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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
Instructors: Bottazzi, D. (PI)

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 27F: Renaissance Facades: Architecture in the Age of Representation

The art of the Italian Renaissance is one that engaged broadly with questions of representation, in both practice and theory, with long-lasting consequences for the visual culture of the Western world. If such a phenomenon might be especially evident in the figural arts, it is perhaps even more important for the more abstract language of architecture. Indeed, the Italian architecture of the fifteenth and sixteenth century formulated the vocabulary and rules of a new idiom, that of classicism, which soon became predominant in all of Europe before migrating to the New World. How does one decipher such a popular albeit cryptic language? What are the principles that regulate this method of composition? And what are the cultural conflicts and political messages that lie behind the apparent normativity of this style?
Terms: Win | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: WAY-A-II
Instructors: Donetti, D. (PI)

OSPFLOR 29F: Sustainable Food Production In Italy

There are more than seven billion humans on the planet, each of whom needs to eat every day. Inefficient food production and distribution practices are contributing to a faster consumption of non-renewable fossil fuels and accelerating environmental degradation. To explore solutions to this issue, we will study viable and sustainable modes of food production and consumption, as well as alternative (and more sustainable) models of food production. Additionally, we will examine how people are responding to increasing inequalities related to food availability, and what we can learn from Italian food cultures in terms of sustainability.
Terms: Win | Units: 3 | UG Reqs: WAY-SI
Instructors: Borrelli, N. (PI)

OSPFLOR 31F: Advanced Oral Communication: Italian

Refine language skills and develop insight into Italian culture using authentic materials. Group work and individual meetings with instructor. Minimum enrollment required. Prerequisite: ITALLANG 22A, 23 or placement.
Terms: Win, Spr | Units: 3

OSPFLOR 34F: Becoming Inhabitants of the Sky: Celestial Journeys from Galileo to the 19th Century

The reckless act of pointing the telescope towards the sky entailed the emergence of anthropological, philosophical, and scientific issues. The discovery of an Earth-like Moon first, and then of "other Earths" in the sky revealed the need to rethink the image and role of both "our" Earth and human beings while also reflecting on the habitability conditions of planets and several cosmological theories. When did we start considering human beings as inhabitants of the sky? When were women involved in both imaginary and real astronomical journeys? How did the idea of celestial travel change over the last four centuries and how did the intertwinement of artistic and scientific artifacts contribute to the rise of new images of the universe? Which scientific discoveries led astronomers to wonder about the habitability conditions of planets in and beyond the solar system? Drawing on the descriptions of other worlds provided in Italian philosophical and literary texts, scientific and artistic a more »
The reckless act of pointing the telescope towards the sky entailed the emergence of anthropological, philosophical, and scientific issues. The discovery of an Earth-like Moon first, and then of "other Earths" in the sky revealed the need to rethink the image and role of both "our" Earth and human beings while also reflecting on the habitability conditions of planets and several cosmological theories. When did we start considering human beings as inhabitants of the sky? When were women involved in both imaginary and real astronomical journeys? How did the idea of celestial travel change over the last four centuries and how did the intertwinement of artistic and scientific artifacts contribute to the rise of new images of the universe? Which scientific discoveries led astronomers to wonder about the habitability conditions of planets in and beyond the solar system? Drawing on the descriptions of other worlds provided in Italian philosophical and literary texts, scientific and artistic artifacts from the Renaissance to the 19th century, alongside images relating to a truly observed or merely imagined "other Earth on the Moon," this course shall undertake a journey through the challenges faced in the transition from being inhabitants of the Earth to becoming citizens of the sky. By focusing on the scientific methods, material, and theoretical tools adopted by Italian philosophers and astronomers, students will gain a better understanding of the other worlds in the universe: from the Renaissance new definition of the Earth-Moon system and Galileo's methodological and epistemological reflections to Giovanni Schiaparelli's observations and debates on the so-called canals on Mars. They will explore the different methods and arguments employed to state the ontological homogeneity of space by referring to textual and visual documents, as well as material artifacts. Furthermore, they will gain knowledge of the aesthetic and theoretical underpinnings underlying the creation or improvement of scientific instruments to observe, investigate, and represent new images of the universe, as well as the machines designed to undertake the first real or imaginary travels in the sky and to the Moon. Students will be engaged in a critical comparison of the material and literary instruments used to reframe human beings' place in the universe and examine how the understanding of the relationship between human beings, the Earth, and the hypothesis of other inhabited worlds has been transformed over time.
Terms: Win | Units: 3 | UG Reqs: WAY-SI
Instructors: Fabbri, N. (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 67: Women in Film

This course examines femininity and gender representation in Italian cinema. Feminist film theory, from the 1970 until the current and equally influential methodologies, will provide the framework for an informed analysis of the films. Topics covered will include: the question of the gaze, the power of looking, of being looked at, and of looking back; women as disruption in the patriarchal/cultural text; maternity; the woman?s body as a place of illness and sexuality; the family and domesticity.
Terms: Win | Units: 3 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-Gender, WAY-A-II, WAY-EDP
Instructors: Campani, E. (PI)

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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