ITAL 5558 All Roads Lead to Rome: Literature, History and Culture
Conducted in Italian. This interdisciplinary course introduces students to the long history of Rome from its foundation to today, from the ancient ruins of the Roman Forum to contemporary street art in multicultural neighborhoods. Students will study a selection of readings, monuments, paintings, and movies, with a particular emphasis on Renaissance and Baroque Rome, and will investigate the relationship between these artifacts and contemporary Italian society. The course will include an on-site class at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and live meetings with on-site experts and scholars in Rome.
Course overview
- Department
- Italian
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Periodically
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- Course conducted in Italian
Requirements fulfilled
- Italian: Advanced Italian literature or culture courses (six courses, 18 credits, at the 5000 level and above) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Italian: Electives (four courses, 12 credits: ITAL1113/ITAL1114 and ITAL2213/ITAL2214 as entry-level courses only, or additional Italian courses at the 3000, 5000, or 8000 level) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 5.00 / 5 · Excellent
- Instructor rating
- 5.00 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 1
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2023 | Maria Sole Costanzo | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 4 of 5 |