Corsi di Studio del Dipartimento di Lingue e Letterature straniere e Culture moderne

The teaching course is part of the general course objective of providing a specialised knowledge of aspects of Hispano-American literary culture, together with the historical and historical-literary skills necessary to interpret complex literary and cultural phenomena. The teaching  course aims at an in-depth study of the literature of migration in 20th and 21st century Latin America, with particular reference to the Argentine and Mexican contexts, put in relation with the migrations - and narratives - of the Southern Mediterranean. The teaching course  objective is to stimulate the critical reading of the works examined and to establish connections between the different texts, contexts and languages of study, both in terms of interculturality and cross-media.   The skills, knowledge and methodologies used will focus on the relationship between literature and the construction of new forms of citizenship. They will contribute in this sense to the educational objectives of the course of study, especially in the field of intercultural teaching and communication.

Knowledge and understanding

 At the end of the teaching  course , students will be able to critically interpret the works studied, relating the Latin American and European historical-literary contexts to the theme of migration. Furthermore, students   will be able to identify the formal and stylistic characteristics of the works studied, using the methodologies and tools of literary analysis acquired (socio-critic and  imagology) to develop meaning.

Applying knowledge and understanding

 At the end of the teaching course, students will be able to translate the formal aspects of texts into meanings and to apply the theoretical-critical categories explained during the course to literary texts. Students   will be able to transfer the knowledge acquired into pedagogical and communicative practices useful in the context of the professional outlets envisaged in the course of study.

Making judgements

At the end of the teaching course, students will be able to return the works studied with independent judgement, reworking their interpretation in an original way and using them for critical reflection on the paradigms of civilisation.

Communication  skills

At the end of the teaching course, students will have to demonstrate the ability to examine texts and arguments clearly, logically and effectively, adequately understanding their concepts, structures and contexts.  Students  should also use vocabulary and terminology appropriate to the description of the literary text and its critical discussion.

Learning skills

 At the end of the course, students must show that they have acquired critical skills in the reading of the texts examined and that they are able to independently find documentation, including bibliographic documentation, that allows them to design their own interpretative paths.

Women's Tales. Memory of migrations between Argentina, Mexico and the Mediterranean

The teaching course will be based on the study of Latin American literature focusing on the theme of migration, with particular reference to the Argentinean and Mexican context, with a gender perspective.

During the first part of the teaching, a contextualisation of migrant literature will be offered in the different environments studied and in its evolutionary path, which includes both the 20th and 21st centuries. Knowledge will be provided on the relations between literature and visual arts in the representation of migrations, in order to understand both the variety of expressive forms that have characterised the narrative and the relations between literature and collective culture.

Through the theories, methodologies and knowledge acquired, we will analyse the works of a series of representative writers - Syria Poletti, María Rosa Lojo, Ana Kazumi Stahl, Sara Uribe - of both historical migrations from Europe to Argentina and contemporary migrations from Mexico to the United States. We will study the narrative mechanisms that allow the construction of a new migrant imaginary, based on the telling of a story finally seen "from the inside", of extreme complexity, richness and drama.

In the last part of the teaching course, parallels will be drawn with the representations of migrations in the Mediterranean, whose narrative construction is explicitly linked to the poetics defined by Latin American women writers.

Through this perspective, the aim is to offer a proposal for the reading of global contemporaneity through the contribution of Latin American literature and its female writers.

The teaching course involves 54 hours of face-to-face teaching, with the aid of audio-visual materials and with moments dedicated to the active participation of students. Prominent guests (writers and professors) from Latin America are expected to participate in the teaching course.

There are two types of examination, differentiated for those attending and those not attending.

Frequent participants are those who have attended no less than 2/3 of the lectures.

1) ATTENDING STUDENTS

Those who attend will be asked to take a series of tests during the course, with deadlines that will be given at the beginning of the course. The tests will cover the literary works in the bibliography and will provide differentiated modes for the individual works (open questions, elaboration of graphic or audio-visual materials, reviews.

The tests will cover the literary works in the bibliography and will provide for differentiated modes for the individual works (open questions, elaboration of graphic or audio-visual materials, reviews).

Those who have taken all the tests during the course of the course will not have to take an oral examination. The final grade will be calculated in thirtieths. This mark will be derived from the average of the marks obtained in the individual tests.

Those who fail all the tests will bring the missing texts to the oral examination. The interview will assess accurate knowledge of the works under consideration, the ability to contextualise them, the application of the methodologies acquired, the self-critical reflection on the themes proposed, and expository effectiveness.

The final mark will be expressed in thirtieths and will be derived from the average of the marks obtained in the exemption tests and the mark obtained following the interview. If the interview will be conducted in Spanish, language skills will be taken into account with a weighting from 1/30 to 3/30 of the total.

2) NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS

The skills and knowledge of those who were unable to attend will be assessed in two parts. The first will consist of an oral interview aimed at verifying the   accuracy of knowledge and comprehension of all the works in the bibliography, including those indicated as recommended, as well as the capacity for critical and textual analysis, adequate oral expression and autonomy in learning. The second will consist in the assessment of the ability to transfer knowledge, that is, the oral presentation of a micro lecture (max. 15 minutes, with audiovisual support in the form of a PowerPoint) on a teaching topic agreed in advance with the teacher. 

The interview may be conducted in both Italian and Spanish, including the drafting of the PPT. The knowledge and skills acquired will be assessed, as well as  the autonomy of judgement and interpretation of the texts. The interview aims to verify
- accurate knowledge of the texts on the syllabus
- the ability to contextualise authors and works
- the application of the acquired methodologies
- the expositive  effectiveness
- the ability and autonomy of critical and personal reflection on the themes proposed.

Finally, it will take into account, if carried out in Spanish, the language skills.

The final grade will be expressed in thirtieths. It will derive from the average of the marks obtained in the first and second part of the interview.

To avoid waiting or crowding, professor Perassi arranges individual interviews with those who request them, either in person or remotely.

All power points of lectures, as well as hard-to-find materials, will be uploaded on the teaching page.

In the case of learning disorders or disabilities, please see the support arrangements, please refer to the University's support (https://www.unito.it/servizi/lo-studio/studenti-con-disabilita) and reception (https://www.unito.it/accoglienza-studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa) procedures, and in particular the procedures required for exam support (https://www.unito.it/servizi/lo-studio/studenti-e-studentesse-con-disabilita/supporto-studenti-e-studentesse-con). Please also inform the teacher at the beginning of the lessons in order to agree on a personal learning path adapted to their needs, even beyond the compensatory and dispensatory measures provided for the exam.