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B003377 - CONTEMPORARY HISTORY
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Academic Year 2016-17
Coorte 2014 - 3-years First Cycle Degree (DM 270/04) in HISTORY OF ARCHAELOGY, FINE ARTS, ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES
Course year
Third year - Second Semester
Belonging Department
History, Archaeology, Geography, Fine and Performing Arts (SAGAS)
Course Type
Single education field course
Scientific Area
M-STO/04 - CONTEMPORARY HISTORY
Credits
6
Teaching Hours
36
Teaching Term
01/03/2017 ⇒ 06/06/2017
Attendance required
Yes
Type of Evaluation
Final Grade
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Lectureship
Mutuality
Course teached as:
B011268 - STORIA CONTEMPORANEA
3-years First Cycle Degree (DM 270/04) in LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE STUDIES
B011268 - STORIA CONTEMPORANEA
3-years First Cycle Degree (DM 270/04) in LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE STUDIES
Teaching Language
Italian
Course Content
Introduction to Contemporary history. Themes and problems.
The course analyzes the main topics of the Contemporary age, from the Dual Revolution (late XVIII century) to the present day
The course analyzes the main topics of the Contemporary age, from the Dual Revolution (late XVIII century) to the present day
Suggested readings (Search our library's catalogue)
The specific bibliography will be illustrated at he beginning of the course.
For an introduction:
- G. Turi, Il nostro mondo. Dalle grandi rivoluzioni all'11 settembre, Laterza 2006
- Eric J. Hobsbawm:
1) The Age of Revolution: Europe 1789-1848, 1962 (ed. it. Laterza 1991)
2) The Age of Capital: 1848-1871, 1975 (ed. it. Laterza 1991)
3) The Age of Empires 1871-1914, 1987 (ed. it. Laterza 2000)
4) The Age of Extremes: The Short twentieth century, 1994 (ed. it. 1995)
For an introduction:
- G. Turi, Il nostro mondo. Dalle grandi rivoluzioni all'11 settembre, Laterza 2006
- Eric J. Hobsbawm:
1) The Age of Revolution: Europe 1789-1848, 1962 (ed. it. Laterza 1991)
2) The Age of Capital: 1848-1871, 1975 (ed. it. Laterza 1991)
3) The Age of Empires 1871-1914, 1987 (ed. it. Laterza 2000)
4) The Age of Extremes: The Short twentieth century, 1994 (ed. it. 1995)
Learning Objectives
Expertise objectives: to provide a basic knowledge on Contemporary history and on the main bibliographic tools.
Behavioral objectives: to encorauge critical reflection on the origin and development of some key-aspects of our present
Behavioral objectives: to encorauge critical reflection on the origin and development of some key-aspects of our present
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of Contemporary history (secondary school level)
Teaching Methods
Frontal lessons, with didadtic supports (slides, movie etc.)
Further information
Mandatory inscription (at the beginning of the course) and frequence (for almost 24 hours). Part-time students can receive a specific program
Type of Assessment
Final written text (open-ended questions)
Course program
Introduction to Contemporary history. The course analyses the most relevant issues of the Contemporary age, from the Dual Revolution (late XVIII century) to the present day. Given the complexity and the scale of the phenomena, we will analyze some problems (starting from the various periods of Contemporary age) and some topics and key concepts: revolution; liberalism; socialism; social classes (bourgeoisie, working class); nationalism and imperialism; WW1; fascism and communism in the XX century; WWII; the Cold war; Decolonization; Europe and Middle East; global history