Green Italy

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

This course, taught in English, explores the evolution of ecological and environmental questions in Italian literature and culture through an analysis of selected modern and contemporary fiction, poetry, film, and journalism. It offers an interdisciplinary journey into the different representations, ideological perspectives, and practical engagements that, across time, have addressed crucial issues like the relationship between humans and nature, the ethics of coexistence with other species, pollution and eco-mafia, down to the most pressing concerns of our present, from climate change, deforestation and extinction to sustainability and renewable energy.