ABSTRACT

Voci Italiane: Contemporary Readings for Intermediate to Advanced Students presents intermediate to advanced students of Italian with a series of calibrated and thought-provoking readings from both contemporary Italian fiction and non-fiction. 

Voci Italiane exposes learners to the authentic language of 21st-century authors whose voices and work reflect and form part of the diverse sociocultural fabric of today’s Italy. The readings expose learners to authentic materials that provoke a reflection on intercultural competence, diversity, and social justice issues and are accompanied by exercises and writing activities. The contemporary and engaging topics covered include gender and race, multiculturalism and plurilingualism, disability, political upheaval, and alternative forms of authorship in art such as graffiti, street art, and underground rap. 

This book is ideal for intermediate and advanced learners of Italian as a foreign language seeking to expand on their knowledge and understanding of lexical and grammatical structures in Italian, with a focus on 21st-century Italy. It is suitable for use as a primary text for both class-based and independent study.

chapter |2 pages

Introduction

chapter |2 pages

Chapter structure

part I|116 pages

Literary texts

chapter Chapter 1|12 pages

Lingue in transito: la voce di Jhumpa Lahiri

chapter Chapter 2|13 pages

L'assente voce di Elena Ferrante

chapter Chapter 3|12 pages

La voce innocente della Camorra

chapter Chapter 4|15 pages

La voce transculturale di Igiaba Scego

chapter Chapter 5|14 pages

La voce dell'amore: Antonio Moresco

chapter Chapter 7|15 pages

La voce militante: Erri De Luca

chapter Chapter 8|16 pages

La voce dal carcere: Adriano Sofri

part II|117 pages

Non-literary texts

chapter |14 pages

Chapter 4 La voce della disabilità

chapter |16 pages

Chapter 5 L'urlo del femminicidio

chapter |13 pages

Chapter 6 Voci dal mare

chapter |15 pages

Chapter 7 La voce della memoria

chapter |18 pages

Chapter 8 La voce multiculturale