Undergraduate Course: Hannibal Lectures: Pasolini and the Cannibal Writers (ELCI10025)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
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Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
European Languages and Cultures - Italian |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-75) was a major poet and novelist, dramatist and screenwriter, essayist and journalist, an intellectual who had an indisputable though controversial influence at every level of the Italian post-war culture. ?If Norman Mailer, Truman Capote, Gore Vidal, Camille Paglia, Madonna, Martin Scorsese, Spike Lee, Michael Moore, and Noam Chomsky were rolled up into a single person, one might begin to get some idea of the impact Pasolini had on Italian society? (B.Lawton). "Petrolio" (1975) is his last novel, unfinished, posthumous, published a few years before the blockbuster anthology of Italian young writers "Gioventu cannibale" (1996). With Pasolini?s words, we could consider Petrolio as a ?post-poned preface? to the generation of the so-called ?cannibal writers.? Through his novel and excerpts from films, poems, essays and articles we will try to sketch out a cultural analysis of the ?cannibal? phenomenon in the post-modern ?carnival? of contemporary literature. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
Entrance to Italian Honours.
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Monday |
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Friday |
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| First Class |
Week 1, Thursday, 11:10 - 13:00, Zone: Central. Dugald Stewart, 3.11 |
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course students will be expected to show the ability:
- to demonstrate sound knowledge and understanding of the chosen specialism(s)
- to recognise and acknowledge the complexity of the subject
- to show an understanding of and apply competently relevant concepts and theories
- to construct coherent arguments which demonstrate an awareness of the problems posed by the texts/ issues studied
- to demonstrate a high level of expression in both written and oral presentations
- to offer alternative perspectives and show an awareness of contrasting viewpoints |
Assessment Information
One degree examination (70% of total assessment)
One essay (2,500 words) (30% of total assessment) |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Davide Messina
Tel:
Email: D.Messina@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Jacqueline Barnhart
Tel: (0131 6)51 3757
Email: Jackie.Barnhart@ed.ac.uk |
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