ST-Italian Neo-Realism&Beyond Semester: Spring Year: 2013 Subject Name: Italian Studies Course Number: 497CF Institution: UMass Amherst 1946-1953: After the end of the war, Italy finally gets its chance of becoming a modern nation. Political and historical contradictions, memories of the recent past, expectations for the imminent future, and social conflicts converge into some of the most important productions in the history of the film form, which historians will later regroup under the rubric `neo-realism.? Actors and film directors like Vittorio De Sica, Luchino Visconti, and Roberto Rossellini revolutionized the film form and function in a way that would later prove crucial throughout worldwide filmmaking. The course investigates the writings and the major feature films of these directors and of others to understand the aesthetic and ideological implications of their ways of representing reality. Course taught in English. Comments: Open to Undergraduate Students only. Linked Course: Multiple required components--lab and/or discussion section. To register, submit requests for all components simultaneously. Instructor Permission: Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only. Crosslisted Section ID: 24825 Schedule #: 24821 Course Sections Year - Any -2018201720162015201420132012 Term - Any -FallSpring Subject Course Number Institution - Any -Amherst CollegeHampshire CollegeMount Holyoke CollegeSmith CollegeUMass Amherst Section Number ST-Italian Neo-Realism&Beyond Sect # Credits Instructor(s) Instructor Email Meeting Times Location 01 3.0 Andrea Malaguti TU TH 2:30PM 3:45PM