E.C.Co. Courses Fall Archivi

Italian Workshop – Laboratorio italiano [Italian]

The course Italian Workshop Laboratorio Italiano is designed to provide you with cultural, methodological, and linguistic competencies to enhance your intellectual and academic life in Italy and at the University of Bologna. Through this course, you will explore topics spanning various disciplinary fields (literature, art, cinema, history, science) that can enrich your understanding of Italian culture and society over time.

During the first part of the semester, the Laboratorio Italiano lessons introduce you to themes related to the history of the city of Bologna. Our course of study begins with medieval society, progresses through Renaissance and Baroque art, and culminates in the ideology of the anti-fascist Resistance in Bologna. Continue reading Italian Workshop – Laboratorio italiano [Italian]

Courses will be offered from among the following possibilities:

Art in Bologna between the 14th and 17th Centuries [Art History]

Irene Graziani

Bologna’s geographical location and its ancient, renowned university have always made it a strategic center politically and a hub for the dissemination of high intellectual values. Its cultural importance is evidenced by a rich artistic heritage. This course focuses on the centuries between the 15th and early 17th, aiming to recount the stories of the main figures in a history that often had international significance. Continue reading Art in Bologna between the 14th and 17th Centuries [Art History]

Visual History of Science in Early Modern Italy [History of Science]

Noemi Di Tommaso

Between 1500 and 1800, Italy – and Bologna in particular – witnessed a progressive convergence of scientific inquiry and visual culture that led to the production and circulation of images increasingly regarded as reliable forms of evidence. Drawings, illustrations, and other visual media became essential tools for observing, interpreting, and communicating knowledge about the natural world. This course traces the evolution of these visual languages across three centuries, examining both the introduction of new optical instruments, such as the microscope and the telescope, and the growing involvement of women in intellectual, artistic, and natural-historical activities. By exploring the relationship between empirical observation, representation, and knowledge-making, the course investigates how images contributed to shaping scientific authority and credibility in early modern Italy. Continue reading Visual History of Science in Early Modern Italy [History of Science]

Cultural and Social Models in Contemporary Italy [Human Rights]

Cinzia Venturoli

Any understanding of the basic character and cultural models of a nation must begin with an examination of the rights that have been established and of the social pact that has been established and updated between citizens and State. Continue reading Cultural and Social Models in Contemporary Italy [Human Rights]

Theater and Italian Society: From Page to Stage [Theater]

Paolo Rota

Students will explore the offerings in theaters in Bologna and possibly in other cities. This course helps prepare students for the performances of specific plays that are on in Bologna in the Spring semester. The course unfolds in three discrete steps that correspond to its title: (1) study and discussion in the classroom of the dramatic text (if one exists, for the performance; if not, a text in relation to the subject of the performance); (2) field trips to the theater; and (3) evaluation of the performance through classroom discussion and writing assignments. Continue reading Theater and Italian Society: From Page to Stage [Theater]