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Zambrano’s thought: the word, the person, compassion and love. In so doing, I also provide an introductory essay to each of these key concepts. The word, a fundamental concept, functions as an undertaking that allows the writer in solitude to justify the actual state of being of the writer and to communicate to others. Without the word, there.

The Cambridge Companion to Modern Italian Culture This book provides a comprehensive account of the culture of modern Italy. Specially commissioned essays by leading specialists focus on a wide range of political, historical and cultural questions.The volume provides information and analysis on such topics as regionalism, the growth of a national.

Roma, Citta Aperta), is about the rise of the Resistance movement. An unorthodox family, a priest, and young Roman males are the featured Italian characters. The German Fascists have significant roles in this film as well, providing an opportunity for a compare and contrast analysis with Italian characters. Paisan (1946) is made. 4.

Mid-term examination, 25%: Based on lectures and readings, includes identifications and an essay question. The identifications and the essay are aimed at assessing the student’s ability to relate the films to their historical and cultural background as well as to theoretical concepts that are specific to the area of inquiry of the course.

After the havoc left by World War Two and the images of semi-destroyed buildings that were lodged in people's memory--almost as they had appeared in Rossellini's Roma, citta aperta (Open City, 1945)--Rome put on beautiful new clothes and became once again a tourist destination. Both as a manufacturing and as a culture industry, fashion had a.

Mia Carter is an Associate Professor and University Distinguished Teaching Associate Professor in the English Department, as well as 2010 University of Texas System Regents' Outstanding Teacher. Recent publications include: Modernism and Literature: an Introduction and Reader. Edited by Mia Carter and Alan Friedman. Routledge, 2013.

History of the motion picture - History of the motion picture - The war years and post-World War II trends: During the U.S. involvement in World War II, the Hollywood film industry cooperated closely with the government to support its war-aims information campaign. Following the declaration of war on Japan, the government created a Bureau of Motion Picture Affairs to coordinate the production.

Seaver Italian professor Fiona Stewart analyzes violence and hope, image and word in Rossellini's Roma citta aperta; Graduate School of Public Policy Student Marina Harden studies Blackwater USA's civilian soldiers fighting in the War on Terror.

Psycho may not have been his best or most sophisticated film but it has become one of his most popular and successful. It has been described as the mother of the modern horror movie. But, if so, she’s spawned some odd children. What isn’t often recognised is that Psycho was a distinct change of pace by Hitchcock, who reverted to black and white from colour and had to put up with the kind.

The paper closes with the analysis of two case-studies, the “Comunicazione generativa per il Programma di Sviluppo Rurale 2014-2020 della Regione Toscana” project (in english: Generative Communication for the Tuscany Rural Development Programme, RDP, 2014-2020) and the “San Casciano Smart Place” project, both developed by the.

In addition to the analysis of the way some of the most influencing homes have been depicted in the history of film, alternative domesticities will be also part of a wider conversation which will address how 'The Home' is globally disseminated. Lectures will be complemented with short projections and discussions. Both a presentation and a paper.

Cinema Library, Rome - Edinburgh University Year 2. The author Fabio Vighi shows how to apply Lacans theories on Italian cinema.