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ITAL313 The Italian Detective Novel

Updated: 12 March 2012
Credit Points 6
Offering Not offered in 2013
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites Any 24 cp
Co-requisites None
Restrictions ITAL413
Notes

This unit is offered in even numbered years. Students intending to study the texts in Italian should have completed ITAL102.
Combined Units ITAL413 - The Italian Detective Novel
Coordinator(s) Anna Cavallaro (acavalla@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit will explore the detective novel as a literary form. Popular since the twenties this genre has been used by eminent writers such as Sciascia and Eco as a metaphor for the 'search for the truth'. This unit will present three contemporary authors: Sciascia, Eco and Camilleri, as a basis for literary analysis. This unit is now available in English to students with no knowledge of the Italian language.
Materials Textbook information will be displayed approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the teaching period. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. critically analyse literary texts;
  2. demonstrate a knowledge of Italian detective literature;
  3. display a knowledge of late 20th and early 21st century socio-political situation of Italy; and
  4. expand their Italian language ability through the reading of modern Italian texts (for those students who will be studying the texts in Italian).

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will gain an advanced knowledge of Italian literature, culture and society and this will be formally assessed in all set assessment tasks. In addition, those students who will be undertaking the texts in Italian will gain an advanced knowledge of Italian language. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
The experience of reading Italian texts will increase the students' ability to communicate in Italian and in general. Those students who are reading the texts in translations will improve their communication skills through the written assessment tasks. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
The experience of reading Italian texts, whether in the original or in translation, will increase the students' global perspective. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Students will access and use discussion fora and other online resources. 		True True
6 Problem Solving
As literature depicts issues of historical/societal/philosophical complexity, its analysis demands problem-solving skills of a high nature. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
The study of literature exposes students to social and ethical issues. 		True True True
   

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