Italian History on Screen, aims to provide a multifaceted view of Italy, by deconstructing conventional images of the country and highlighting the rich components of Italian culture and society, as they develop throughout history and are revealed through cultural memory. While, on one hand, food, soccer and “mafia” have become popular-culture stereotypes referring to Italy, on the other, advances in technology (Ferrari and Maserati; space exploration; medical research, etc.) and an ample artistic heritage (as expressed in opera, but also in the vast spectrum of music, painting, literature, drama, fashion, architecture, etc.) must be included in the country’s portraiture. This course will revisit stereotypes and positive features of the country, by considering information provided in historical reports, and through the perspectives of filmmakers who tell the many different stories of Italy. Group work, discussions, and reading will allow students to examine the problems and trends in the political, cultural, and social history from ancient Rome to today. This course will be taught in English, and all readings will be available in English.