Programme

The course analyses the major processes and principles of contemporary history. It introduces the method of historical research and the use of new sources. Afterwards, the attention will be focused on the history of Human Rights.
The first part of the course (6 hours) is devoted to the introduction of the meaning of historical knowledge, the public use of history, the value of social memory and periodizations. The second part of the course (6 hours) outlines the historical changes that lead to the contemporary age: the creation of the nation-state, industrial revolutions, social structure, "globalization". The third part of the course (22 hours) focuses on the history of: the laboratory of contemporary age (1870-1914), the age of catastrophe (1914-1945), the golden age of capitalism (1945- 1968) and the age of transition (1968-1991). The final part of the course (6 hours) will be focused on the history of Human Rights.

Core Documentation

Il manuale universitario di storia contemporanea
G. Monina, E. Taviani, Il mondo contemporaneo. Dall'età delle rivoluzioni al ventunesimo secolo, Roma, Carocci, in corso di stampa

- Reading monographic text:

G. Monina, "Diritti umani e diritti dei popoli. Il Tribunale Russel II e i regimi militari latinomamericani (1971-1976)", Roma, Carocci, 2020, € 26,00

Attendance

Attendance is not compulsory

Type of evaluation

The written test regards the main topics covered in the textbooks. The written includes questions with free answers, but with an upper bound on the number of lines, in order to verify the knowledge, competence and critical autonomy. The available time for the test is 1,5 hour.

Programme

The course of Contemporary History is part of the basic educational activities of the historical disciplines of the Degree Course in DAMS. The Degree Course aims to offer a wide humanistic education, accompanied by methodological, critical and professional tools related to the fields of theater, cinema, television, digital media, music, dance and figurative arts. The Degree Course also develops useful skills in the field of organizing cultural events and live entertainment, cinema and audiovisual. As part of this educational path, teaching aims: to introduce students to the scientific and methodological foundations of contemporary history; to deepen the main historical formation processes of the contemporary age; to develop a critical attitude in the analysis and interpretation of historical sources; to give students an adequate lexical and conceptual heritage. The course aims to provide historical knowledge and skills aimed at developing contextualization skills, communication skills and independent judgment consistent with the educational objectives of the Course.

Core Documentation

A university textbook. It's raccomended:

F. Cammarano, G. Guazzaloca, M.S. Piretti, Storia contemporanea. Dal XIX al XXI secolo, Mondadori-Le Monnier, 2015, € 30,50, 466 pp.

E. Gentile, Le origini dell’età contemporanea. L’età giolittiana, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2003, € 20,00, 300 pp.

THE PROGRAM IS THE SAME FOR ATTENDING AND NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS

Reference Bibliography

F. Cammarano, G. Guazzaloca, M.S. Piretti, Storia contemporanea. Dal XIX al XXI secolo, Mondadori-Le Monnier, 2015, € 30,50, 466 pp. E. Gentile, Le origini dell’età contemporanea. L’età giolittiana, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2003, € 20,00, 300 pp.

Attendance

Attendance not obligatory but recommended

Type of evaluation

Open-ended questions, but bound by a limited number of lines.

Programme

The course analyses the major processes and principles of contemporary history. It introduces the method of historical research and the use of new sources. Afterwards, the attention will be focused on the history of Human Rights.
The first part of the course (6 hours) is devoted to the introduction of the meaning of historical knowledge, the public use of history, the value of social memory and periodizations. The second part of the course (6 hours) outlines the historical changes that lead to the contemporary age: the creation of the nation-state, industrial revolutions, social structure, "globalization". The third part of the course (22 hours) focuses on the history of: the laboratory of contemporary age (1870-1914), the age of catastrophe (1914-1945), the golden age of capitalism (1945- 1968) and the age of transition (1968-1991). The final part of the course (6 hours) will be focused on the history of Human Rights.

Core Documentation

Il manuale universitario di storia contemporanea
G. Monina, E. Taviani, Il mondo contemporaneo. Dall'età delle rivoluzioni al ventunesimo secolo, Roma, Carocci, in corso di stampa

- Reading monographic text:

G. Monina, "Diritti umani e diritti dei popoli. Il Tribunale Russel II e i regimi militari latinomamericani (1971-1976)", Roma, Carocci, 2020, € 26,00

Attendance

Attendance is not compulsory

Type of evaluation

The written test regards the main topics covered in the textbooks. The written includes questions with free answers, but with an upper bound on the number of lines, in order to verify the knowledge, competence and critical autonomy. The available time for the test is 1,5 hour.

