Intermediate Italian II for Architecture

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

Intermediate Italian for Architecture II is a 2 credit Italian course combined with Italian Experience ( ARCH 34301 , 1 credit) and it meets one hour twice a week. ROIT 24220 corresponds to the on campus ROIT 20202 and counts towards the Italian minor and major. This course focuses on advanced language skills, and it is centered on the city of Rome, its history and culture, its map/s, neighborhoods, historical sites, monuments, art and architecture, literature and films. The focus this semester will be on contemporary Rome and how the eternal city is mapped and described through various artistic means as a global city with multi-ethnic, multi-cultural, multi-religious, multi-linguistic identities, its enchanting beauty and its profound contradictions, its aspiration to be a harmonious melting pot and its racism. The literature and films set on the city map will reveal the tension between city center and its peripheries, along with its two opposing tendencies of inclusiveness and marginalization.