IT 470 Ghosts and Otherworldly Visions in Italy c. 1300–1600

Motivations for telling ghost stories go far beyond entertaining or provoking fear. Ghost stories engage some of the most profound human inquiries — mortality, grief, commemoration, spirituality, ethics, human imagination, and the violations of proper societal behavior. Come explore the rhetorical strategies that storytellers use to convince or manipulate the beliefs and emotions of their audience. This 3-credit course was featured in The Daily Collegian. It is taught in English, and no knowledge of Italian is expected.