The course intends to provide the basic overview of the history of North America. It is centered on the United States from its formation to the present but also includes outlines of the preceding centuries as well as the contemporary evolution of Canada. In the course we will analyze pivotal aspects of U.S. national history and international relations, mainly with Europe.
Curriculum
teacher profile teaching materials
- Bruno Cartosio, Verso ovest. Storia e mitologia del Far West, Feltrinelli, Milano 2018
- Antonello Gerbi, La disputa del Nuovo Mondo. Storia di una polemica (1750-1900), Sandro Gerbi ed., Adelphi, Milano 2000 (introduction by Sandro Gerbi e cap. 3, 5, 7, 8)
- Emilio Franzina, L’immaginario degli emigranti. Miti e raffigurazioni dell’esperienza italiana all’estero fra i due secoli, Pagus, Treviso 1992
- Daniela Rossini, Il mito americano nell’Italia della Grande Guerra, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2000 (available also in English: Daniela Rossini, Woodrow Wilson and the American Myth in Italy. Culture, Diplomacy and War Propaganda, Harvard UP, Cambridge Ma. 2008)
- Robert Ryddell e Rob Kroes, Buffalo Bill Show: il West selvaggio, l’Europa e l’americanizzazione, Donzelli, Roma 2006 (available also in English)
- Stefano Rosso (ed.), L’invenzione del West(ern). Fortuna di un genere nella cultura del Novecento, Ombre Corte, Verona 2010, together with Frederick J. Turner, La frontiera nella storia americana, Il Mulino, Bologna 1953 (introduction and chapters 1 and 9)
- Anders Stephanson, Manifest Destiny. American Expansion and the Empire of Right, Hill and Wang, New York 1999
Programme
The course is divided into two connected but independent units. The first one centers on the political and social history of the United States from its origins to the present. It includes the analysis of key moments and figures as well as a close look at the contemporary history of Canada. The second unit, whose title could be “Imagined America”, adopts a cultural approach, focusing on the various perceptions of America present both among its inhabitants and in Europe.Core Documentation
Two volumes chosen among the following ones:- Bruno Cartosio, Verso ovest. Storia e mitologia del Far West, Feltrinelli, Milano 2018
- Antonello Gerbi, La disputa del Nuovo Mondo. Storia di una polemica (1750-1900), Sandro Gerbi ed., Adelphi, Milano 2000 (introduction by Sandro Gerbi e cap. 3, 5, 7, 8)
- Emilio Franzina, L’immaginario degli emigranti. Miti e raffigurazioni dell’esperienza italiana all’estero fra i due secoli, Pagus, Treviso 1992
- Daniela Rossini, Il mito americano nell’Italia della Grande Guerra, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2000 (available also in English: Daniela Rossini, Woodrow Wilson and the American Myth in Italy. Culture, Diplomacy and War Propaganda, Harvard UP, Cambridge Ma. 2008)
- Robert Ryddell e Rob Kroes, Buffalo Bill Show: il West selvaggio, l’Europa e l’americanizzazione, Donzelli, Roma 2006 (available also in English)
- Stefano Rosso (ed.), L’invenzione del West(ern). Fortuna di un genere nella cultura del Novecento, Ombre Corte, Verona 2010, together with Frederick J. Turner, La frontiera nella storia americana, Il Mulino, Bologna 1953 (introduction and chapters 1 and 9)
- Anders Stephanson, Manifest Destiny. American Expansion and the Empire of Right, Hill and Wang, New York 1999
Type of delivery of the course
lecturesType of evaluation
test teacher profile teaching materials
- Bruno Cartosio, Verso ovest. Storia e mitologia del Far West, Feltrinelli, Milano 2018
- Antonello Gerbi, La disputa del Nuovo Mondo. Storia di una polemica (1750-1900), Sandro Gerbi ed., Adelphi, Milano 2000 (introduction by Sandro Gerbi e cap. 3, 5, 7, 8)
- Emilio Franzina, L’immaginario degli emigranti. Miti e raffigurazioni dell’esperienza italiana all’estero fra i due secoli, Pagus, Treviso 1992
- Daniela Rossini, Il mito americano nell’Italia della Grande Guerra, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2000 (available also in English: Daniela Rossini, Woodrow Wilson and the American Myth in Italy. Culture, Diplomacy and War Propaganda, Harvard UP, Cambridge Ma. 2008)
- Robert Ryddell e Rob Kroes, Buffalo Bill Show: il West selvaggio, l’Europa e l’americanizzazione, Donzelli, Roma 2006 (available also in English)
- Stefano Rosso (ed.), L’invenzione del West(ern). Fortuna di un genere nella cultura del Novecento, Ombre Corte, Verona 2010, together with Frederick J. Turner, La frontiera nella storia americana, Il Mulino, Bologna 1953 (introduction and chapters 1 and 9)
- Anders Stephanson, Manifest Destiny. American Expansion and the Empire of Right, Hill and Wang, New York 1999
Programme
