Today we were in three for our weekly Skype exchange: Alessandra, Artem and I. We mainly discussed about politics and next elections both in Italy and in America. If in Italy we have two main leaders, Veltroni and Berlusconi -sigh!-, of the two main coalitions, in America things are different. Actually many Italians don't know who to vote because we feel forced to choose between only two people who neither of them have a strong positive impact on citizens. As far as politics is concerned, Italian system is very different to the American one. First: in Italy the role of the Prime minister is foundamental, while in America the main leader is the President of the US. Second: in Italy voters elect the leader of a party or of a coalition of parties who will become the Prime minister. In America, voters elect the Presidential electors who will cast their vote for the President and Vice-President of US. Due to this different systems, in America there can be people belonging to the same party who compete for the same office, as in the case of Hilary Clinton and Barak Obama who are both democrats.
We talked about the Italian book 'La Casta' by di G.Antonio Stella. In Ucrania, where Artem comes from, there is corruption as well as in Italy. Corruption is not a serious problem in US. I don't know wether this issue doesn't worry American society, or simply Americans are not aware of it.
Finally we talked about music and told Artem some good Italian songs to listen to.
As far as my final project is concerned, I’d like to focus on a cultural topic I find very interesting. The way how information is treated in Italy and USA, that is the role of journalism in the two societies. The importance of cultural knowledge in American schools. America is a big country where many different cultures share the same spaces (schools. work, istitutions of different kind) during many aspects of the daily life. Are American students taught about what is culture? Do they need to study cultural aspects within their educational paths? What do they know about foreign culture and how do they know more about other cultures? Do American students think that a deeper knowledge about cultures is necessary? Moreover I'm interested in discrimination in America: does discrimination affect America? In which ways? Which social groups worry about fighting the discrimination?
We talked about the Italian book 'La Casta' by di G.Antonio Stella. In Ucrania, where Artem comes from, there is corruption as well as in Italy. Corruption is not a serious problem in US. I don't know wether this issue doesn't worry American society, or simply Americans are not aware of it.
Finally we talked about music and told Artem some good Italian songs to listen to.
As far as my final project is concerned, I’d like to focus on a cultural topic I find very interesting. The way how information is treated in Italy and USA, that is the role of journalism in the two societies. The importance of cultural knowledge in American schools. America is a big country where many different cultures share the same spaces (schools. work, istitutions of different kind) during many aspects of the daily life. Are American students taught about what is culture? Do they need to study cultural aspects within their educational paths? What do they know about foreign culture and how do they know more about other cultures? Do American students think that a deeper knowledge about cultures is necessary? Moreover I'm interested in discrimination in America: does discrimination affect America? In which ways? Which social groups worry about fighting the discrimination?
These questions may be a starting point. However I'd like to see someone else's idea and then definitely decide.
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