Key topics: Italian Renaissance art and architecture (Michelangelo, Leonardo, Botticelli, Raphael), Opera as Italian cultural heritage (Verdi, Puccini, La Scala), Italian cinema: neorealism (De Sica, Rossellini) and auteur tradition (Fellini, Visconti), Italian literature: Dante Alighieri, Italo Calvino, Elsa Morante, Italian fashion and design (la moda, Made in Italy, Milan Fashion Week), Beauty standards and aesthetic values in Italian culture, Contemporary Italian art and creative industries.
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