Undergraduate - UnitATS3379 - Fairy tale in Italy

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2014 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Monash Passport category	International Short Field Experience (Explore Program)
Offered	Prato Term 3 2014 (On-campus block of classes)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Rebecca-Anne Do Rozario

Synopsis

The unit explores the history and diversity of fairy tale in Italy, from the proposition that literary fairy tale originated in Venice and Naples to more contemporary recordings of tales. Students will learn theoretical approaches through which to examine the nature of Italian fairy tales and take into consideration issues of cultural production, consumption and political influence. There will be an opportunity for students to consider the genre in their own creative writing.

Outcomes

Students successfully completing this unit will have attained

A knowledge of the historical background of fairy tales;
A critical understanding of the development of oral and literary storytelling traditions;
A critical understanding of the major thematic paradigms of fairy tale in Italy;
An informed grasp of the relation between fairy tale and other literary and dramatic genres;
The ability to analyse fairy through cultural, ideological and historical frameworks;
An enhanced capacity to meet the general learning objectives of the School.

For 3rd level:

A more sophisticated knowledge of theoretical concepts and more fully developed analytical and interpretative skills (than students completing level 2 of the unit).