perennial Course offerings 

Anthropology

ANTH 334 Introduction to Classical Archaeology (CLST 334)
Problems and procedures of archaeological investigation of Graeco-Roman antiquities. Main explorations and achievements in the recovery of classical monuments and a brief history of classical archaeology's development; extensive bibliographical background; detailed discussion with many color slides of several key sites and their excavations and reconstruction.
Note: Taught partially on site.
Fall: Scichilone

ANTH 340 Classical Archaeology: The Greek Temple (CLST 340)
This course studies Mediterranean cult-places before Greece; Dark Ages of Greece; Archaic Greece; socio-political role and ritual function of major Greek sanctuaries.
Note: It is recommended that a student take one of these two courses as a prerequisite: CLST 306 [FNAR 336] OR CLST 334 [ANTH 334].
Spring: Scichilone

 

Classical Studies: Classical Civilization

CLST 306 Art of Ancient Greece (FNAR 336)
This course is an introduction to the art of the ancient Greeks from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic period (to c. 50 B.C.E.), focusing on major Greek sites like Athens and on the developments in ancient Greek architecture, sculpture, and painting. We want to place the artifacts in the broader context of ancient Greek culture so we shall consider aspects of history, myth, religion, sociology, etc., as expressed in the literature of the period. Classes will involve many slide lectures and much discussion, and students will be expected to focus on the significant artistic and archaeological remains, not minutiae or technical intricacies. In addition to being an introduction to Greek art and archaeology, this course is a supplement to other studies in classical civilization and to the humanities in general.
Outcome: Students will be able to better focus in, observe, describe and analyze objects of ancient Greek art, to introduce thoughtfully the considered views of others, and to formulate their own fresh interpretations and viewpoints about how and why such art was produced and what it means.
Note: Satisfies Loyola's Core requirement in the area of Artistic Knowledge and Experience.
Fall: Scichilone

CLST 307 Art of the Roman World. (FNAR 337, ROST 307)
This course is an introduction to the art of the Roman world from c. 1000 B.C.E. to about AD 400. It is an historical survey of the main achievements and style-qualities of architecture, sculpture, pottery, painting, mosaics, and metalwork among the Etruscans and Romans (in Italy and around the Empire); inter-relations and influences, especially from Greek art; richly illustrated with color slides of representative art works; extensive bibliographical background.
Outcome: Students will be able to better describe and analyze ancient Roman era art and to formulate arguments and interpretations about how and why such art was produced and how it may be interpreted.
Note: Satisfies Loyola's Core requirement in the area of Artistic Knowledge and Experience.
Spring: Scichilone

CLST 308 A History of Rome to Constantine (HIST 308, ROST 308)
This course will cover the earliest Apennine civilizations; the Etruscans, the foundation and the rise of Rome; libera res publica, the Principate and Empire.
Spring: Evers

CLST 309 Greece to Alexander the Great (HIST 307)
A history of Aegean man from the beginning of the Age of Transition through the rise and decline of the Spartan and Athenian systems; Macedonia; the emergence and the end of the diadoch states.
Fall: Evers

CLST 334 Introduction to Classical Archaeology (ANTH 334)
Problems and procedures of archaeological investigation of Graeco-Roman antiquities. Main explorations and achievements in the recovery of classical monuments and a brief history of classical archaeology's development; extensive bibliographical background; detailed discussion with many color slides of several key sites and their excavations and reconstruction.
Note: Taught partially on site.
Fall: Scichilone

CLST 340 Classical Archaeology: The Greek Temple (ANTH 340)
This course studies Mediterranean cult-places before Greece; Dark Ages of Greece; Archaic Greece; socio-political role and ritual function of major Greek sanctuaries.
Note: It is recommended that a student take one of these two courses as a prerequisite: CLST 306 [FNAR 336] OR CLST 334 [ANTH 334].
Spring: Scichilone

CLST 395 Topography of Rome (ROST 395)
This course is a survey of the development of the ancient city of Rome from its Etruscan origins (8th century BC) until the shift of the imperial Roman capital and senate to Constantinople under the first Holy Roman Emperor (early 4th century AD). The course focuses primarily on the monuments and art of imperial Rome and aims to place and interpret these monuments in their proper historic and cultural context as well as to understand their lasting influence on Western culture. It offers students the unique opportunity to study ancient art and archaeology first-hand and to appreciate the complex diachronic fabric of the modern city in which they live.
Note: Taught on site.
Fall / Spring: Salvadori

 

Classical Studies: Greek or Latin

Students may request permission for a tutorial course in advanced Greek or advanced Latin. All such tutorial requests must be endorsed in writing by the chairperson of the appropriate department at the student's home school and must be made at least one month prior to the start date of the semester. Registration for the tutorial will be allowed only after final approval for the tutorial has been granted by the Director/Dean of the Rome Center in consultation with the appropriate Rome Center faculty member.
Fall / Spring: Conti & Evers 

GREK 388 / 389 Readings in Greek Literature I / II

LATN 388 / 389 Readings in Latin Literature I / II

 

English

 

Fine Arts

All 300-level fine arts courses are upper division courses involving a substantial amount of work, attention to detail, and time. These courses are not guided tours of Rome but serious studies. Because there is also an overlapping of material and sites to be visited in some of these courses, students are advised not to sign up for more than one on-site class except for those who are majoring in Fine Arts or related fields. Only fine arts majors should sign up for both Art in Rome and Baroque Art.

