| Course Title: Sicily: Crossroads of the Mediterranean |
| Start Date: 01/23/2023 End Date: 05/08/2023 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2023 |
| Description: Its long history as the locus of collisions among cultures -- Greek, Roman, Arab, Norman, Spanish, and (northern) Italian -- has earned Sicily a special place in Mediterranean studies. One product of these clashes is that for millennia Sicilians have confronted questions of identity. More recently, because of immigration waves from North Africa, Sicily is once again at the center of the Mediterranean cultural debate. This course will cover almost three thousand years of Sicilian life, as we explore the role of material culture and literature in shaping Sicilian identities. Readings (with related films) may include selections from such authors as Virgil, and Ovid; Ibn Hawkal and Al-Idrisi; Lampedusa, Pirandello, Giordana, and Maraini. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Ombretta Frau | 413-538-2581 | ofrau@mtholyoke.edu |
| Paula Debnar | 413-538-2873 | pdebnar@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/23/2023 - 05/08/2023 | Lecture | Monday and Wednesday | 01:45PM - 03:00PM | SKNR - Skinner Hall | 216 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Taught in English. |
| Course Tags | ||
| CLASS0001 | CLAS: Classical Studies major | This course has been approved to count towards the Classical Studies major and/or minor. |
| CLASS0001 | CLAS: Classical Studies minor | This course has been approved to count towards the Classical Studies major and/or minor. |
| ANCST0001 | ANCST: Ancient Studies major | This course has been approved to count towards the Ancient Studies major and/or minor. |
| ANCST0001 | ANCST: Ancient Studies minor | This course has been approved to count towards the Ancient Studies major and/or minor. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| CLASS-242-01 Sicily:Crossroads/Mediterran. |
| ITAL-242-01 Sicily:Crossroads/Mediterran. |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 38 | Enrollment: 33 | Available: 5 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: The Last Duchess Author: Maraini, Dacia Copyright: 2000 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781558612228 Publisher: The Feminist Press at CUNY |
Required | 14.84 |
| Title: Sicily: Three Thousand Years of Human History Author: Benjamin, Sandra Copyright: 2007 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781586421311 Publisher: Steerforth |
Required | 19.95 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: Benjamin's *Sicily" is also available as a kindle book. |