意大利跨国

Il suono del Lungarno Photo credit: © Emma Ricci-De Lucca

In voting unanimously to embrace this new name in 2021-22, we are joining other programs in the humanities across the world who are seizing the current moment to make curricular changes for the explicit decolonization of our field(s). By de-centering peninsular Italian culture, questioning concepts of “standard Italian” and “Italian civilization”, 避免种族中心主义, 国家, 民族主义的修辞, we wish to manifest our commitment to an anti-racist, 跨文化, and post-colonial approach to Italian Studies.

The 意大利跨国 Studies Department at Bryn Mawr serves the Trico community and offers an interdisciplinary and a trans国家 course of study that explores the works of canonical Italian authors alongside traditionally marginalized voices, bringing together issues of gender and sexuality, 语言和班级, 种族和民族. Students may complete 主修或辅修 意大利跨国 Studies.

The aim of our major/minor is to explore the social, 语言, 文学, 艺术, 少数民族, and political communities that have identified themselves as Italian throughout history. In order to do so across disciplinary boundaries, the Department actively cooperates with numerous institutions, primarily by offering cross-listed and co-taught courses in the Bi-Co.

特别是, we participate in the 浪漫的语言 major as well as with the departments and programs that inform the Bi-Co major in 比较文学. 我们的很多课程, taught in English and in Italian, count towards 艺术史, Growth and Structure of Cities, 俄罗斯, 经典, 国际研究, 健康研究, 非洲研究, 电影研究, and Gender and Sexuality Studies.

Students may choose to study Italian as:

• Major in Letters in Italian (跟踪)
• Major in Intercultural Italian Studies (跟踪B)
• 辅修意大利研究
• 罗曼语专业 with Italian as first or second language
• Major in 比较文学 with Italian as the primary or secondary language
• 双学位
• 主修或辅修 国际研究

What to do with a major in 意大利跨国 Studies?

Perhaps the best way to answer this question is to see what our alumnae have done over the years – 

• Internships in Milano (SITE Program, one or two years). 
• 研究生院(历史), 文学, 语言学, 浪漫的语言, 公共卫生, 图书馆及资讯, 社会工作, 国际教育), 法学院, 医学院, 兽医学校.
• Teaching Italian as a second language in Elementary, Middle, and High School
• Alumnae who decided not to continue with graduate school, have found employment in a broad range of fields, including Publishing/Translating, 代理, 新闻, 律师助理, Travel/Alternative Tourism, Activism, and Marketing/Cultural Advising.

Can I start an Italian major from scratch?

Yes, a beginner in Italian has the same chance of majoring in Italian with honors (3.7 GPA)作为非初学者. In our average first-year class enrollments of 35-40 students and of 7-10 majors in Italian, one third of these will have previous knowledge of the language.

Extracurricular Activities and Fellowships

The classroom experience is enriched through events and activities organized by faculty, 主要代表 以及各个层次的学生. Each semester, we gather for the 塔沃拉Italiana (每周一次)和 Italian Major and Minor Information Session (once a semester), as well as scholarly events and film screenings. To stay updated on our events, please follow us on Instagram (@italian_trico), 脸谱网 (Italiano a Bryn Mawr, Haverford & 斯沃斯莫尔), 或浏览我们的 事件 页面. To know more about past events, check-out the blog of the 意大利俱乐部 (意大利人*迪·布林·莫尔).该部门还提供 奖学金 opportunities for students -visit our useful links and Internships 页面.