Hannibal Lectures: Pasolini and the Cannibal Writers (VS1) (U04072)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 9 ? Acronym : LLC-3-U04072

Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-75) was a major poet and novelist, dramatist and screenwriter, essayist and journalist, an intellectual who had an indisputable though controversial influence at every level of the Italian post-war culture. ?If Norman Mailer, Truman Capote, Gore Vidal, Camille Paglia, Madonna, Martin Scorsese, Spike Lee, Michael Moore, and Noam Chomsky were rolled up into a single person, one might begin to get some idea of the impact Pasolini had on Italian society? (B.Lawton). "Petrolio" (1975) is his last novel, unfinished, posthumous, published a few years before the blockbuster anthology of Italian young writers "Gioventu cannibale" (1996). With Pasolini?s words, we could consider Petrolio as a ?post-poned preface? to the generation of the so-called ?cannibal writers.? Through his novel and excerpts from films, poems, essays and articles we will try to sketch out a cultural analysis of the ?cannibal? phenomenon in the post-modern ?carnival? of contemporary literature.

? Keywords : Pasolini, Cannibal Writers

Entry Requirements

? This course is only available to part year visiting students.

? This course is a variant of the following course : U04071

? Pre-requisites : Visiting Students Only

Subject Areas

Home subject area

European Languages and Cultures - Italian, (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Thursday	11:10	13:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course students will be expected to show the ability:
- to demonstrate sound knowledge and understanding of the chosen specialism(s)
- to recognise and acknowledge the complexity of the subject
- to show an understanding of and apply competently relevant concepts and theories
- to construct coherent arguments which demonstrate an awareness of the problems posed by the texts/ issues studied
- to demonstrate a high level of expression in both written and oral presentations
- to offer alternative perspectives and show an awareness of contrasting viewpoints