Unit information: Institutions and Anti-Institutions in Italy in the 1960s and 1970s (TB2) in 2022/23

Unit name	Institutions and Anti-Institutions in Italy in the 1960s and 1970s (TB2)
Unit code	ITAL30055
Credit points	20
Level of study	H/6
Teaching block(s)	Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24)
Unit director	Professor. John Foot
Open unit status	Not open
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units)	None
Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units)	None
Units you may not take alongside this one
School/department	Department of Italian
Faculty	Faculty of Arts

Unit Information

This unit looks at the history of Italian institutions in the post-war period, and at the struggle to reform and abolish those institutions that developed in the 1960s and 1970s. The unit will examine four kinds of institution (the asylum, the family, the school/university, the prison) and then try and understand why they became discredited in the eyes of many by the end of the 1960s, and how reform and more radical activists tried to change them, or get rid of them altogether. The unit will cover theoretical material but will also use historical and sociological studies, film, photography, art and fiction.

Aims:

• to introduce students to the study of the 1960s and 1970s in Italy through the examination of key institutions and the struggles to reform those institutions;
• to familiarise students with debates in the fields of memory and history, with particular reference to the 1960s and 1970s;
• to develop further skills of textual analysis, historical interpretation, and independent research, building on the skills acquired in units at level I;
• to equip students with the skills to undertake postgraduate study in a relevant field;
• to familiarise students with the workings of a series of key institutions in Italy in historical contexts.

Your learning on this unit

Students will, at the end of the unit will be able to:

1. demonstrate an understanding of specific institutions in Italy in the period and the history of movements that attempted to reform or abolish those institutions;
2. contextualise and analyse written, filmic and photographic texts;
3. communicate their findings effectively, both orally and in writing, at a standard appropriate to level H;
4. demonstrate advanced skills of cultural inquiry, analysis and criticism
5. collaborate effectively on a group project to produce work of high quality.

How you will learn

Teaching will be delivered through a combination of synchronous sessions and asynchronous activities, including seminars, lectures, and collaborative as self-directed learning opportunities supported by tutor consultation

How you will be assessed

1 x 20-minute collaborative oral presentation (30%), ILO's 2, 3 &5

1 x 3000 word written assignment (70%), ILOs 1-4.

Resources

If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.

If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. ITAL30055).

How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks, independent learning and assessment activity.

See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.

Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit. The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.