30112 - History of Women in the Contemporary Age (LM)

Learning outcomes

The course wants to focus on the social and cultural history.

Course contents

The course will focus on themes peculiar to contemporary history through the analysis of cultural  and mental processes of men and women considered as historical protagonists.
This is a kind of history based not on singular events but on the study of transformations that help to better understand modern society.   This history focuses basically on:
- living conditions;
- emotions;
- Collective and individual behaviours.
The area of study is that of social history, that is the history of those men and women usually “forgotten” by political history.
The course envisages also in-depth studies on the theme of “Risorgimento and theatre”. Special attention will be given to contemporary gender studies.

Readings/Bibliography

For History of Mentality and Cultural Changes in the Contemporary Age (LM)

Students must study:

A. Preti-F.Tarozzi, Percorsi di storia contemporanea, Bologna,  Zanichelli, 2002

P. Sorcinelli, Viaggio nella storia sociale, Milano, Bruno Mondadori, 2009

and one book between the following:

E. J. Leed, Terra di nessuno. Esperienza bellica e identità personale nella prima guerra mondiale, Bologna, il Mulino, 2014.

J. Winter, Il lutto e la memoria. La grande guerra nella storia culturale europea, Bologna, il Mulino, 2014.

P. Fussell, La grande guerra e la memoria moderna, Bologna, il Mulino, 2014.

Students of laurea magistrale in Lingua, Società, Comunicazione - 9 CFU - must also study: C. Pancino, Storia sociale: metodi esempi strumenti, Venezia, Marzilio, 2003

For Contemporary women's history

A. Preti-F.Tarozzi, Percorsi di storia contemporanea, Bologna,  Zanichelli, 2002

G. Duby, M. Perrot, Storia delle donne in Occidente, Roma-Bari, Laterza. Vol. IV L'Ottocento or Vol. V Il Novecento

One book from the following:

P. Willson, Italiane. Biografia del Novecento, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2011

E. Schiavon, Interventiste nella Grande Guerra, Milano, Le Monnier, 2015.

A. Molinari, Una patria per le donne. La mobilitazione femminile nella Grande Guerra, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2014.

For Women's movements worldwide - I movimenti delle donne nel mondo/ Feminist Historiography - Storiografia femminista

Students must study:

E. Guerra, Storia e cultura politica delle donne, Bologna, Archetipolibri, 2008

P. Gabrielli, Scenari di guerra. Parole di donne, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2007

Teaching methods

Lecturers.

Assessment methods

This exam is an oral exam through which the critical and methodological abilities acquired by the student during the course will be evaluated; the student will be invited to discuss the issues addressed during the course. The following abilities will be evaluated positively: a student's ability to familiarize him/herself with bibliographical material and sources with the aim of selecting information from the literature that can be used to illustrate aspects and areas of culture pertaining to the discipline.

The ability to reach a critical and systematic vision of the discipline and the ability to demonstrate the possession of a descriptive command and of appropriate  field-specific language will be rewarded with a mark of excellence.

A mechanical and/or mnemonic knowledge of the language, a superficial ability to synthesize and analyse information, and/or a language that is correct but not always appropriate will lead to  a moderate mark; knowledge gaps and/or inappropriate language – albeit in a context of minimal knowledge of the material required for the exam – will not lead to a pass mark.

 Knowledge gaps, inappropriate language and a lack of familiarity with the bibliographical material provided during the course  will not receive a pass mark.

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