Good morning List, I am designing a course titled "ITA 399 Italian Film: Culture and Society." My focus will be on films made after WWII to the present, and I am looking at selecting appropriate textbooks. The class will be taught in English as part of the Italian program at Portland State University. My dilemma concerns the choice of books: should I select a book on Italian films (such as Bondanella's) and pair it with a more general overview of Italian politics and society (I am thinking at Paul Ginsborg survey of Italian contemporary history) or should I go for a film studies textbook to accompany Bondanella's? PSU just recently established a film minor and I am sure some of the students who will enroll in the course will have limited, if none, knowledge of film language. Any suggestions on the matter will be very welcome. Thank you, Benedetta Gennaro Portland State University ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html