Italy on Film: Nationhood, Politics and Society (POLI 2447)

Political Science · Boston College

Students will explore key movements in recent Italian political history -- from unification and the fall of the Papal States, to the Cold War and the Berlusconi years and into the "Second Republic" -- through the lens of politics, history and cinema. Topics to be covered include social movements, state-church relations, political ideologies and the destiny of political parties in contemporary western democracies. This course will emphasize student participant and discussion.

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