HISTORY OF POST-YUGOSLAVIAN CULTURES

Academic year

2025/2026 Syllabus of previous years

Official course title

STORIA DELLE CULTURE DELL'AREA POST-JUGOSLAVA

Course code

LM2870 (AF:594329 AR:321839)

Teaching language

Italian

Modality

On campus classes

ECTS credits

6

Degree level

Master's Degree Programme (DM270)

Academic Discipline

L-LIN/21

Period

2nd Semester

Course year

2

Where

VENEZIA

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Contribution of the course to the overall degree programme goals

A part of the Master's Degree Programmes in European, American and Postcolonial Language and Literature and Language Sciences, this course is intended for students interested in acquiring a detailed knowledge of the cultural and literary history of South Slavic area in the 19-20th century through the travel writings of Bosnian, Croatian and Serbs.

Expected learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student will know how to:
- correctly use the philological and historical-cultural terminology in the main areas in which the teaching is organized;
- orientate oneself in the critical debate on studied topics, in order then to formulate hypotheses on various issues of the discipline;
- communicate the contents of the course in a clear and technically adequate manner, using the register relevant to the communicative situation;

Pre-requirements

Basic knowledge of European history of the 19-20th century and geography of the Balkans.

Contents

The course aims to offer an in-depth knowledge of the Serbian odeporic literature along two centuries of history (seventies of the eighteenth century - eighties of the twentieth century) through the analysis of the selected texts.

Referral texts

D. Obradović, Vita e avventure, a cura di M.R. Leto, Lecce, Argo, 2007.
Lj. P. Nenadović, Lettere dall'Italia, introduzione e traduzione di Franjo Trogrančić, Roma, Centro editoriale internazionale, 1958.

I. Andrić, In volo sopra il mare e altre storie di viaggio, trad. E. Copetti, Udine, Bottega Errante Edizioni, 2018.
B. Pekić, Sabrana pisma iz tuđine, Beograd, Službeni glasnik, 2012.

B. Mitrović, M. Mitrović, Storia della cultura e della letteratura serba, Lecce, Argo, 2015, pp. 109-183.



Assessment methods

The knowledge assessment takes place through an oral test that lasts 20-30 minutes. During the test the student must demonstrate knowledge of the topics covered during the course and know how to present them in a formal way. The constant and active participation in the lessons is positively evaluated.

Type of exam

oral

The lecturer has a duty to ensure that the rules regarding the authenticity and originality of exam tests and papers are respected. Therefore, if there is suspicion of irregular conduct, an additional assessment may be conducted, which could differ from the original exam description.

Grading scale

The grade is determined by: - knowledge of the topics (range 10 points); - ability to explore the topic in depth (range 5 points); - detailed and accurate knowledge of the historical context (e.g., knowledge of dates and classification of events) (range 5 points); - confidence in exposition (range 5 points); - ability to articulate the discourse independently (range 5 points).

Teaching methods

Lectures and seminars with guest lecturers.

Further information

Non-attending students are invited to contact the professor.

2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Poverty and inequalities" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development

Definitive programme.

Last update of the programme: 02/05/2025