FNAR 113 Drawing I
Students participate in artistic production through the experience of drawing. This course introduces the student to the basic elements of drawing: line, texture, shape, volume, and color, and exposes these elements by means of different drawing media such as charcoal, pencil, ink, pastel, and various drawing papers. The course also addresses the fundamentals of perspective, proportion, and visual composition.
Outcome: Students will be able to produce new ideas and explore what it is to be human through experiential non-discursive learning.
Note: Satisfies Loyola's Core requirement in the area of Artistic Knowledge and Experience.
Fall:  Mannino

FNAR 124 Sculpture I

Spring: Mannino 

FNAR 336 Art of Ancient Greece (CLST 306)
This course is an introduction to the art of the ancient Greeks from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic period (to c. 50 B.C.E.), focusing on major Greek sites like Athens and on the developments in ancient Greek architecture, sculpture and painting. We want to place the artifacts in the broader context of ancient Greek culture so we shall consider aspects of history, myth, religion, sociology, etc., as expressed in the literature of the period. Classes will involve many slide lectures and much discussion, and students will be expected to focus on the significant artistic and archaeological remains, not minutiae or technical intricacies. In addition to being an introduction to Greek art and archaeology, this course is a supplement to other studies in classical civilization and to the humanities in general.
Outcome: Students will be able to better focus in, observe, describe and analyze objects of ancient Greek art, to introduce thoughtfully the considered views of others, and to formulate their own fresh interpretations and viewpoints about how and why such art was produced and what it means.
Note: Satisfies Loyola's Core requirement in the area of Artistic Knowledge and Experience.
Fall: Scichilone

FNAR 337 Art in the Roman World (CLST 307, ROST 307)
This course is an introduction to the art of the Roman world from c. 1000 B.C.E. to about AD 400. It is an historical survey of the main achievements and style-qualities of architecture, sculpture, pottery, painting, mosaics, and metalwork among the Etruscans and Romans (in Italy and around the Empire); inter-relations and influences, especially from Greek art; richly illustrated with color slides of representative art works; extensive bibliographical background.
Outcome: Students will be able to better describe and analyze ancient Roman era art and to formulate arguments and interpretations about how and why such art was produced and how it may be interpreted.
Note: Satisfies Loyola's Core requirement in the area of Artistic Knowledge and Experience.
Spring: Scichilone

FNAR 342 Art in Rome (ROST 342)
This course is a survey of the artistic heritage of the city of Rome as exemplified in four major periods: Antiquity, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the Baroque. The course examines developments in architecture, painting, and sculpture within the context of Rome's historical role first as a center of world empire and then of the Christian faith. The course is taught mainly at sites in the city, including the Roman Forum, the Pantheon, St. Peter's, Sistine Chapel, and Borghese Gallery.
Note: Taught on site.
Fall / Spring: Nicholson

FNAR 343 Baroque Art (ROST 343)
This course is a study of painting, sculpture, and architecture in the 17th and 18th centuries. Special attention is paid to artistic developments in Rome within the context of the Counter-Reformation and the 17th century renewal in Church and papacy. Aspects of the Baroque in Spain, France, the Low Countries, Germany, and Austria will also be studied. A fundamental aim of the course is to understand stylistic and iconographic features within the historical and religious context. This will be implemented through slide lectures with discussion and on-site visits to view works by Caravaggio, Bernini, Borromini, Pietro da Cortona, and other masters of the Roman Baroque.
Note: Taught on site.
Fall / Spring: Nicholson

FNAR 344 Italian Early Renaissance Art (ROST 344)
A survey of Italian painting, sculpture, and architecture from the mid-13th through the mid-15th centuries. This course examines the origins and early development of Italian Renaissance art with special attention to the major centers of Siena and Florence. It is taught in the classroom via slide-illustrated lectures and discussions. Students are encouraged to take part in school-organized field trips to Assisi and Florence and also to visit other cities where works studied in the course are located.
Fall: Nicholson

FNAR 345 Italian High Renaissance and Mannerist Art (ROST 345)
A survey of Italian painting, sculpture, and architecture of the later 15th and 16th centuries. This course examines the continuing development of Italian Renaissance art with special attention to the major centers of Florence, Rome, and Venice. It is taught in the classroom via slide-illustrated lectures and discussions. Students are encouraged to take part in school-organized field trips to Venice and Florence and also to visit other cities where works studied in the course are located.
Spring: Nicholson

 

History

HIST 300 Topics: Emperors, Bishops and Barbarians

Fall: Evers 

HIST 307 Greece to Alexander the Great (CLST 309)
A history of Aegean man from the beginning of the Age of Transition through the rise and decline of the Spartan and Athenian systems; Macedonia; the emergence and the end of the diadoch states.
Fall: Evers

HIST 308 A History of Rome to Constantine. (CLST 308, ROST 308)
This course will cover the earliest Apennine civilizations; the Etruscans, the foundation and the rise of Rome; libera res publica, the Principate and Empire.
Spring: Evers

HIST 310 Early Middle Ages, 600-1150 (MSTU 328)
This course covers European society and culture in the early Middle Ages. Among the topics are the decline of classical civilization, the fall of Rome and the barbarian invasions, early Germanic kingdoms, Charlemagne and Carolingian Europe, the Vikings, church and society in the eleventh century.
Spring: Evers

HIST 335 Italy in the 19th and 20th Centuries (INTS 335, ROST 335)
A study of the political, social, religious, economic, and intellectual currents in Italy from the defeat of Napoleon to the present.
Note: Satisfies Loyola's writing intensive requirement.
Fall / Spring: Wingenter

 

