ERUA Intensive Course – Literary Paths: a short Journey into Italian 19th and 20th Century Culture and History through Writers and Poets

Course description During this intensive course students will be introduced to Italian 19th and 20th century main historical events and main cultural themes through an interactive and somehow non-conventional comparison between three “pairs” of outstanding Italian authors: Giacomo Leopardi versus Alessandro Manzoni (early 19th century); Luigi Pirandello versus Italo Svevo (late 19th and early 20th […]
Intensive Course “Building Cultural Competence – a practice-oriented international collaboration course”

Description of the course Intercultural Competence is considered a key competence and future skill. However, its idea remains fuzzy. There is a variety of definitions as well as critique. Intercultural learning and cultural awareness are becoming more and more relevant, e.g. in the sustainability discourse, as challenges require collaboration and consideration from an interconnected and […]