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| + | ===Introductory Topics=== | ||
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| + | :*Introduction to the Course | ||
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| + | ==JAN 15== | ||
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| + | :*Gilmour, "Modern Italy" | ||
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==JAN 20== | ==JAN 20== | ||
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| + | :*Emmett and Piras, "Girlfriend in a Coma" | ||
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==JAN 22 == | ==JAN 22 == | ||
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| + | ===Anthropological and Cultural Theory=== | ||
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| + | :*Nanda and Warms, Introduction to Anthropology, Ch 4, "Cultural Anthropology" | ||
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==JAN 27== | ==JAN 27== | ||
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| + | :*Richerson and Boyd, Not By Genes Alone, Chapters 1+ 2 (culture, populations, ethnography cultural transmission) | ||
| + | :*Bowman, Honour, Introduction | ||
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==JAN 29== | ==JAN 29== | ||
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| + | :*Storey, Chapter 1 | ||
| + | :*Diamond, Jared, "How Do Cultures Make Such Big Mistakes?" | ||
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==FEB 3== | ==FEB 3== | ||
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| + | ===More Tools for the Critique of Culture: Marx, Gramsci, Symbolic Anthropology, and Ethnography | ||
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| + | :*Marx, in Storey, Reader, p. 58-60 | ||
| + | :*Storey, Text, Chapter 4, p. 59-62 (Marx); p. 82-84 (Hegemony) | ||
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==FEB 5== | ==FEB 5== | ||
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| + | :*continue discussion of Marx and in Italian context | ||
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==FEB 10== | ==FEB 10== | ||
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| + | :*poss. Creban | ||
| + | :*Gramsci, "Common Sense, Language, and Folklore" | ||
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==FEB 12== | ==FEB 12== | ||
| + | |||
| + | continued discussion of Gramsci. | ||
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==FEB 17== | ==FEB 17== | ||
| + | |||
| + | :*Geertz, "Thick Description" | ||
| + | :*Wood, Graeme, "Anthropology Inc" | ||
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==FEB 19== | ==FEB 19== | ||
| + | |||
| + | :*Pia di Bella, Maria, "Name, Blood and Miracles" | ||
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==FEB 24== | ==FEB 24== | ||
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| + | :*TBD: critical ethnographic film | ||
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==FEB 26== | ==FEB 26== | ||
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| + | :*Midterm Exam | ||
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==MAR 3 == | ==MAR 3 == | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Anomalies of Italian Culture: Unification, Italian "Mentality", the Problem of the South=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | :*Putnam, historical chapter | ||
| + | :*D'Epirio, "Garibaldi" | ||
| + | |||
==MAR 5== | ==MAR 5== | ||
| + | |||
| + | :*Putnam "Explaining institutional performance" | ||
| + | :*Viroli, Chapter 4, "The Pre-requisites of Servitude" | ||
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==MAR 17== | ==MAR 17== | ||
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==MAR 19== | ==MAR 19== | ||
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| + | :*News on electoral reforms today | ||
| + | :*Ginsbourg, Ch. 4, "Civil Society and Mass Culture" | ||
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==MAR 24== | ==MAR 24== | ||
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| + | :*Parks, Chapter 5, 147-194 | ||
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==MAR 26== | ==MAR 26== | ||
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| + | :*Benvenuti al Sud? | ||
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==MAR 31== | ==MAR 31== | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Shame and Honour=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | :*Gilmore, "Introduction: The Shame of Dishonor" | ||
| + | |||
| + | :*Bettiga-Boukerbout, "Crimes of 'Honour' in the Italian Penal Code" | ||
| + | |||
| + | :*movie, Divorce Italian Style | ||
| + | :*Feminicido Today -- | ||
