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ITAL413 The Italian Detective Novel

Updated: 03 November 2011
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 2 Off Campus
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 24cp or candidature in a postgraduate award.
Co-requisites None
Restrictions ITAL313
Notes

Students intending to study the texts in Italian, rather than in English, should have completed ITAL201.
Combined Units ITAL313 - 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 Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
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 an expanded knowledge of Italian detective literature;
  3. display an expanded knowledge of late 20th and early 21st century socio-political situation of Italy;
  4. greatly expand their Italian language ability through the reading of modern Italian texts (where texts are studied in Italian); and
  5. have a greater critical acumen and provide fuller critical apparatus than those students undertaking this unit at 300 level.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will gain an advanced knowledge of Itallian literature, culture and society, and this will be formally assessed in all set assessment tasks. Students undertaking the texts in Italian will also 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 undertaking the texts in English will improve their communication skills in the written assessment. 		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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