{"id":1198,"date":"2017-05-23T15:30:13","date_gmt":"2017-05-23T22:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.chapman.edu\/pacchioni\/?p=1198"},"modified":"2017-05-23T15:30:13","modified_gmt":"2017-05-23T22:30:13","slug":"integrating-theory-and-practice-a-glimpse-into-our-advanced-spring-courses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.chapman.edu\/pacchioni\/2017\/05\/23\/integrating-theory-and-practice-a-glimpse-into-our-advanced-spring-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"Integrating theory and practice: a glimpse into our advanced spring courses"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"In the advanced course \u201cThe forms of Italian Theater: History and Practice,\u201d students engage in a study of various forms of Italian theater from the Renaissance till the Twentieth century, including Commedia dell\u2019Arte, and the work of playwrights such as: Niccol\u00f2 Machiavelli, Carlo Goldoni, Carlo Gozzi, Giovanni Verga, Luigi Pirandello, Eduardo De Filippo, and Dario Fo. The literary, cultural, and historical discussion is integrated with the development of communicative proficiency, through various exercises and creative activities. For example, during the last five weeks of the semester, students write and perform their own short plays inspired by the style and themes of their favorite Italian authors.<\/p>\n

In the Italian\/Honors course “The Puppet Metaphor Across Media,” students explore the theoretical and historical significance of the myth of the puppet by examining its cultural history and its life across media boundaries. After examining traditional and modern forms of puppetry in Italy and beyond, and its interpretations\u00a0in literature, film, and animation, students focus on individual projects. This spring, for example, students examined historical topics such as the use\u00a0of the\u00a0puppet metaphor\u00a0by politically engaged Syrian\u00a0theater troupes\u00a0today, theoretical questions like the relationship between subject and object in film\u00a0mise-en-scene, or engaging on a creative level as when\u00a0designing an original dance adaptation of Pinocchio.<\/p>\n

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