21210084-2 - URBAN HISTORY - II MODULO

This course is aimed at providing an in-depth knowledge of analytical methodologies for the reconstruction and interpretation of urban characteristics and transformations in the modern and contemporary ages, with a particular emphasis on economic and social factors.

Curriculum

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Programme

The course will be dedicated to the study of the characters and evolutionary lines of cities in Europe between the eighteenth and twentieth centuries. The analysis will focus on economic and social aspects, with a prevailing attention to capital cities and their relationship with metropolitan areas.
The monographic section will focus on the long-term transformations of Rome Capital of Italy, and the structural problems that have affected its growth. Students who follow the course will be invited to report, individually or in groups, on experimental studies and research: these activities will form an integral part of the evaluation during the exam.
Undergraduates in disciplines in the area of economic history will be able to agree on an ad hoc program with the teacher.

Core Documentation

- C.M. Travaglini, Economia e finanza, in Storia di Roma dall'antichità ad oggi. Vol. IV: Roma moderna, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2002 (pp. 79-115, saggio scaricabile dal sito);
- G. Zucconi, La città dell'Ottocento, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2001
- V. Vidotto, Roma Contemporanea, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2001

Reference Bibliography

Vera Zamagni, Dalla periferia al centro, Il Mulino, 1990 Alberto Caracciolo, Roma Moderna. Dal risorgimento alla crisi dello stato liberale, Editori riuniti, 1999 Italo Insolera, Roma moderna: un secolo di storia urbanistica 1870-1970, Einaudi, 2001 Vittorio Vidotto, Roma contemporanea, Laterza 2006 Piero Della Seta, Roberto della Seta, I suoli di Roma. Uso e abuso del territorio nei cento anni della capitale. Editori riuniti, 1988

Attendance

Attendance not mandatory but recommended. Attending students will have the possibility to opt for a written exemption regarding the theoretical part and a written report regarding the monographic section.

Type of evaluation

Non-attending students will take an oral test. Attending students will have the possibility to opt for a test regarding the theoretical part and a written report regarding the monographic section.

teacher profile | teaching materials

Programme

The course will be dedicated to the study of the characters and evolutionary lines of cities in Europe between the eighteenth and twentieth centuries. The analysis will focus on economic and social aspects, with a prevailing attention to capital cities and their relationship with metropolitan areas.
The monographic section will focus on the long-term transformations of Rome Capital of Italy, and the structural problems that have affected its growth. Students who follow the course will be invited to report, individually or in groups, on experimental studies and research: these activities will form an integral part of the evaluation during the exam.
Undergraduates in disciplines in the area of economic history will be able to agree on an ad hoc program with the teacher.

Core Documentation

- C.M. Travaglini, Economia e finanza, in Storia di Roma dall'antichità ad oggi. Vol. IV: Roma moderna, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2002 (pp. 79-115, saggio scaricabile dal sito);
- G. Zucconi, La città dell'Ottocento, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2001
- V. Vidotto, Roma Contemporanea, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2001

Reference Bibliography

Vera Zamagni, Dalla periferia al centro, Il Mulino, 1990 Alberto Caracciolo, Roma Moderna. Dal risorgimento alla crisi dello stato liberale, Editori riuniti, 1999 Italo Insolera, Roma moderna: un secolo di storia urbanistica 1870-1970, Einaudi, 2001 Vittorio Vidotto, Roma contemporanea, Laterza 2006 Piero Della Seta, Roberto della Seta, I suoli di Roma. Uso e abuso del territorio nei cento anni della capitale. Editori riuniti, 1988

Attendance

Attendance not mandatory but recommended. Attending students will have the possibility to opt for a written exemption regarding the theoretical part and a written report regarding the monographic section.

Type of evaluation

Non-attending students will take an oral test. Attending students will have the possibility to opt for a test regarding the theoretical part and a written report regarding the monographic section.