International film & Media studies

IFMS 267 Italian Film History (INTS 267, LITR 267)
This course focuses on major Italian films from the period between 1947 and 2002. It emphasizes major genres (such as "mythological colossal," "Fascist propaganda," "Neo-realism," "comedy Italian-style," "spaghetti Westerns," "political movies"), mostly relying on significant directors (such as Rossellini, De Sica, Antonioni, Fellini). The course maintains an historical perspective in its background, and will require a general background understanding of Italian history, lifestyle, culture, politics, social patterns and transformations in the 20th century. The Italian movie industry and its central topics will be followed through the decades, and against the backdrop of a changing society; from the Belle Epoque to the WWI crisis, from the Fascist idea of "strongest weapon" to the outburst of a new post-war democracy, from the "economic miracle" to the shifting realities of the Eighties. The course is therefore specifically based on Italian movies, and will provide a deeper knowledge both of the Film industry and the Film as an artistic form of expression in Italy.
Outcome: Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the Italian art film tradition. Students will also be able to demonstrate understanding of the dramatic economic, social and political changes in Italian society over the last 55 years.
Notes: All films are in Italian with English subtitles. Satisfies Loyola's Core requirements in the area of Artistic Knowledge and Experience as well as in the area of Societal and Cultural Knowledge.
Fall: Di Biagi

IFMS 264 Italian Film Genre (INTS 264, LITR 264)
This course focuses on major Italian films from the period between 1947 and 2002. In particular, it is a study of the Italian comedies of the 1960's and 1970's, known as commedia all'italiana; they were apparently commercial, popular, average products of the movie industry that eventually came to represent a collective but ironic portrait of Italy and its cultural transformations during (and after) the "economic miracle" (1958-1963). The course is therefore specifically based on Italian movies; starting with the early silent one-reelers, the outline/development of comic films in Italy will be followed, and major Italian-style comedies will be presented as "samples" and analyzed in class in chronological order. The course will provide a deeper knowledge both of the Film industry and the Film as an artistic form of expression.
Outcome: Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the Italian art film tradition. Students will also be able to demonstrate understanding of the dramatic economic, social and political changes in Italian society over the last 55 years.
Notes: All films are in Italian with English subtitles. Satisfies Loyola's Core requirements in the area of Artistic Knowledge and Experience as well as in the area of Societal and Cultural Knowledge.
Spring: Di Biagi

 

International Studies

INTS 280 Masterpieces of Italian Literature (LITR 280)
This course focuses on major literary works of Europe, from medieval romance through the modern novel and short story. It is a cross-genre course in which representative works of Italian literature will be studied in their cultural, historical, and aesthetic contexts.
Outcome: Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of how literary masterpieces interpret human interaction and social organization.
Note: Satisfies Loyola's Core requirement in the area of Literary Knowledge and Experience.
Fall 2007 Sotis

INTS 283 Studies in Italian Authors (LITR 283)
This course deals with Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) and Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375). Medieval Italy, its society and history, are studied through a selective reading and interpretative analysis of two of the most important and representative literary works, The Divine Comedy and The Decameron, which are also essential in world literature.
Spring: Sotis

INTS 267 Italian Film History ( IFMS 267, LITR 267)
This course focuses on major Italian films from the period between 1947 and 2002. It emphasizes major genres (such as "mythological colossal," "Fascist propaganda," "Neo-realism," "comedy Italian-style," "spaghetti Westerns," "political movies"), mostly relying on significant directors (such as Rossellini, De Sica, Antonioni, Fellini). The course maintains an historical perspective in its background, and will require a general background understanding of Italian history, lifestyle, culture, politics, social patterns and transformations in the 20th century. The Italian movie industry and its central topics will be followed through the decades, and against the backdrop of a changing society; from the Belle Epoque to the WWI crisis, from the Fascist idea of "strongest weapon" to the outburst of a new post-war democracy, from the "economic miracle" to the shifting realities of the Eighties. The course is therefore specifically based on Italian movies, and will provide a deeper knowledge both of the Film industry and the Film as an artistic form of expression in Italy.
Outcome: Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the Italian art film tradition. Students will also be able to demonstrate understanding of the dramatic economic, social and political changes in Italian society over the last 55 years.
Notes: All films are in Italian with English subtitles. Satisfies Loyola's Core requirements in the area of Artistic Knowledge and Experience as well as in the area of Societal and Cultural Knowledge.
Fall: Di Biagi

INTS 264 Italian Film Genre (IFMS 264, LITR 264)
This course focuses on major Italian films from the period between 1947 and 2002. In particular, it is a study of the Italian comedies of the 1960's and 1970's, known as commedia all'italiana; they were apparently commercial, popular, average products of the movie industry that eventually came to represent a collective but ironic portrait of Italy and its cultural transformations during (and after) the "economic miracle" (1958-1963). The course is therefore specifically based on Italian movies; starting with the early silent one-reelers, the outline/development of comic films in Italy will be followed, and major Italian-style comedies will be presented as "samples" and analyzed in class in chronological order. The course will provide a deeper knowledge both of the Film industry and the Film as an artistic form of expression.
Outcome: Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the Italian art film tradition. Students will also be able to demonstrate understanding of the dramatic economic, social and political changes in Italian society over the last 55 years.
Notes: All films are in Italian with English subtitles. Satisfies Loyola's Core requirements in the area of Artistic Knowledge and Experience as well as in the area of Societal and Cultural Knowledge.
Spring: Di Biagi

INTS 299 Comparative Literature: Identity, Otherness and Violence (LITR 299)
Literary texts from three different cultures will be studied comparatively. In particular, three European authors have been chosen to represent the complex (ambiguous and violent) theme of conflict between diversities: Polish-English Joseph Conrad, French-Algerian Albert Camus, Jewish-Italian Primo Levi Their works share common traits that will be the focus of our analysis: double identity, ethnic and cultural otherness, ethical outlook, representation of violence, western guilt, autobiography, realistic style achieving metaphysical profundity, etc. Other examples of conflict will be investigated in thematically contiguous novels, short stories, and films.
Note: Non-English books are read in translation; foreign films have English subtitles.
Fall: Di Biagi 

