- Docente: Flavia Solieri
- Credits: 9
- SSD: L-OR/23
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Asian Languages, Markets and Cultures (cod. 0980)
Course contents
A good, basic, updated knowledge of economic, social, political History particularly of China, Japan and also Korea, in order to make a sound, successfull approach to today's East Asia possible.
Moving first of all from directions and characteristics of Chinese civilization's development – since origins to contemporary times – the course will underline times and circumstances of contact with Japanese and Korean civilizations. The second part of the course will be dedicated to the history of Japan and to its characteristics of development.
Readings/Bibliography
M. Sabattini, P. Santangelo, Storia della Cina, Roma, Laterza, any edition;
G. Samarani, La Cina del Novecento: dalla fine dell'impero a oggi, Torino, Einaudi, any edition ;
R. Caroli, F. Gatti, Storia del Giappone, Roma, Laterza, 2004;
F. Gatti, Il Fascismo giapponese, Milano, FrancoAngeli, any edition;
A. Fiori, L'Asia orientale. Dal 1945 ai giorni nostri, Bologna, il Mulino, 2010.
Above mentioned books' use will be made clear during the lectures.
Students not attending the lectures are invited to get into touch with the lecturer.
Teaching methods
Lectures; see also "Teaching tools" .
Assessment methods
The exam will be viva voce. The interview aims at appraising students' capacity of critical synthesis - as well as their knowledge of contents and method - with regard to recommended literature, and also to further bibliographical hints provided during the lectures.
Students' ability in elaborating an organic and methodologically sound critical synthesis , together with their use of a technical and University-level language, will be highly valued and rewarded with top marks. A more mnemonic or scholastic knowledge of History of Eastern Asia's topics – as well as a more rough and less University-level language – will bring to lower marks. Just sufficient knowledge of the subject and a weak speech will bring to a sufficient evaluation of the exam.
Lack of critical synthesis, deficient knowledge, unsuited speech and missed consultation of recommended literature will make impossible to pass the exam, and necessary a further examination.
Teaching tools
Slides, photographs and documentary material; presentation of movies.
Office hours
See the website of Flavia Solieri