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SPQR: Are These Romans Dangerous? From the Abuse of Latin Literature During the Fascist Era to the Current Debate Between Decolonization and Cancel Culture.

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The following texts constitute the course bibliography. To understand which texts should be studied for the exam, please refer to the "extended program" section.

- Sergio Brillante, «Anche là è Roma». Antico e antichisti nel colonialismo italiano, Il Mulino 2023
- Mariella Cagnetta, Antichisti e Impero fascista, Ed. Dedalo, 1979 [this volume, which is out of print, will be made available on DIR]
- Giusto Traina, I greci e i romani ci salveranno dalla barbarie, Laterza 2023
- Andrea Giardina, André Vauchez, Il mito di Roma. Da Carlo Magno a Mussolini, Laterza 2016
- F. Stolz, A. Debrunner, W. Schmid, Storia della lingua latina, Patron 1993

Basic Level:
- Acquisition of a solid understanding of the linguistic context of Latin.
- In-depth knowledge of the Latin language, focusing on its morphological and syntactic structures from a historical perspective.
- Development of the ability to deconstruct preconceived judgments.
- Familiarity with teaching methods for conveying these concepts in secondary education.

Advanced Level:
- Acquisition of a comprehensive understanding of the linguistic context of Latin.
- Attainment of a robust knowledge of the Latin language, focusing on its morphological and syntactic structures from a historical perspective.
- Development of advanced skills in deconstructing preconceived judgments.
- In-depth knowledge of teaching methods for conveying these concepts in secondary education.

Post graduate knowledge of Latin literature and of the Latin language.

Lectures, seminars, online tutorials.

The objectives and contents of the course take into account the DM 616/2017 and its annexes to recognize the 24 cfu for area D (Educational methodologies and technologies). More information are available at the link: disum.uniupo.it/tutto-studenti/offer-formative/formazione-insegnanti/24-cfu-pre-concorso.

DISABILITIES, SEN, and SLD
Students with disabilities, Specific Learning Disorders (SLD), or Special Educational Needs (SEN) can request specific services and tools by contacting the Development and Coordination of Careers and Student Services Staff and consulting the dedicated page on the University website: https://uniupo.it/it/servizi/servizi-studenti-disabili-e-dsa.

Once they have contacted the University Staff (and not before), students with disabilities, SLD, or SEN can reach out to the course instructor regarding the specifics of the exam arrangements related to educational aspects.

### Exam Structure and Requirements The exam includes a **WRITTEN TEST** (45% of the final exam grade) and an **ORAL PART** (55% of the final exam grade). Passing the written test is a prerequisite for accessing the oral exam. #### Written Test: - The written test consists of a short translation *with a dictionary* of a Latin text that was not covered in class but is of the same style, genre, and historical period. #### Oral Exam: - The oral exam will consist of: - **Translation and Grammatical-Syntactic Analysis** of one of the passages read and translated in class (60% of the oral exam grade). This passage will need to be contextualized within its literary, historical, philological, and cultural framework (40% of the oral exam grade). - **Question on all texts** present in the program. ### Passing Criteria: - To pass the exam, it is necessary to provide at least satisfactory answers to each of the questions. - Exams where it is evident that even just one of the texts in the program has not been read will not be considered sufficient.

Attending Students
1. Course notes
2. Dossier of texts to be translated [the dossier will be made available on Dir at the beginning of the course, in March 2025]
3. Sergio Brillante, "Anche là è Roma". Antico e antichisti nel colonialismo italiano, Il Mulino 2023
4. Giusto Traina, I greci e i romani ci salveranno dalla barbarie, Laterza 2023

Non-Attending Students

1. Dossier of texts to be translated [the dossier will be made available on Dir at the beginning of the course, in March 2025]
2. Sergio Brillante, "Anche là è Roma". Antico e antichisti nel colonialismo italiano, Il Mulino 2023
3. Mariella Cagnetta, Antichisti e Impero fascista, Ed. Dedalo, 1979 [this volume, which is out of print, will be made available on DIR]
4. Giusto Traina, I greci e i romani ci salveranno dalla barbarie, Laterza 2023
5. Andrea Giardina, André Vauchez, Il mito di Roma. Da Carlo Magno a Mussolini, Laterza 2016
6. F. Stolz, A. Debrunner, W. Schmid, Storia della lingua latina, Patron 1993
7. Elena Malaspina, La comunicazione linguistica in latino, Dell'orso

Attending students who are retaking the exam and have already passed a written test of the Master's course with a score higher than 24/30, and are therefore exempt from the written test (note that the exemption NEVER applies to non-attending students and single courses), will replace the written test with the following volume: Andrea Balbo, Insegnare Latino. Sentieri di ricerca per una didattica ragionevole, UTET 2023, EAN 9788860088628

To achieve the knowledge, skills, and abilities corresponding to the basic level, students are asked to demonstrate:

(Knowledge and Understanding): A fundamental understanding of the Roman environmental context and the main morpho-syntactic structures of the Latin language.
(Ability to Apply Knowledge and Understanding): The ability to adequately translate a Latin prose text and contextualize it within the framework of environmental literary history.
(Autonomy of Judgment): The acquisition of the ability to express judgments about texts and their critical interpretations, critically discussing reasons and limits, with particular attention to the historical-political perspective.
(Communication Skills): The ability to present the concepts and data learned in an orderly and clear manner, using appropriate language, avoiding rote repetition, and navigating independently among the topics covered, also from the perspective of effective communication from a didactic point of view.
(Learning Skills): The ability to use the methodological tools provided in class (for attending students) and make use of the handouts available on DIR and the essays listed in the exam bibliography (for everyone), to identify the fundamental thematic cores.
The advanced level is achieved upon satisfying the following requirements:

(Knowledge and Understanding): Advanced knowledge of the Roman environmental context and the main morpho-syntactic structures of the Latin language.
(Ability to Apply Knowledge and Understanding): The ability to translate a Latin prose text into Italian accurately, correctly, and personally, and contextualize it within the framework of environmental literary history.
(Autonomy of Judgment): The acquisition of a mature ability to express broad and articulated judgments about texts and their critical interpretations, critically discussing reasons and limits, with particular attention to the historical-political perspective.
(Communication Skills): The ability to present concepts and data learned in a brilliant, very orderly, and clearly articulated manner, using appropriate language, avoiding rote repetition, and navigating independently among the topics covered, also from the perspective of effective communication from a didactic point of view.
(Learning Skills): The ability to master the methodological tools provided in class (for attending students) and make use of the handouts available on DIR and the essays listed in the exam bibliography (for everyone), to identify the fundamental thematic cores and the various reciprocal connections.
These learning outcomes are consistent with what is provided in the SUA of the Course of Study, framework A4.b2 - literary and linguistic area.