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IT3037 Contemporary Italian Woman Writers

Academic year(s): 2016-2017

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 15

ECTS credits : 7

Level : SCQF level 9

Semester: 1

Planned timetable: TBC

Since the Second World War the role of women in Italy has undergone profound and rapid change. Women writers have reflected these changes in their fiction. This module explore the development of female identity, considers the ways in which women writers have responded to social, political and cultural changes, and examines common themes such as womens autobiography, the mother and daughter relationship, and the body, as treated by contemporary writers such as Anna Banti, Luisa Passerini, Clara Sereni, Elena Stancanelli.

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact:

Scheduled learning hours: 28

Guided independent study hours: 122

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews:

As defined by QAA
Written examinations : 0%
Practical examinations : 0%
Coursework: 100%

Personnel

Module teaching staff: TBC