Queering the Italian Classroom: A Course on Gender and Society in Italy

In this article, the author discusses their experience designing and teaching a course on “Gender and Society in Italy” at Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw (GA) in the academic year 2018-2019. The goal of this contribution is to discuss the pedagogical value of adopting a gender and queer studies...

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Published in:Italica (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2020-09, Vol.97 (3), p.588-612
Main Author: Scapolo, Andrea
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Essays/Research Studies
Gay and lesbian studies
Italian culture
Italian Studies
Languages
Literature
modern language and culture education
queer and gender studies
queer pedagogy
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Summary:In this article, the author discusses their experience designing and teaching a course on “Gender and Society in Italy” at Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw (GA) in the academic year 2018-2019. The goal of this contribution is to discuss the pedagogical value of adopting a gender and queer studies approach in guiding students’ exploration of Italian culture(s). In doing so, the author also argues for the importance of using Italian culture courses taught outside Italy as a laboratory for translating and merging research and pedagogical methodologies well established in the anglophone world into and with the Italian tradition. The idea is, on the one hand, to benefit students interested in learning about Italian history and society by adopting a framework of analysis already familiar to them, while, on the other hand, to develop teaching practices and comparatist analysis that can be adopted across different educational systems.
ISSN:0021-3020
2325-6672
DOI:10.5406/23256672.97.3.07