Bella Ciao! Women in It. Cult

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

Bella Ciao! Women in Italian Culture This course focuses on the shifting role of women in Italian culture, from the Middle Ages to the present, and on their contributions to the Italian unification and the Resistance. We will pay particular attention to women’s agency in literature and the arts, in terms of authorship and self-representation. Finally, we will analyze major changes in Italian society and law, such as Fascist demographic policies and the legislation regarding divorce and abortion, and their impact on women’s lives.