Corso di laurea in Scienze della Comunicazione

The topics covered in the course are aimed at guaranteeing more in-depth competences of the relations between literature and journalism in the contemporary period and in understanding how different media are more or less suitable for conveying different interpretations of reality.

At the end of the course students will have acquired knowledge on contemporary journalism and on the links between journalism and literature, in Italy and abroad. Students will also have acquired: 1. Knowledge about the different codes and paradigms of the novel form; 2. The ability to reflect critically on a text; 3. A capacity for critical re-elaboration of the main theoretical points treated during the course.

The course focuses on the intertwining of journalism and literature, starting with the turning point of the "Nonfiction Novel" by Truman Capote and the "New Journalism" by Tom Wolfe. During the course we will analyze, through the study of some paradigmatic texts, how these foreign models have influenced Italian production since the 1980s. During the course some cinematographic transpositions of Italian and foreign journalistic-narrative works will also be examined.

The course is 36 hours in total (6 CFU), I will aternate lectures, seminar work, and film screening. More studying materiale will be uploaded on Moodle.

Knowledge and skills will be verified with an oral exam. The preparation will be considered adequate if the student demonstrates: 1. exposure skills; 2. understanding of the issues addressed during the course; 3. Ability to develop the course contents independently.