INTS 299 Comparative Literature: The Immigrant Experience (LITR 299)
Spring:  Di Biagi

INTS 302 Italy: Culture and Context (ROST 300)
This course observes the civilization and culture of historical and present-day Rome and Italy through 1) the study of traditions, ancient and later, as they have come down to the present day, and 2) the study of several aspects of the Italian culture and character from both national and regional perspectives. Topics to be studied include the image of Italy abroad; theatrical traditions; the importance of carnival, celebration, and gastronomy to Italian life; fairy-tales and narrative; music, film, and fashion. Readings in Italian culture will be supplemented by viewing of theatrical, musical and film presentations, by students' own experiences, and by their keeping of a journal that integrates travel, on-site visits, and readings.
Note: Taught partially on site.
Fall / Spring: Sotis

INTS 335 Italy in the 19th and 20th Centuries (HIST 335, ROST 335)
A study of the political, social, religious, economic, and intellectual currents in Italy from the defeat of Napoleon to the present.
Note: Satisfies Loyola's writing-intensive requirement.
Fall / Spring:  Wingenter

INTS 365 Italian Politics and Government (PLSC 365, ROST 365)
Recent events and current affairs attest to the fact that Italy represents a socio-political case study truly unique for its composition and ebullient nature. The transition from the first to the so-called second republic is indeed turning out to be a highly controversial process whose likely outcome is still hard to predict. After an initial analysis of the historical origins of the Republic of Italy, we will look at the structure and functions of its governmental institutions, how they have come to change and what future developments are to be expected. Due consideration will be given to the division of competence between state authorities and local administrations, as well as to the role played by non-governmental institutions such as the trade unions, the Church, business associations, etc. Special attention will also be devoted to the overlapping of the political and economic planes both in the past and in more recent times. The civic background gained from the class will imply tentative answers to questions such as the purpose of government, the functions of political institutions, and the real actors of political processes in the global era. The course will dwell upon similarities and differences between Italy and other established democratic systems. Constitutions, legislatures, administrations, social forces, interest groups, political parties, and elections will be scrutinized in turn.
Fall / Spring: Lodici

INTS 370 Internship in International Studies (ROST 390)
Students are placed in appropriate government agencies, non-government organizations, or businesses to earn academic credit through volunteer experience. Approval of the instructor is required before enrollment.
Generally open only to full-year students.
Spring:  Fabretti

INTS 398 Evolution of European Security Since the Cold War (PAX 397, PLSC 300)
This course will chart the changes in European security over the past half-century. The first half will be mainly historical and will explore the most significant developments in East-West relations during the Cold War years, covering the essential features of that period such as the role of NATO, nuclear deterrence, arms control and detente. Students will be invited to consider carefully whether there was an alternative to the Cold War and why ultimately the Soviet imperium collapsed without the military confrontation that was for so long feared. The second half of the course will be devoted to the analysis of the more fluid and turbulent European security scene of today. Particular focus will be given to the collapse of Yugoslavia and the lessons that international organizations, such as NATO, UN, OSCE and EU, have learned in trying to stop ethnic violence and build viable new democracies. Finally, the course will discuss new challenges such as the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
Spring: Balanzino

INTS 292 Italy Today (ROST 299, SOCL 280)
This introduction to Italy from a cultural, social, political, economic, and anthropological viewpoint illustrates differences and similarities in a country which has been a nation for just over one hundred years. The course provides an historical background to modern Italy and focuses on industrialization after World War II, the changes in the political system and the economy during the last fifty years, and the essential influence of television and cinema in the transformation of social habits, language, culture, and education. Such topics as the contrasts between the north and the south, gender, Mafia, deviance, involvement in the European Community, and the role of the Church will also be treated. The final phase of the course analyzes the challenges Italian society faces, including immigration and the impact the mass media system will have in transforming the Italian mentality.
Fall / Spring:  Maclaren

 

Medieval Studies

MSTU 328 Early Middle Ages, 600 - 1150 (HIST 310)
This course covers European society and culture in the early Middle Ages. Among the topics are the decline of classical civilization, the fall of Rome and the barbarian invasions, early Germanic kingdoms, Charlemagne and Carolingian Europe, the Vikings, church and society in the eleventh century.
Spring:  Evers

MSTU 343 Topics: Emperors, Bishops and Barbarians (Hist 300)
Fall: Evers

 

Modern Languages & Literatures: Literature in Translation

LITR 280 Masterpieces of Italian Literature (INTS 280)
This course focuses on major literary works of Europe, from medieval romance through the modern novel and short story. It is a cross-genre course in which representative works of Italian literature will be studied in their cultural, historical, and aesthetic contexts.
Outcome: Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of how literary masterpieces interpret human interaction and social organization.
Note: Satisfies Loyola's Core requirement in the area of Literary Knowledge and Experience.
Fall 2007 Sotis

LITR 283 Studies in Italian Authors. (INTS 283)
This course deals with Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) and Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375). Medieval Italy, its society and history, are studied through a selective reading and interpretative analysis of two of the most important and representative literary works, The Divine Comedy and The Decameron, which are also essential in world literature.
Spring 2008 Sotis

