This course focuses on 21st-century nature writing, particularly on the variety of approaches through which contemporary literature represents and responds to nature in the era of the climate crisis. Its purpose is to demonstrate literature as a...
“The Second World War had more influence on British national identity than any other event in history. - Richard Weight, Patriots, p. 116
The 1940s are also often reckoned to be the golden decade of British cinema. This course explores the...
This course will retrace and seek to understand the gradual shift in France from feminist theory to gender studies. Unlike in the American and British Academe, where the academic merit of
these subjects was established over a half-century ago, in...
This course examines the links between anti-establishment and aesthetic praxis in Latin America since 1930. Topics are organized in two modules. Painting, music and theatre are studied through the lens of political, social and economic change, with...
The objective of this course is to analyze the connection between literature (mainly narrative but occasionally some poetic and dramatic texts as well) and cinema. Along with this theoretical analysis, the course covers the historical evolution of...
Crime, criminal law, and criminal justice are more than ever on the political agenda of national governments, in Europe and in the US. Widespread concern about rising crime, “insecurity” and anti-social behavior and new analyses of crime are leading...
The focus of this researched-based course is to introduce students to international and Dutch law, with comparisons to U.S. law, culminating in a supervised research project. Students receive an introduction to research methodologies within the...
This course provides an overview of theories and concepts in Organizational Behavior (OB) and explores human behavior in social organizations. The pedagogic approach is two-fold; to develop a theoretical grasp of common workplace issues while...
What do managers need to understand in order to compete successfully in a global marketplace? The overall aim of this course is to understand how organizations can add value in a multicultural world, which continues to be marked by significant...
The aim of this interdisciplinary business course is understanding the world of Small Business Enterprises. In light of the growing popularity of farm-to-table business and their prevalence in the Tuscan region surrounding Siena, there will be a...