Philosophy of Italian Culture

General Resources

• Course Information
• Reading List
• In-class Notes (Alfino)
• Study Questions
• Paper Topics and abbreviated rubric
• Major Course Research Questions
• The Short Short Guide to Wiki Edits
• Student Wiki Practice Page

All Posts

• Example of how Geertz is being used in contemporary scholarship [1]
• Anthropology, Inc and the Coolhunt: Here's an article that a student in a related class found on how anthropology is being used today for market research. Very interesting for developing your intuitions on ethnography [2]. It reminded me of an older piece by Malcolm Gladwell that is somewhat famous: The Coolhunt [3]
• Bas-relief du Palazzo degi Uffici (EUR, Rome) - referred to in Pugliese. Note image of Mussolini at bottom center.
• Timeline from class Feb 4
• Minder and Ferriter presentation on Epigenetics: Open this powerpoint [4] and audio [5] to replay this presentation.
• Megan Trudell, Gramsci: The Turin Years, International Socialism, 9 April 07.
• Glossary Terms: Economism, Hegemony, Historical Bloc
• Wilson chapter notes
• Political Philosophy/Social Philosophy: J. S. Mill and Karl Marx -- Mill and Mazzini knew each other and had similar political views (great paper topic here). These notes might help you locate Mill, Mazzini, and Marx on the standard political spectrum.
• World War 1: The breakdown of capitalism
• Chapter 22: Gramsci - theory of hegemony, civil society, an revolution
• Global Recession Timeline
• "Just-so Stories" [[6]]
• Good illustrated narration of the effect of the Congress of Vienna. [7]

• Timeglider timeline on Italian History, needs work. [8]

• Questions for Girlfriend in a Coma
• Questions for Videocracy
• Questions for Romanzo di una strage (Novel of a massacre)
• Questions for Buongiorno, notte