- Docente: Emanuele Frixa
- Credits: 6
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Communication Sciences (cod. 5975)
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from Feb 09, 2026 to Mar 17, 2026
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student has acquired a critical knowledge of material production and cultural meaning by which media create geographical facts and imaginative geographies, producing social relationships and space.
Course contents
The course deals with the models and representations that describe the contemporary migration crisis at the gates of Europe. During the lessons and through the use of maps, videos, documentaries, films and graphic novels, the lines of power that fuel the current border regime on migration will be shown. The concept of borders and the idea of the Mediterranean will be “overturned” in order to look beyond the current neo-colonial representations of migration to Europe.
Readings/Bibliography
Chambers I., Cariello M., (2019) La questione mediterranea, Mondadori;
Costantini G., Mannocchi F., (2019) Libia, Mondadori;
Mezzadra S., (2016) Terra e confini. Metamorfosi di un solco, Manifestolibri (see attached materials on virtuale).
Additional readings will be recommended during the lessons.
Teaching methods
Course will be taught through a mixture of formal lectures and discussion classes. Its aim will be to facilitate interaction between the lecturer and students and to stimulate debate among students.
Assessment methods
The exam consists of a written examination on the texts indicated in the bibliography.
The final evaluation will be based on analytical and critical knowledge of syllabus and communicative ability. In these respect students will be evaluated on the ability to think critically about the topics developed during the lessons and the use of a correct terminology.
Throughout the year, the following rounds of examinations are offered: january, march, may, june, september, november.
Teaching tools
Slides, geographical representations, videos, websites, Virtuale platform.
Students with learning disorders and\or temporary or permanent disabilities: please, contact the office responsible (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en/for-students) as soon as possible so that they can propose acceptable adjustments. The request for adaptation must be submitted in advance (15 days before the exam date) to the lecturer, who will assess the appropriateness of the adjustments, taking into account the teaching objectives.
Office hours
See the website of Emanuele Frixa