HSTY2660 - Violence in Italy

Summer Late, 2013  |  Credit Points: 6

Coordinator: Alan Sean Rome
Email: a.rome@sydney.edu.au

Description

Violence is a feature of all human societies in every era. This unit examines the cultural significance of violence in Italy, from the Ancient Roman amphitheatre to the language of twentieth-century Fascist violence and post-war Italy's confrontation with left and right-wing terrorism, the 'years of lead', and Italy's continuing struggle with the Mafia. Themes include urban violence in Medieval, Renaissance and Early-Modern Italy, religious, gender and sexual violence, crime and punishment, and nationalist representations of violence in the nineteenth century.

Assessments

1x2000wd essay (35%), 1x1000wd journal (25%), 1x1500wd exam (30%), tutorial participation (10%)

Classes

2x1-hr lectures/week, 1x1-hr tutorial/week

Prerequisites

12 junior credit points of History, Ancient History or Asian Studies

Prohibitions

HSTY2060

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