The course is designed to consolidate the students’ language proficiency while focusing on the critical and literary contribution of modern and contemporary anglophone writers. Considering the ongoing technological development characterizing present-day society, the course offers an analysis of a wide range of material that, in an interdisciplinary and multimedia framework, will produce a critical interpretation of topical socio-political and cultural aspects of the contemporary anglophone world.
Curriculum
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Mutuazione: 21810392 CULTURE DEI PAESI DI LINGUA INGLESE in Politiche per la Sicurezza Globale: Ambiente, Energia e Conflitti LM-52 R A - Z ELIA ADRIANO
Programma
The course offers an overview of the impact of the digital revolution on the analysis of contemporary Anglophone literary texts. Through an interdisciplinary and multimedia approach, particular attention will be paid to the interrelationships between Black Music (Hip Hop and Techno) and African-American literature, in order to reconsider related socio-cultural phenomena and to reflect on the study of English in its linguistic varieties.Testi Adottati
The study material will be provided at the beginning of the course.Modalità Frequenza
Lecture attendance is not compulsory but is strongly recommended.Modalità Valutazione
The final exam is both written and oral. The Written Exam consists of a series of open-ended questions based on the syllabus, and will be followed by an Oral Exam, whose outcome may affect positively or negatively the grade of the Written Exam.
scheda docente
materiale didattico
Programma
The course offers an overview of the impact of the digital revolution on the analysis of contemporary Anglophone literary texts. Through an interdisciplinary and multimedia approach, particular attention will be paid to the interrelationships between Black Music (Hip Hop and Techno) and African-American literature, in order to reconsider related socio-cultural phenomena and to reflect on the study of English in its linguistic varieties.Testi Adottati
The study material will be provided at the beginning of the course.Modalità Frequenza
Lecture attendance is not compulsory but is strongly recommended.Modalità Valutazione
The final exam is both written and oral. The Written Exam consists of a series of open-ended questions based on the syllabus, and will be followed by an Oral Exam, whose outcome may affect positively or negatively the grade of the Written Exam.