HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY ITALY. MODULE B 20TH CENTRY

Enrollment year

2017/2018

Academic year

2017/2018

Regulations

DM270

Academic discipline

M-STO/04 (CONTEMPORARY HISTORY)

Department

DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES

Course

HISTORY OF EUROPE

Curriculum

Medievale

Year of study

1°

Period

(26/02/2018 - 01/06/2018)

ECTS

Lesson hours

36 lesson hours

Language

Italian

Activity type

ORAL TEST

Teacher

TESORO MARINA (titolare) - 6 ECTS

Prerequisites

Knowledge of World Contemporary History with main focus on Italian history is required. Undergraduate exam of Contemporary History needed.

Learning outcomes

The course aims at providing students with critical analysis of Italian history in the 20th Century, with a Cultural history approach.

Course contents

Identity building processes in Liberal, Fascist and Republican Italy will be examined focusing on symbols, memorials and rituals, according to recent scholarly research. Public memory building and "civil religion" will be analyzed, with special focus on anniversaries and celebrations performed by different political groups also in the last phase of the First Republic.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Students' presentations around the table.

Reccomended or required readings

A reference list will be provided by the teacher in the opening lecture. Students are also required to learn from their class-mates' presentations.

Assessment methods

Active attendance
Students' presentations
Final oral exam

Further information

Active attendance
Students' presentations
Final oral exam

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