The course is divided into two connected but independent units. The first one centers on the political and social history of the United States from its origins to the present. It includes the analysis of key moments and figures as well as a close look at the contemporary history of Canada. The second unit, whose title could be “Imagined America”, adopts a cultural approach, focusing on the various perceptions of America present both among its inhabitants and in Europe.Core Documentation
Two volumes chosen among the following ones:- Bruno Cartosio, Verso ovest. Storia e mitologia del Far West, Feltrinelli, Milano 2018
- Antonello Gerbi, La disputa del Nuovo Mondo. Storia di una polemica (1750-1900), Sandro Gerbi ed., Adelphi, Milano 2000 (introduction by Sandro Gerbi e cap. 3, 5, 7, 8)
- Emilio Franzina, L’immaginario degli emigranti. Miti e raffigurazioni dell’esperienza italiana all’estero fra i due secoli, Pagus, Treviso 1992
- Daniela Rossini, Il mito americano nell’Italia della Grande Guerra, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2000 (available also in English: Daniela Rossini, Woodrow Wilson and the American Myth in Italy. Culture, Diplomacy and War Propaganda, Harvard UP, Cambridge Ma. 2008)
- Robert Ryddell e Rob Kroes, Buffalo Bill Show: il West selvaggio, l’Europa e l’americanizzazione, Donzelli, Roma 2006 (available also in English)
- Stefano Rosso (ed.), L’invenzione del West(ern). Fortuna di un genere nella cultura del Novecento, Ombre Corte, Verona 2010, together with Frederick J. Turner, La frontiera nella storia americana, Il Mulino, Bologna 1953 (introduction and chapters 1 and 9)
- Anders Stephanson, Manifest Destiny. American Expansion and the Empire of Right, Hill and Wang, New York 1999
Type of delivery of the course
lecturesType of evaluation
test teacher profile teaching materials
- Bruno Cartosio, Verso ovest. Storia e mitologia del Far West, Feltrinelli, Milano 2018
- Antonello Gerbi, La disputa del Nuovo Mondo. Storia di una polemica (1750-1900), Sandro Gerbi ed., Adelphi, Milano 2000 (introduction by Sandro Gerbi e cap. 3, 5, 7, 8)
- Emilio Franzina, L’immaginario degli emigranti. Miti e raffigurazioni dell’esperienza italiana all’estero fra i due secoli, Pagus, Treviso 1992
- Daniela Rossini, Il mito americano nell’Italia della Grande Guerra, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2000 (available also in English: Daniela Rossini, Woodrow Wilson and the American Myth in Italy. Culture, Diplomacy and War Propaganda, Harvard UP, Cambridge Ma. 2008)
- Robert Ryddell e Rob Kroes, Buffalo Bill Show: il West selvaggio, l’Europa e l’americanizzazione, Donzelli, Roma 2006 (available also in English)
- Stefano Rosso (ed.), L’invenzione del West(ern). Fortuna di un genere nella cultura del Novecento, Ombre Corte, Verona 2010, together with Frederick J. Turner, La frontiera nella storia americana, Il Mulino, Bologna 1953 (introduction and chapters 1 and 9)
- Anders Stephanson, Manifest Destiny. American Expansion and the Empire of Right, Hill and Wang, New York 1999
Programme
The course is divided into two connected but independent units. The first one centers on the political and social history of the United States from its origins to the present. It includes the analysis of key moments and figures as well as a close look at the contemporary history of Canada. The second unit, whose title could be “Imagined America”, adopts a cultural approach, focusing on the various perceptions of America present both among its inhabitants and in Europe.Core Documentation
Two volumes chosen among the following ones:- Bruno Cartosio, Verso ovest. Storia e mitologia del Far West, Feltrinelli, Milano 2018
- Antonello Gerbi, La disputa del Nuovo Mondo. Storia di una polemica (1750-1900), Sandro Gerbi ed., Adelphi, Milano 2000 (introduction by Sandro Gerbi e cap. 3, 5, 7, 8)
- Emilio Franzina, L’immaginario degli emigranti. Miti e raffigurazioni dell’esperienza italiana all’estero fra i due secoli, Pagus, Treviso 1992
- Daniela Rossini, Il mito americano nell’Italia della Grande Guerra, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2000 (available also in English: Daniela Rossini, Woodrow Wilson and the American Myth in Italy. Culture, Diplomacy and War Propaganda, Harvard UP, Cambridge Ma. 2008)
- Robert Ryddell e Rob Kroes, Buffalo Bill Show: il West selvaggio, l’Europa e l’americanizzazione, Donzelli, Roma 2006 (available also in English)
- Stefano Rosso (ed.), L’invenzione del West(ern). Fortuna di un genere nella cultura del Novecento, Ombre Corte, Verona 2010, together with Frederick J. Turner, La frontiera nella storia americana, Il Mulino, Bologna 1953 (introduction and chapters 1 and 9)
- Anders Stephanson, Manifest Destiny. American Expansion and the Empire of Right, Hill and Wang, New York 1999
Type of delivery of the course
lecturesType of evaluation
test