ARCH 3117

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ARCH 3117
Contemporary Italian Culture - Italian Cinema

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

This course examines the cinematic representation of Italy with particular emphasis to the use of settings and space. We will explore how the visions of urban and rural spaces reflect the evolving cultural, social and political fabric of a nation in a period of rapid and often traumatic historical change. The course will feature screening of films set in several Italian locations, from Rome to Milan, from Naples to Venice, from Sicily to the Apennines, and represent different moments of Italian contemporary history. We will take advantage of the unique opportunity to study this cinema while residing in Rome and traveling in Italy, through the experience of the real settings that have figured so prominently in Italian cinema. Each session consists of an in-class lecture and a film screening. The course will also include one or two guest lecturers each semester.


Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2024FA, 2024SP, 2023FA

When Offered Fall, Spring.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 12159 ARCH 3117   LEC 020

    • W
    • Mar 12 - May 6, 2025

    • Ciampaglia, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Elective course open to students in the Cornell in Rome program. Ballot required. Contact College of Architecture, Art and Planning (AAP) Student Services for questions regarding enrollment.

    Department Consent Required (Add)