New Course Proposal for:Natalia Ginzburg: Home-made (Ordinary)
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Course Proposal Details for - Natalia Ginzburg: Home-made (Ordinary) (Course code not assigned)
School
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures
Course Description
Novelist, playwright, translator, editor, essayist, journalist and pamphleteer:
between her birth in 1916 and her death in 1991, Natalia Ginzburg was known by
four different surnames; married twice; had five children; lived in different
regions in Italy; was persecuted as a Jew during the war and became a Catholic
after it; took up, and later renounced, membership of the Communist party and
became a Member of Parliament. Ginzburg, the daughter of a prestigious scientist
and the mother of Italy¿s most famous living historian, always sat in the front seat
of history - despite her self-deprecating attitude - whether in the antifascist
milieu in which she grew up or in her editorial role at Einaudi. This course will
investigate how her original and unique literary contribution is at the heart of
Italian cultural history of the twentieth century and can only now begin to achieve
the recognition it deserves. The course is devoted to Natalia Ginzburg's
intellectual contribution from 1940 to 1991, with special reference to some of the
many literary avenues that she pursued: our choice includes three novels, two
novellas, one short story, various essays and three plays. Ginzburg's unique prose
writing provides an introduction to other areas of knowledge, from Italian society
to French and English literature and Holocaust Studies. In a mixture of lectures
and seminars, our approach to her work will focus mainly on textual analysis and
her use of narrative techniques, but also on literary genres, literary movements,
cultural changes and their historical context.
Normal Year Taken
Year 3 Undergraduate
Course Level (PG/UG)
UG
Visiting Student
Availability
Available to all students
SCQF Credits
20
Credit Level (SCQF)
SCQF Level 9
Home Subject Area
European Languages and Cultures - Italian
Other Subject Area
Course Organiser
Claudia Nocentini
Course Secretary
Jocelyn Proctor
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Total contact teaching
hours
22
Any costs to be met by
students
Pre-requisites
None
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations
Visting Student Prerequisites
None
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Fee Code (if invoiced at
course level)
Proposer
Jocelyn Proctor
Default Mode of Study
Assessment
Default delivery period
Semester 1
Marking Scheme to be
employed
Common Marking Scheme - UG Non-Honours Mark/Grade
Taught in Gaidhlig?
No
Course Type
Standard
Summary of Intended
Learning Outcomes/L01
To equip students for indepth monographic study of major literary texts while
testing a number of theoretical approaches.
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Learning Outcome 5
Special Arrangements
Components of
Assessment
Written Exam 70 %, Coursework 30 %
Exam Information
2hr Main Exam Diet (December)
Syllabus
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Study Pattern
Transferable Skills
Study Abroad
Reading Lists
Latest Approval Status
Submitted for Level 1
Approval?
Yes
Level 1 Approval Status
Awaiting Decision
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Approved by Senatus?
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Further Course Details
task completed?
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Has Proposer cancelled
proposal?
No
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