LITR 284 European Film: History of Italian Cinema (CMUN 323, ICVM 323, INTS 284)
This course focuses on major Italian films from the period between 1947 and 2002. It emphasizes major genres (such as "mythological colossal," "Fascist propaganda," "Neo-realism," "comedy Italian-style," "spaghetti Westerns," "political movies"), mostly relying on significant directors (such as Rossellini, De Sica, Antonioni, Fellini). The course maintains an historical perspective in its background, and will require a general background understanding of Italian history, lifestyle, culture, politics, social patterns and transformations in the 20th century. The Italian movie industry and its central topics will be followed through the decades, and against the backdrop of a changing society; from the Belle Epoque to the WWI crisis, from the Fascist idea of "strongest weapon" to the outburst of a new post-war democracy, from the "economic miracle" to the shifting realities of the Eighties. The course is therefore specifically based on Italian movies, and will provide a deeper knowledge both of the Film industry and the Film as an artistic form of expression in Italy.
Outcome: Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the Italian art film tradition. Students will also be able to demonstrate understanding of the dramatic economic, social and political changes in Italian society over the last 55 years.
Note: All films are in Italian with English subtitles.
Satisfies Loyola's Core requirements in the area of Artistic Knowledge and Experience as well as in the area of Societal and Cultural Knowledge.
Fall 2007 Di Biagi

LITR 284 European Film: An Italian Genre: Comedy Italian-Style (CMUN 323, ICVM 323, INTS 284)
This course focuses on major Italian films from the period between 1947 and 2002. In particular, it is a study of the Italian comedies of the 1960's and 1970's, known as commedia all'italiana; they were apparently commercial, popular, average products of the movie industry that eventually came to represent a collective but ironic portrait of Italy and its cultural transformations during (and after) the "economic miracle" (1958-1963). The course is therefore specifically based on Italian movies; starting with the early silent one-reelers, the outline/development of comic films in Italy will be followed, and major Italian-style comedies will be presented as "samples" and analyzed in class in chronological order. The course will provide a deeper knowledge both of the Film industry and the Film as an artistic form of expression.
Outcome: Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the Italian art film tradition. Students will also be able to demonstrate understanding of the dramatic economic, social and political changes in Italian society over the last 55 years.
Notes: All films are in Italian with English subtitles. Satisfies Loyola's Core requirements in the area of Artistic Knowledge and Experience as well as in the area of Societal and Cultural Knowledge.
Spring 2008 Di Biagi

LITR 299 Comparative Literature: Identity, Otherness and Violence (INTS 299)
Literary texts from three different cultures will be studied comparatively. In particular, three European authors have been chosen to represent the complex (ambiguous and violent) theme of conflict between diversities: Polish-English Joseph Conrad, French-Algerian Albert Camus, Jewish-Italian Primo Levi Their works share common traits that will be the focus of our analysis: double identity, ethnic and cultural otherness, ethical outlook, representation of violence, western guilt, autobiography, realistic style achieving metaphysical profundity, etc. Other examples of conflict will be investigated in thematically contiguous novels, short stories, and films.
Note: Non-English books are read in translation; foreign films have English subtitles.
Fall 2007, Spring 2008 Di Biagi

 

Modern Languages & Literatures: Italian

General Departmental Prerequisites

All students must take elementary Italian unless they have already completed an equivalent course or can otherwise demonstrate proficiency. It is advisable to complete Italian 101 or its equivalent before arriving in Rome. Italian 101 is the elementary Italian course designed for students with no previous study. Italian 101 carries three semester hours credit and fulfills the language requirement for the Rome Center.

Placement Guideline for Italian Courses

  • Students with no previous study, and only those, may take 101.
  • Students who have had 101 or the equivalent must take 102.
  • Students who have had 2 semesters (101 and 102) should register for 103.
  • Students who have had 3-4 semesters of Italian, or have the appropriate level of proficiency, may take 250 or 251; both are conducted entirely in Italian.

ITAL 101 Italian I
A presentation of phonology, basic grammar, and structure through vocabulary and situations of everyday life. The purpose of this course is to give students the ability to communicate as soon as possible.
Fall 2007, Spring 2008 Ciarafoni, Orlandino, Schwarten

ITAL 102 Italian II
Prerequisite: Italian 101
Review, refinement, and development of basic grammar and structure.
Fall 2007, Spring 2008 Sotis

ITAL 103 Italian III
Prerequisite: Italian 102
Intensive review of the basic skills to develop audio-lingual facility in communication.
Fall 2007, Spring 2008 Capitini

ITAL 104 Italian IV
Prerequisite: Italian 103
Reading, conversation, and composition based on varied selections from literary and cultural sources.
Fall 2007, Spring 2008 Capitini

ITAL 250 Composition and Conversation I
Prerequisite: 9-12 semester hours of Italian or the equivalent
Current newspapers, journals, video films of Italian language novels will be used as vehicles for intensive work in oral and written composition, conversation, and textual analysis.
Note: Course is conducted entirely in Italian.
Fall 2007 Palladino

ITAL 251 Composition and Conversation II
Prerequisite: 9-12 semester hours of Italian or the equivalent
Intensive work in oral and written composition, conversation, and textual analysis. This course is adjusted for those having taken Italian 250 in the Fall who then wish to proceed.
Note: Course is conducted entirely in Italian.
Spring 2008 Palladino

ITAL 300 Tutorial
Eligible students may elect a tutorial for credit each semester.
Notes: Approval of the dean / director in Rome and consent of the departmental chair are required. Course is conducted entirely in Italian.

 

Music

MUSC 154 Introduction to Opera
An overview of the development of opera in Europe with particular emphasis on some of the most representative Italian operas and authors from the 17th to the 20th centuries.
Fall 2007, Spring 2008 Zammar

Non Credit Voice Lessons
Students enrolled at the Rome Center who wish to avail themselves of the opportunity for private (non-credit) voice lessons may do so with Soprano Angela Bucci. Dottoressa Bucci will be available one day per week, to be negotiated between her schedule and the students' schedules, to provide any interested students with an hour-long lesson. Detailed information about and arrangements for private lessons should be made through the Vice Director / Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Professoressa Rebecca Edwards, at redwar4@luc.edu

Angela Bucci completed her diploma in Singing at the Conservatory L. D'Annunzio in Pescara, specializing in Baroque singing and in pre-Romantic music, and currently teaches singing at the Associazione Musicale Arco Iris of Rome, in the Centro Internationale di Teatro La Corneta, and at the Corsi di Musica e Danza Antica organized by the Teatro della Memoria. For further biographical details, please see her website at Angela Bucci .

