dimensions of World War II in Italy. It will cover major military and diplomatic events, as well as the dramatic shifts in Italian fortunes at war, including: Mussolini's occupation policies in the Balkans, efforts to surrender to the Allies in 1943, the subsequent German occupation of northern Italy, the bitter fighting between the Wehrmacht and the Allies, and the growing power of and use of violence by the communist partisans.
Terms: Aut | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: WAY-SI

OSPFLOR 92: No Planet B: Class, Climate Change, and Environmental Justice

How do old and new environmentalist movements relate to social justice struggles and other collective actors? Why do they emerge in some countries and not in others? How do environmentalist groups shape political decisions at the local, national, and transnational level? What differences and commonalities exist in environmentalist movements and their forms of contention across Italy and Europe? To address these questions, this course will look at environmental contentious politics in Europe and Italy, drawing on debates developed in political economy, social movement studies, environmental sociology, political ecology, and labour environmentalism.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3 | UG Reqs: WAY-EDP, WAY-SI

OSPFLOR 94: "Brothers of Italy": The Gendered and Racial Making of the Italian Nation

This course introduces an interdisciplinary understanding of the concepts of gender and race and their intersectionality as a theoretical tool to trace a gendered and racial genealogy of the Italian nation. The course aims to work through a variety of disciplinary approaches from history, to sociology, to political philosophy. Through these approaches we will learn to critically employ the concepts of gender, race, and nation by understanding their relationality, reciprocity, and their specific application in the field of Italian contemporary history.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3 | UG Reqs: WAY-EDP, WAY-SI

OSPFLOR 199A: Directed Reading A

Course may be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win | Units: 1-4 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Karlan, P. (PI)
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