Course Details
Liberating Italy: World War Two and the Resistance in Italian and New Zealand Films
12 Aug 2014
Professional Development
Other
Victoria University Community Continuing Education
This course is only offered in Wellington
More Than 1 Week
4 weeks, Tue 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
4 weeks, Tue 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
$120.00
Early Bird Discount available until 2 weeks prior to the course start date $108.00 incl GST
Early Bird Discount available until 2 weeks prior to the course start date $108.00 incl GST
Overview:
The year 2014 marks the 70th anniversary of the battle of Monte Cassino, one of the bloodiest fights in the Italian campaign. To commemorate that pivotal military event, this course analyses the representation episodes in World War Two, the Italian Resistance and the Liberation through a series of Italian and New Zealand films. It looks in particular at the consequences of the war on the civilian population through the following films:
•Vittorio De Sica’s La Ciociara (1960, released in English as Two Women)
•the persecution of the Jews in Vittorio De Sica’s Il Giardino dei Finzi-Contini (1970, released in English as The Garden of the Finzi-Contini)
•the Nazi occupation and the role of the Italian Resistance in Roberto Rossellini’s Roma città aperta (1945, released in English as Rome, Open City) and Guido Chiesa’s Il partigiano Johnny (2000, released with English subtitles as Johnny the Partisan)
•the New Zealand soldiers’ experience in Italy in Gaylene Preston’s Home by Christmas (2010).
Target audience:
All the films are available either in English or with English subtitles, so the course will appeal not only to people who know the Italian language but to lovers of Italian culture, films and history in general.
Learning objectives:
By the end of this course, participants will have gained:
•knowledge of a crucial historical period for Italy, going beyond the official history
•an insight into contemporary Italian society.
Course outline:
•Vittorio De Sica’s La Ciociara (1960, released in English as Two Women)
•the persecution of the Jews in Vittorio De Sica’s Il Giardino dei Finzi-Contini (1970, released in English as The Garden of the Finzi-Contini)
•the Nazi occupation and the role of the Italian Resistance in Roberto Rossellini’s Roma città aperta (1945, released in English as Rome, Open City) and Guido Chiesa’s Il partigiano Johnny (2000, released with English subtitles as Johnny the Partisan)
•the New Zealand soldiers’ experience in Italy in Gaylene Preston’s Home by Christmas (2010).
Course format:
Four two-hour sessions are run on Tuesday evenings. Sessions are interactive and discussion is encouraged. There is a short break half-way through each session, and you are welcome to bring refreshments if you wish.
Teacher:
Barbara Pezzotti (PhD) teaches Italian language and culture. She has published several articles and book chapters on the representation of World War Two and the Resistance in Italian literature. She is also a former journalist for the Italian newspaper Il Sole 24 ore (the Italian equivalent of the Financial Times or Wall Street Journal).
For further information:
Continuing Education, Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 600, Wellington 6140.
Phone 04 463 6556, Email: conted@vuw.ac.nz
The year 2014 marks the 70th anniversary of the battle of Monte Cassino, one of the bloodiest fights in the Italian campaign. To commemorate that pivotal military event, this course analyses the representation episodes in World War Two, the Italian Resistance and the Liberation through a series of Italian and New Zealand films. It looks in particular at the consequences of the war on the civilian population through the following films:
•Vittorio De Sica’s La Ciociara (1960, released in English as Two Women)
•the persecution of the Jews in Vittorio De Sica’s Il Giardino dei Finzi-Contini (1970, released in English as The Garden of the Finzi-Contini)
•the Nazi occupation and the role of the Italian Resistance in Roberto Rossellini’s Roma città aperta (1945, released in English as Rome, Open City) and Guido Chiesa’s Il partigiano Johnny (2000, released with English subtitles as Johnny the Partisan)
•the New Zealand soldiers’ experience in Italy in Gaylene Preston’s Home by Christmas (2010).
Target audience:
All the films are available either in English or with English subtitles, so the course will appeal not only to people who know the Italian language but to lovers of Italian culture, films and history in general.
Learning objectives:
By the end of this course, participants will have gained:
•knowledge of a crucial historical period for Italy, going beyond the official history
•an insight into contemporary Italian society.
Course outline:
•Vittorio De Sica’s La Ciociara (1960, released in English as Two Women)
•the persecution of the Jews in Vittorio De Sica’s Il Giardino dei Finzi-Contini (1970, released in English as The Garden of the Finzi-Contini)
•the Nazi occupation and the role of the Italian Resistance in Roberto Rossellini’s Roma città aperta (1945, released in English as Rome, Open City) and Guido Chiesa’s Il partigiano Johnny (2000, released with English subtitles as Johnny the Partisan)
•the New Zealand soldiers’ experience in Italy in Gaylene Preston’s Home by Christmas (2010).
Course format:
Four two-hour sessions are run on Tuesday evenings. Sessions are interactive and discussion is encouraged. There is a short break half-way through each session, and you are welcome to bring refreshments if you wish.
Teacher:
Barbara Pezzotti (PhD) teaches Italian language and culture. She has published several articles and book chapters on the representation of World War Two and the Resistance in Italian literature. She is also a former journalist for the Italian newspaper Il Sole 24 ore (the Italian equivalent of the Financial Times or Wall Street Journal).
For further information:
Continuing Education, Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 600, Wellington 6140.
Phone 04 463 6556, Email: conted@vuw.ac.nz
Barbara Pezzotti