 

Peace Studies

PAX 297 Evolution of European Security: from the Cold War to the Present. (INTS 398, PLSC 300)
This course will chart the changes in European security over the past half-century. The first half will be mainly historical and will explore the most significant developments in East-West relations during the Cold War years, covering the essential features of that period such as the role of NATO, nuclear deterrence, arms control and detente. Students will be invited to consider carefully whether there was an alternative to the Cold War and why ultimately the Soviet imperium collapsed without the military confrontation that was for so long feared. The second half of the course will be devoted to the analysis of the more fluid and turbulent European security scene of today. Particular focus will be given to the collapse of Yugoslavia and the lessons that international organizations, such as NATO, UN, OSCE and EU, have learned in trying to stop ethnic violence and build viable new democracies. Finally, the course will discuss new challenges such as the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
Spring 2008 Balanzino

PAX 297 Human Rights: the View from Rome (RoSt 390)
Theory, actuality and application of select human rights issues in the Mediterranean region as viewed from the perspective of Rome. This course includes a 24-hour community service requirement beyond the weekly class sessions. Each student will be placed with a Rome-based non-governmental organization (NGO), the equivalent of a non-profit agency in the United States. The primary objective of this course is for students to better understand the context of their service work in Italy by studying social and political issues affecting Rome and the Mediterranean region. Moreover, in the Jesuit tradition of educating the whole person, each class session will incorporate readings and creative methods to assist students in reflecting on their personal strengths, weaknesses, values, and worldview. Through analysis of and reflection on one's service work in Rome, broader applications may be made to Italy in general, a country in the heart of the Mediterranean at the doorstep of the Middle East, the Balkans, and North Africa. A few of the themes to be addressed in this course are: the illegal trafficking of humans from the Balkans and Africa, Italy's stance toward immigration in the face of its declining birth rate, the racism encountered by even legal immigrants to Italy, and the influence of Islam in the Mediterranean region.
Note: This is a service-learning course and requires commitment in the Italian community.
Spring 2008 Waller

 

Philosophy

PHIL 175 Theory of Knowledge
This course examines both the nature and the reliability of human knowledge.
Outcome: Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the various approaches to the study of knowledge.
Note: Satisfies Loyola's Core requirement in the area of Philosophical Knowledge.
Spring 2007 Gilson

PHIL 180 Being Human: A Philosophical Perspective
The course examines the way philosophy looks for fundamental characteristics that identify life as a properly human life, asks about its ultimate meaning or purpose, and raises questions about what counts as a good life.
Outcome: Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the various approaches of the philosophical question of what it means to be human.
Note: Satisfies Loyola's Core requirement in the area of Philosophical Knowledge.
Fall 2006 Gilson

PHIL 304 Ancient Philosophy (CLST 304)
Origins of philosophical problems among the Greeks and the main types of philosophical answers; extensive readings in the pre-Socratic fragments and records, in Plato, and in Aristotle.
Fall 2006 Gilson

PHIL 391 Philosophical Question of Jesus
"I will tell you that I am a child of the century, a child of doubt and disbelief. I am that today and will remain so until the grave. How much terrible torture this thirst for faith has cost me and costs me even now, which is all the stronger in my soul the more arguments I can find against it. And yet, God sends me sometimes instants when I am completely calm; at those instants I love and feel loved by others, and it is at these instants that I have shaped for myself a Credo where everything is clear and sacred for me. This Credo is very simple, here it is: To believe that nothing is more beautiful, profound, sympathetic, reasonable, manly, and more perfect than Christ; and I tell myself with a jealous love not only that there is nothing but that there cannot be anything. Even more, if someone proved to me that Christ is outside the truth, and that in reality the truth were outside of Christ, then I should prefer to remain with Christ rather than with the truth." -- Dostoyevsky

From a strictly philosophic perspective we will examine the figure of Christ in the gospels as a unique essence no longer either traceable or reducible to any contributing influences; so unique as to transcend while incorporating all comparative genera; so unique as to carry within itself not its own self-evidence but its on inescapability. We shall examine the fundamental ideas expressed in Christianity: the idea of the Man-God, the meaning of faith, the nature of Grace, death, resurrection, sin and forgiveness. The hermeneutic of perfection as exemplified in Dostoyevsky's quote, and found methodologically in Anselm, Aquinas, Pascal and Kierkegaard will be discussed in its epistemological nature. Nietzsche will be introduced as the one thinker who accepts the hermeneutic of perfection as the criterion of belief but rejects Christianity as unworthy of that criterion.
Spring 2007 Gilson

 

Political Science

PLSC 300 Special Topics: Evolution of European Security: from the Cold War to the Present (INTS 398, PAX 397)
This course will chart the changes in European security over the past half-century. The first half will be mainly historical and will explore the most significant developments in East-West relations during the Cold War years, covering the essential features of that period such as the role of NATO, nuclear deterrence, arms control and detente. Students will be invited to consider carefully whether there was an alternative to the Cold War and why ultimately the Soviet imperium collapsed without the military confrontation that was for so long feared. The second half of the course will be devoted to the analysis of the more fluid and turbulent European security scene of today. Particular focus will be given to the collapse of Yugoslavia and the lessons that international organizations, such as NATO, UN, OSCE and EU, have learned in trying to stop ethnic violence and build viable new democracies. Finally, the course will discuss new challenges such as the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
Spring 2008 Balanzino

