- Docente: Irma Taddia
- Credits: 6
- SSD: SPS/13
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially)
- Campus: Bologna
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Corso:
Second cycle degree programme (LM) in
History and Oriental Studies (cod. 8845)
Also valid for Second cycle degree programme (LM) in History and Oriental Studies (cod. 8845)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the student can critically read the
sources and dicuss about African history and historiography. He can
use a comprative perspective in the analysis of cultural and social
issues.
Course contents
The course is formed by lectures, group discussions and individual
presentations. The course will focus on: the end of colonial
empires, the decolonization process, panafricanism, the Horn of
Africa, the crisis of the African state, Africa and the
international context
Readings/Bibliography
The students who do not attend classes, have to read:
J. Iliffe, Popoli dell'Africa. Storia di un continente, Milano,
Mondadori, 2007
T. Negash, L'Etiopia entra nel terzo millennio, Roma, Aracne,
2009
I. Taddia, Etiopia 1800-1900. Le strategie del potere tra l'Africa
e l'Italia, FrancoAngeli, Milano, 2013
Students attending the classes, have to write a paper and will be
evaluated also on the basis of group discussions and individual
presentations in class.
Teaching methods
Lectures, documentary films, group discussions, seminars
Assessment methods
Students attending the class will be evaluated on the basis of
their written work (50%) and the participation to seminars
(50%).
Students not attending the classes will be evaluated through an
oral exam.
Teaching tools
Power point presentations, documentary films, group
discussions
Office hours
See the website of Irma Taddia