69654 - History of Contemporary Societies (1)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, students will own the tools to critically analyse sources and books related to the study of contemporary societies. They will know the reference historiography and will be able to use the historical research and communication's tools.

Course contents

The course deals with the period from Unification of Italy to the present, with particular references to the social and political situation of the European continent. It offers reflections and comparative lessons on anti-Semitism, world wars, the Italian partisan movement, family history and childhood, organized crime. The woman's role is particularly studied in both the 19^th cent. and the present. The topics will be analyzed both through historiographic perspective but also connecting them to literature, poetry and cinema.

Readings/Bibliography

Students that will attend classes in addition to lessons notes will prepare the following books::

• Giardina, Sabatucci, Vidotto, I mondi della storia vol.3, Roma-Bari, Laterza ed.
• Giovanni Greco, I cantieri del collegio invisibile, Bologna, Bup, 2011.

Students that will not attend classes will prepare the following additional book replacing lessons notes:

• Bruneteau, Bernard, Il secolo dei genocidi, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2006.

Teaching methods

Lectures require the applications of tools and notions in order to educate to legality. They also demand a Students will be also trained in planning an historical educational path historical and educational project's path

Assessment methods

Oral exams on the dates planned and indicated.

Students that will attend classes: the exam consists of an oral interview in which the candidate must provide proof of having acquired critical, methodological and synthesis skills, and a proper language.

The oral exam begins with a check of the exam program, checking the teacher's permissions for personally agreed programs, and then evaluating the manual (at least three questions). Subsequently, if the outcome is positive, you continue with reflections on the other texts, and then with one or two questions regarding the content of the lessons.

Students that will not attend classes: the exam consists of an oral interview on the indicated readings, with particular reference to the manuals; the students must also summarise the additional monography, demonstrating knowledge and mastery of the subject studied.

Grades are expressed in thirtieths. Students who fail an exam will be permitted to retake it on any of the subsequent exam dates. Registration on electronic board is required in order to take the exam. In case of technical difficulties, with the student affairs office's approval, professor will still admit the students to the exam.

Top marks will be awarded to a student displaying an ability to provide an overall understanding of the topics discussed in the bibliography and during the lectures (or in the additional book), combined with a critical approach to the material and a confident and effective use of the appropriate terminology

Average marks will be awarded to a student who has memorized the main points of the material and is able to summarise them satisfactorily and provide an effective critical commentary, while failing to display a complete command of the appropriate terminology.

A student will be deemed to have failed the exam if he displays significant errors in his understanding and failure to grasp the overall outlines of the subject, together with a poor command of the appropriate terminology.

Office hours

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