PLSC 365 Italian Politics and Government (INTS 365, ROST 365)
Recent events and current affairs attest to the fact that Italy represents a socio-political case study truly unique for its composition and ebullient nature. The transition from the first to the so-called second republic is indeed turning out to be a highly controversial process whose likely outcome is still hard to predict. After an initial analysis of the historical origins of the Republic of Italy, we will look at the structure and functions of its governmental institutions, how they have come to change and what future developments are to be expected. Due consideration will be given to the division of competence between state authorities and local administrations, as well as to the role played by non-governmental institutions such as the trade unions, the Church, business associations, etc. Special attention will also be devoted to the overlapping of the political and economic planes both in the past and in more recent times. The civic background gained from the class will imply tentative answers to questions such as the purpose of government, the functions of political institutions, and the real actors of political processes in the global era. The course will dwell upon similarities and differences between Italy and other established democratic systems. Constitutions, legislatures, administrations, social forces, interest groups, political parties, and elections will be scrutinized in turn.
Fall 2007, Spring 2008 Lodici

 

Rome Studies

ROST 300 Italy: Culture and Context (INTS 302)
This course observes the civilization and culture of historical and present-day Rome and Italy through 1) the study of traditions, ancient and later, as they have come down to the present day, and 2) the study of several aspects of the Italian culture and character from both national and regional perspectives. Topics to be studied include the image of Italy abroad; theatrical traditions; the importance of carnival, celebration, and gastronomy to Italian life; fairy-tales and narrative; music, film, and fashion. Readings in Italian culture will be supplemented by viewing of theatrical, musical and film presentations, by students' own experiences, and by their keeping of a journal that integrates travel, on-site visits, and readings.
Notes: Taught partially on site. Required for the minor in Rome Studies.
Fall 2007, Spring 2008 Sotis

ROST 307 Art of the Roman World (CLST 307, FNAR 337)
This course is an introduction to the art of the Roman world from c. 1000 B.C.E. to about AD 400. It is an historical survey of the main achievements and style-qualities of architecture, sculpture, pottery, painting, mosaics, and metalwork among the Etruscans and Romans (in Italy and around the Empire); inter-relations and influences, especially from Greek art; richly illustrated with color slides of representative art works; extensive bibliographical background.
Outcome: Students will be able to better describe and analyze ancient Roman era art and to formulate arguments and interpretations about how and why such art was produced and how it may be interpreted.
Note: Satisfies Loyola's Core requirement in the area of Artistic Knowledge and Experience.
Spring 2008 Scichilone

ROST 308 A History of Rome to Constantine. (CLST 308, HIST 308)
This course will cover the earliest Apennine civilizations; the Etruscans, the foundation and the rise of Rome; libera res publica, the Principate and Empire.
Spring 2008 Evers

ROST 335 Italy in the 19th and 20th Centuries (HIST 335, INTS 335)
A study of the political, social, religious, economic, and intellectual currents in Italy from the defeat of Napoleon to the present.
Note: Satisfies Loyola's writing intensive requirement.
Fall 2007, Spring 2008 Wingenter

ROST 344 Italian Early Renaissance Art. (FNAR 344)
A survey of Italian painting, sculpture, and architecture from the mid-13th through the mid-15th centuries. This course examines the origins and early development of Italian Renaissance art with special attention to the major centers of Siena and Florence. It is taught in the classroom via slide-illustrated lectures and discussions. Students are encouraged to take part in school-organized field trips to Assisi and Florence and also to visit other cities where works studied in the course are located.
Fall 2007 Nicholson

ROST 342 Art in Rome (FNAR 342)
This course is a survey of the artistic heritage of the city of Rome as exemplified in four major periods: Antiquity, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the Baroque. The course examines developments in architecture, painting, and sculpture within the context of Rome's historical role first as a center of world empire and then of the Christian faith. The course is taught mainly at sites in the city, including the Roman Forum, the Pantheon, St. Peter's, Sistine Chapel, and Borghese Gallery.
Note: Taught on site.
Fall 2007, Spring 2008 Nicholson

ROST 343 Baroque Art (FNAR 343)
This course is a study of painting, sculpture, and architecture in the 17th and 18th centuries. special attention is paid to artistic developments in Rome within the context of the Counter-Reformation and the 17th century renewal in Church and papacy. Aspects of the Baroque in Spain, France, the Low Countries, Germany, and Austria will also be studied. A fundamental aim of the course is to understand stylistic and iconographic features within the historical and religious context. This will be implemented through slide lectures with discussion and on-site visits to view works by Caravaggio, Bernini, Borromini, Pietro da Cortona, and other masters of the Roman Baroque. Note: Taught on site.
Fall 2007, Spring 2008 Nicholson

ROST 344 Italian Early Renaissance Art. (FNAR 344)

ROST 345 Italian High Renaissance and Mannerist Art (FNAR 345)
A survey of Italian painting, sculpture, and architecture of the later 15th and 16th centuries. This course examines the continuing development of Italian Renaissance art with special attention to the major centers of Florence, Rome, and Venice. It is taught in the classroom via slide-illustrated lectures and discussions. Students are encouraged to take part in school-organized field trips to Venice and Florence and also to visit other cities where works studied in the course are located.
Spring 2008 Nicholson

