Academics
The Mafia
Subject
ITALST
Number
265
Term
Fall
2022
Department
Department of Italian & French Studies
Staff
This course analyzes the visual media representation of the Mafia in North America and the manner in which it often glorifies the Italian Mafiosi's lifestyle. The goal is to deconstruct the romanticized portrayal of the Italian and Italian-American gangster created in visual media by analyzing atrocities committed by organized crime.
Offered on campus
Section
001