{"id":6854,"date":"2018-06-22T11:45:33","date_gmt":"2018-06-22T11:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alliance4universities.eu\/?page_id=6854"},"modified":"2018-06-25T10:16:27","modified_gmt":"2018-06-25T10:16:27","slug":"giona-tuccinis-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alliance4universities.eu\/en\/giona-tuccinis-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Giona Tuccini’s story"},"content":{"rendered":"

Giona Tuccini<\/strong>, an associate professor of Italian literature and head of the Italian section at the University of Cape Town, came to Universidad Aut\u00f3noma de Madrid to work within the Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages.\u00a0Giona specialises in the field of mysticism and religious writing (poetry and prose), and medieval\/early-modern Italian literature, as well as in Italian prose, cinema and drama of the 20th<\/sup> century. He says:<\/p>\n

\u201cI ran a series of workshops on <\/em><\/strong>Accattone, Pier Paolo Pasolini\u2019s first film, which UAM students enjoyed as it helped to familiarise them with the notable contribution Pasolini has made to world cinematic culture. <\/em><\/strong>The debate about Neorealism and Pasolini\u2019s early movies was discussed in a theoretical perspective, in order to <\/em><\/strong>enhance the students\u2019 understanding of Pasolini\u2019s \u201cCinema of Poetry\u201d and its \u201cmeaning\u201d to European intellectuals of 20th<\/sup> century. Pasolini\u2019s <\/em><\/strong>Accattone was examined not only in terms of its relationship with Neorealism but also by taking into consideration the aesthetics of other models, both cinematographic and literary. Particular attention was given to the technical components of the film, such as photography, music, and staging.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Giona adds:<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/em><\/strong>This mobility was very beneficial not only to the Italian students at UAM but also to the Italian Section at UCT, by enhancing my ongoing working relationship with Professor Bartoli, and by giving us the opportunity to develop new joint-project, at both research and teaching levels. <\/em><\/strong>Participants developed a greater understanding of the complex world of a poet in the cinema who cast non-professional actors coming from where the movie is set (the slums of Rome), and drawn into play the noble art of Bach and Dante to voice impoverished individuals\u2019 dramatic existence. During my stay in Madrid I had the chance to catch up with old friends and to dust off my Spanish. I would definitely recommend this experience and would happily embark on the Erasmus+ program again.<\/em><\/strong>\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n