The course aims to provide an introduction to authors of political and social thought, with reference to a specific issue, which will be identified each year. Within this framework, the course aims to provide - in-depth knowledge of the main authors, works and trends in political and social thought, with specific attention to the linguistic-communicative dimension; - the ability to contextualize, analyze and critically interpret different discursive forms; - the lexical and conceptual tools necessary for the study of the issues, authors and authors tackled and useful for acquiring good written and oral skills. At the end of the course the following will be acquired - historical knowledge of a specific topic related to political thought - the ability to identify and interpret the problems considered in the thought of authors and writers - the ability to present and argue in writing and orally.
Canali
teacher profile teaching materials
Further focus will concern a specific issue or author.
F. Gardini (2017): Passioni, in Ead. I nomi della crisi ***
F. Giardini (2020): Resistenza/disobbedienza in Ead. (a cura di) Conflitti***
M. Foucault (1975), Sorvegliare e punire, parte III, capp. 2 e 3***
S. Zuboff (2023), Il capitalismo della sorveglianza, Introduzione e parte I, cap. 5***
Programme
The course introduces the different forms of social and political relations.Further focus will concern a specific issue or author.
Core Documentation
For Erasmus students: access the required readings in the English versionF. Gardini (2017): Passioni, in Ead. I nomi della crisi ***
F. Giardini (2020): Resistenza/disobbedienza in Ead. (a cura di) Conflitti***
M. Foucault (1975), Sorvegliare e punire, parte III, capp. 2 e 3***
S. Zuboff (2023), Il capitalismo della sorveglianza, Introduzione e parte I, cap. 5***
Attendance
In person and/or remotely.Type of evaluation
For those attending the course, a paper on the topics of the programme can be presented. For Erasmus students the paper can be presented in their native language or in English (please contact prof. Federica Giardini) teacher profile teaching materials
There will be an in-depth study of the link between democracy, urban spaces and social conflicts.
Part 1
General Introduction to the Voices and Problems of Political Thought
Classical Antiquity and the Middle Ages
Modern Political Thought
Contemporary issues and approaches
Part 2
Public space - issues, subjects, conflicts
From the 19th century to neoliberal public spaces
Feminist approaches to public space
embodied subjectivities, interdependency, vulnerability, intersectionality
Part 3
Jane Addams and social democracy
social conflicts and sympathetic knowledge
Hull House and the porosity of public and private
Part 4
Hannah Arendt and the surging democracy
Happiness and politics
Urban conflicts and passionate public spaces
-- J. Addams, Democracy and Social Ethics, 1902 (Available Online)
- A. Cavarero, Surging Democracy. Notes on Hannah Arendt's Political Thought, Stanford University Press 2021
- bell hooks, "Choosing the margin as a space of radical openness", in The Journal of Cinema and Media , 1989, No. 36 (1989), pp. 15-23 (Available Online)
Those who do not attend lectures are advised to read the handouts made available on the course's Moodle channel.
Programme
The course introduces the voices and problems of political thought, with a focus on the intertwining of power, politics and social processes.There will be an in-depth study of the link between democracy, urban spaces and social conflicts.
Part 1
General Introduction to the Voices and Problems of Political Thought
Classical Antiquity and the Middle Ages
Modern Political Thought
Contemporary issues and approaches
Part 2
Public space - issues, subjects, conflicts
From the 19th century to neoliberal public spaces
Feminist approaches to public space
embodied subjectivities, interdependency, vulnerability, intersectionality
Part 3
Jane Addams and social democracy
social conflicts and sympathetic knowledge
Hull House and the porosity of public and private
Part 4
Hannah Arendt and the surging democracy
Happiness and politics
Urban conflicts and passionate public spaces
Core Documentation
- F. Castelli, “Bodies in alliance and new sites of resistance. Performing the political in neoliberal public spaces”, in R. Shusterman (ed.), Bodies in the Streets: Somaesthetics of City Life, Brill, pp. 177-194 (available online)-- J. Addams, Democracy and Social Ethics, 1902 (Available Online)
- A. Cavarero, Surging Democracy. Notes on Hannah Arendt's Political Thought, Stanford University Press 2021
- bell hooks, "Choosing the margin as a space of radical openness", in The Journal of Cinema and Media , 1989, No. 36 (1989), pp. 15-23 (Available Online)
Those who do not attend lectures are advised to read the handouts made available on the course's Moodle channel.
Attendance
Attendance is not compulsory. For those who do not attend, the book "Jane Addams, Chicago e la Hull House. Una democrazia radicata" (F. Castelli, Castelvecchi 2024) is suggested. For those who do attend, a written test is available as a partial exemption to the final oral interview.Type of evaluation
The course includes a final oral interview. For those who attend, there is the possibility of taking a written test as a partial exemption to the final oral interview.