ClassInfo - Fall 2018 Italian Classes

Fall 2018 | ITAL 5502 Section 001: Making of Modern Italy: From the Enlightenment to the Present (34830)

Instructor(s): Lorenzo Fabbri
Matthias Rothe
Class Component:: Discussion
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: Student Option
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Meets With:: GER 5610 Section 001
GER 3610 Section 001
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

09/04/2018 - 12/12/2018

Mon 04:40PM - 07:10PM

UMTC, East Bank

Lind Hall 325
Enrollment Status:: Open (4 of 5 seats filled)

Course Catalog Description:: Italian literary, cultural, and symbolic practices, from Enlightenment to present. prereq: grad student or instr consent
Class Notes:: Juniors and seniors may register with instructor consent. http://classinfo.umn.edu/?lfabbri+ITAL5502+Fall2018
Class Description:: Michel Foucault calls Fascism a "disease of power" suggesting that Fascism is not a singular occurrence and that it is connected to power's normal functioning. In the course of this seminar, we will explore theories of Fascism of various political provenance many of them coeval with Fascism or from its immediate aftermath. Yet the questions raised at the time are still relevant and contentious: How sharp do we need to distinguish between National Socialism and Fascism, for example, in its Italian, Spanish or other form? Has Fascism an existence proper or can it be subsumed under the heading totalitarianism? Is Fascism the end of capitalism or its continuation by other means? What is the relation between media and Fascism? Can we theorize Fascism without considering the mediascapes in which it emerges? How is Fascism rendered fashionable and fascinating? Besides these primarily political or epistemological inquiries, we will also include theories, films and literature which investigate Fascism's mediation strategies and its seductive power.
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/34830/1189
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 13 April 2018

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