ROST 365 Italian Politics and Government (INTS 365, PLSC 365)
Recent events and current affairs attest to the fact that Italy represents a socio-political case study truly unique for its composition and ebullient nature. The transition from the first to the so-called second republic is indeed turning out to be a highly controversial process whose likely outcome is still hard to predict. After an initial analysis of the historical origins of the Republic of Italy, we will look at the structure and functions of its governmental institutions, how they have come to change and what future developments are to be expected. Due consideration will be given to the division of competence between state authorities and local administrations, as well as to the role played by non-governmental institutions such as the trade unions, the Church, business associations, etc. Special attention will also be devoted to the overlapping of the political and economic planes both in the past and in more recent times. The civic background gained from the class will imply tentative answers to questions such as the purpose of government, the functions of political institutions, and the real actors of political processes in the global era. The course will dwell upon similarities and differences between Italy and other established democratic systems. Constitutions, legislatures, administrations, social forces, interest groups, political parties, and elections will be scrutinized in turn.
Fall 2007, Spring 2008 Lodici

ROST 390 Special Topics: Internship in International Studies (INTS 370)
Students are placed in appropriate government agencies, non-government organizations, or businesses to earn academic credit through volunteer experience. Approval of the instructor is required before enrollment. Note: Generally open only to full-year students.
Spring 2006 TBA 

ROST 390 Special Topics: Italy Today (INTS 398, SOCL 280)
This introduction to Italy from a cultural, social, political, economic, and anthropological viewpoint illustrates differences and similarities in a country which has been a nation for just over one hundred years. The course provides an historical background to modern Italy and focuses on industrialization after World War II, the changes in the political system and the economy during the last fifty years, and the essential influence of television and cinema in the transformation of social habits, language, culture, and education. Such topics as the contrasts between the north and the south, gender, Mafia, deviance, involvement in the European Community, and the role of the Church will also be treated. The final phase of the course analyzes the challenges Italian society faces, including immigration and the impact the mass media system will have in transforming the Italian mentality.
Fall 2007, Spring 2008 Maclaren

ROST 390 Special Topics: Human Rights: the View from Rome (PAX 297)
Theory, actuality and application of select human rights issues in the Mediterranean region as viewed from the perspective of Rome. This course includes a 24-hour community service requirement beyond the weekly class sessions. Each student will be placed with a Rome-based non-governmental organization (NGO), the equivalent of a non-profit agency in the United States. The primary objective of this course is for students to better understand the context of their service work in Italy by studying social and political issues affecting Rome and the Mediterranean region. Moreover, in the Jesuit tradition of educating the whole person, each class session will incorporate readings and creative methods to assist students in reflecting on their personal strengths, weaknesses, values, and worldview. Through analysis of and reflection on one's service work in Rome, broader applications may be made to Italy in general, a country in the heart of the Mediterranean at the doorstep of the Middle East, the Balkans, and North Africa. A few of the themes to be addressed in this course are: the illegal trafficking of humans from the Balkans and Africa, Italy's stance toward immigration in the face of its declining birth rate, the racism encountered by even legal immigrants to Italy, and the influence of Islam in the Mediterranean region.
Note: This is a service-learning course and requires commitment in the Italian community.
Spring 2008 Waller

ROST 395 Topography of Rome (CLST 395)
This course is a survey of the development of the ancient city of Rome from its Etruscan origins (8th century BC) until the shift of the imperial Roman capital and senate to Constantinople under the first Holy Roman Emperor (early 4th century AD). The course focuses primarily on the monuments and art of imperial Rome and aims to place and interpret these monuments in their proper historic and cultural context as well as to understand their lasting influence on Western culture. It offers students the unique opportunity to study ancient art and archaeology first-hand at the sites and to appreciate the complex diachronic fabric of the modern city in which they live. Note: Taught on site.
Fall 2007, Spring 2008 De Sena

 

Sociology

SOCL 280 Topics in Contemporary Sociology: Italy Today (INTS 398, ROST 390)
This introduction to Italy from a cultural, social, political, economic, and anthropological viewpoint illustrates differences and similarities in a country which has been a nation for just over one hundred years. The course provides an historical background to modern Italy and focuses on industrialization after World War II, the changes in the political system and the economy during the last fifty years, and the essential influence of television and cinema in the transformation of social habits, language, culture, and education. Such topics as the contrasts between the north and the south, gender, Mafia, deviance, involvement in the European Community, and the role of the Church will also be treated. The final phase of the course analyzes the challenges Italian society faces, including immigration and the impact the mass media system will have in transforming the Italian mentality.
Fall 2007, Spring 2008 Maclaren

 

Theology

THEO 393 Seminar: Ecclesia and Sinagoga: A Historical and Systematic Overview of the Christian-Jewish Encounter
It is common knowledge that Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism emerged from a common root, developing their respective distinctiveness in a conflictive process characterized by frequent episodes of violence, especially from the Christian side. Modern scholarship, however, has been able to overcome simplified paradigms in which contacts between Christianity and Judaism throughout history were exclusively constructed antithetically.

This course will examine the complex nature and history of the relationships that Christianity has shaped with Judaism, placing a particular emphasis on the formative period of Christianity in the Greco-Roman world, in order to understand more fully the implications of the "different attitude," particularly manifest in the pontificate of John Paul II, which has characterized the Catholic Church's stance toward Judaism since the promulgation of the declaration "Nostra Aetate" in 1965 at the II Vatican Council.
Spring 2006 Renczes, S.J.

THEO 393 Seminar: Justice and Justification in Holy Scripture
"Justice" and "justification" are key concepts of Holy Scripture that have been in the center of theological debate since the times of Saint Augustine and in the center of theological division since Martin Luther. This course proposes an analysis of the biblical use of these terms both as entrance to the Biblical understanding of the relationship of God and man in the light of the presence of evil and suffering and as "joint Biblical answer" to specific historical challenges as varied as the exile of the Jewish people in 6th century BC or the acceptance of Gentiles into the early Christian communities in the 1st century CE.
Fall 2005 Renczes, S.J.

Women's Studies

WOST 306 English & American Women Writers & Italy (ENGL 306)

Fall 2007 Aiello-Miller