| + | |||
| + | :*movie, Ricco and His Brothers | ||
| + | |||
| + | :*Zanardo, "Il Corpo delle Donne" | ||
| + | :*Muraro, Lisa, "Toward a Symbolic of Sexual Difference" | ||
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==APR 2 == | ==APR 2 == | ||
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==APR 7 == | ==APR 7 == | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Popular Culture=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | :*Storey, Chapter 1, 5-12 | ||
| + | :*Gramsci, Popular Culture | ||
| + | :*Bennett, Gramsci and Popular Culture | ||
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==APR 9== | ==APR 9== | ||
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==APR 14== | ==APR 14== | ||
| + | |||
| + | :*movie, Reality | ||
| + | :*Stille, Chapter 3 | ||
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==APR 16== | ==APR 16== | ||
| + | |||
| + | :*movie, Gommorah, | ||
| + | :*Saviano, Gommorah, excerpts | ||
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==APR 21== | ==APR 21== | ||
| + | :*movie, The Mafia Only Kills in Summer | ||
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==APR 23== | ==APR 23== | ||
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| + | :*Ginsburg, Italy and Discontents, Chapter Six, "Corruption and the Mafia," pp. 179-213 | ||
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==APR 28== | ==APR 28== | ||
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| + | :*movie, Slow Food | ||
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==APR 30== | ==APR 30== | ||
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| + | :*Student Presentations | ||
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==MAY 5 == | ==MAY 5 == | ||
| + | |||
| + | :*Student Presentations / Review | ||
| + | |||
==MAY 7== | ==MAY 7== | ||
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| + | :*Final Exam | ||
Revision as of 00:43, 17 November 2014
Return to Philosophy of Italian Culture
Contents
- 1 JAN 13
- 2 JAN 15
- 3 JAN 20
- 4 JAN 22
- 5 JAN 27
- 6 JAN 29
- 7 FEB 3
- 8 FEB 5
- 9 FEB 10
- 10 FEB 12
- 11 FEB 17
- 12 FEB 19
- 13 FEB 24
- 14 FEB 26
- 15 MAR 3
- 16 MAR 5
- 17 MAR 17
- 18 MAR 19
- 19 MAR 24
- 20 MAR 26
- 21 MAR 31
- 22 APR 2
- 23 APR 7
- 24 APR 9
- 25 APR 14
- 26 APR 16
- 27 APR 21
- 28 APR 23
- 29 APR 28
- 30 APR 30
- 31 MAY 5
- 32 MAY 7
JAN 13
Introductory Topics
- Introduction to the Course
JAN 15
- Gilmour, "Modern Italy"
JAN 20
- Emmett and Piras, "Girlfriend in a Coma"
JAN 22
Anthropological and Cultural Theory
- Nanda and Warms, Introduction to Anthropology, Ch 4, "Cultural Anthropology"
JAN 27
- Richerson and Boyd, Not By Genes Alone, Chapters 1+ 2 (culture, populations, ethnography cultural transmission)
- Bowman, Honour, Introduction
JAN 29
- Storey, Chapter 1
- Diamond, Jared, "How Do Cultures Make Such Big Mistakes?"
FEB 3
===More Tools for the Critique of Culture: Marx, Gramsci, Symbolic Anthropology, and Ethnography
- Marx, in Storey, Reader, p. 58-60
- Storey, Text, Chapter 4, p. 59-62 (Marx); p. 82-84 (Hegemony)
FEB 5
- continue discussion of Marx and in Italian context
FEB 10
- poss. Creban
- Gramsci, "Common Sense, Language, and Folklore"
FEB 12
continued discussion of Gramsci.
FEB 17
- Geertz, "Thick Description"
- Wood, Graeme, "Anthropology Inc"
FEB 19
- Pia di Bella, Maria, "Name, Blood and Miracles"
FEB 24
- TBD: critical ethnographic film
FEB 26
- Midterm Exam
MAR 3
Anomalies of Italian Culture: Unification, Italian "Mentality", the Problem of the South
- Putnam, historical chapter
- D'Epirio, "Garibaldi"
MAR 5
- Putnam "Explaining institutional performance"
- Viroli, Chapter 4, "The Pre-requisites of Servitude"
MAR 17
MAR 19
- News on electoral reforms today
- Ginsbourg, Ch. 4, "Civil Society and Mass Culture"
MAR 24
- Parks, Chapter 5, 147-194
MAR 26
- Benvenuti al Sud?
MAR 31
Shame and Honour
- Gilmore, "Introduction: The Shame of Dishonor"
- Bettiga-Boukerbout, "Crimes of 'Honour' in the Italian Penal Code"
- movie, Divorce Italian Style
- Feminicido Today --
- movie, Ricco and His Brothers
- Zanardo, "Il Corpo delle Donne"
- Muraro, Lisa, "Toward a Symbolic of Sexual Difference"
APR 2
APR 7
Popular Culture
- Storey, Chapter 1, 5-12
- Gramsci, Popular Culture
- Bennett, Gramsci and Popular Culture
APR 9
APR 14
- movie, Reality
- Stille, Chapter 3
APR 16
- movie, Gommorah,
- Saviano, Gommorah, excerpts
APR 21
- movie, The Mafia Only Kills in Summer
APR 23
- Ginsburg, Italy and Discontents, Chapter Six, "Corruption and the Mafia," pp. 179-213
APR 28
- movie, Slow Food
APR 30
- Student Presentations
MAY 5
- Student Presentations / Review
MAY 7
- Final Exam
