ITLT 030 - (LT) Italian American IdentitySemester Hours: 3
Periodically
Taught in English and in English translation, this course will introduce the struggles and achievements of Italians and Italian Americans in North America. Students will be assigned films, poetry, critical essays, short stories, or short novels. This will be augmented by using texts by Black, Latinx, Native American, Jewish, and Asian artists/authors. In addition, we will explore the contradictions of cultural pride and the notions of stereotyping groups, including the “color line” and the question of whether Italians are “white” or “black” since many of the early immigrant waves were considered “black.” Students will study such writers and filmmakers as Spike Lee, Emmanuele Crialese, Maria Mazziotti-Gillan, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Pascal D’Angelo, Janice Mirikitani, Michael Warr, Joe Baca, Martin Espada, Sherman Alexi, Amiri Baraka, Pietro Di Donato, and Sonia Sanchez.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Course is taught in English. All readings in English translation. May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis. (Formerly Poetry in Translation: The Italian Diaspora.)
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