Nomadic Narratives: Italian Women’S Literature and Cinema
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This interdisciplinary graduate seminar examines the work of women writers, directors, and photographers in modern and contemporary Italy. We shall explore the question of female authorship and themes such as female subjectivity and mobility, women’s participation in, or exclusion from, history. We shall read foundational texts such as Elsa Morante’s La storia (1974), Anna Maria Ortese’s collection of short stories Il mare non bagna Napoli (1953), and more contemporary novels such as Goliarda Sapienza’s L’arte della gioia, and Elena Ferrante’s L’amore molesto (1995). In the second part of the semester, we will study the work of female directors from different generations, from pioneer Elvira Notari, to mid-century Cecilia Mangini, and contemporary Alice Rohrwacher, as well as the work of photographers such as Carla Cerati and Letizia Battaglia.
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