Programme

The course of Contemporary History is part of the basic educational activities of the historical disciplines of the Degree Course in DAMS. The Degree Course aims to offer a wide humanistic education, accompanied by methodological, critical and professional tools related to the fields of theater, cinema, television, digital media, music, dance and figurative arts. The Degree Course also develops useful skills in the field of organizing cultural events and live entertainment, cinema and audiovisual. As part of this educational path, teaching aims: to introduce students to the scientific and methodological foundations of contemporary history; to deepen the main historical formation processes of the contemporary age; to develop a critical attitude in the analysis and interpretation of historical sources; to give students an adequate lexical and conceptual heritage. The course aims to provide historical knowledge and skills aimed at developing contextualization skills, communication skills and independent judgment consistent with the educational objectives of the Course.

Core Documentation

A university textbook. It's raccomended:

F. Cammarano, G. Guazzaloca, M.S. Piretti, Storia contemporanea. Dal XIX al XXI secolo, Mondadori-Le Monnier, 2015, € 30,50, 466 pp.

E. Gentile, Le origini dell’età contemporanea. L’età giolittiana, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2003, € 20,00, 300 pp.

THE PROGRAM IS THE SAME FOR ATTENDING AND NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS

Reference Bibliography

F. Cammarano, G. Guazzaloca, M.S. Piretti, Storia contemporanea. Dal XIX al XXI secolo, Mondadori-Le Monnier, 2015, € 30,50, 466 pp. E. Gentile, Le origini dell’età contemporanea. L’età giolittiana, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2003, € 20,00, 300 pp.

Attendance

Attendance not obligatory but recommended

Type of evaluation

Open-ended questions, but bound by a limited number of lines.

Programme

The course analyses the major processes and principles of contemporary history. It introduces the method of historical research and the use of new sources. Afterwards, the attention will be focused on the history of Human Rights.
The first part of the course (6 hours) is devoted to the introduction of the meaning of historical knowledge, the public use of history, the value of social memory and periodizations. The second part of the course (6 hours) outlines the historical changes that lead to the contemporary age: the creation of the nation-state, industrial revolutions, social structure, "globalization". The third part of the course (22 hours) focuses on the history of: the laboratory of contemporary age (1870-1914), the age of catastrophe (1914-1945), the golden age of capitalism (1945- 1968) and the age of transition (1968-1991). The final part of the course (6 hours) will be focused on the history of Human Rights.

Core Documentation

Il manuale universitario di storia contemporanea
G. Monina, E. Taviani, Il mondo contemporaneo. Dall'età delle rivoluzioni al ventunesimo secolo, Roma, Carocci, in corso di stampa

- Reading monographic text:

G. Monina, "Diritti umani e diritti dei popoli. Il Tribunale Russel II e i regimi militari latinomamericani (1971-1976)", Roma, Carocci, 2020, € 26,00

Attendance

Attendance is not compulsory

Type of evaluation

The written test regards the main topics covered in the textbooks. The written includes questions with free answers, but with an upper bound on the number of lines, in order to verify the knowledge, competence and critical autonomy. The available time for the test is 1,5 hour.

Programme

The course of Contemporary History is part of the basic educational activities of the historical disciplines of the Degree Course in DAMS. The Degree Course aims to offer a wide humanistic education, accompanied by methodological, critical and professional tools related to the fields of theater, cinema, television, digital media, music, dance and figurative arts. The Degree Course also develops useful skills in the field of organizing cultural events and live entertainment, cinema and audiovisual. As part of this educational path, teaching aims: to introduce students to the scientific and methodological foundations of contemporary history; to deepen the main historical formation processes of the contemporary age; to develop a critical attitude in the analysis and interpretation of historical sources; to give students an adequate lexical and conceptual heritage. The course aims to provide historical knowledge and skills aimed at developing contextualization skills, communication skills and independent judgment consistent with the educational objectives of the Course.

Core Documentation

A university textbook. It's raccomended:

F. Cammarano, G. Guazzaloca, M.S. Piretti, Storia contemporanea. Dal XIX al XXI secolo, Mondadori-Le Monnier, 2015, € 30,50, 466 pp.

E. Gentile, Le origini dell’età contemporanea. L’età giolittiana, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2003, € 20,00, 300 pp.

THE PROGRAM IS THE SAME FOR ATTENDING AND NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS

Reference Bibliography

F. Cammarano, G. Guazzaloca, M.S. Piretti, Storia contemporanea. Dal XIX al XXI secolo, Mondadori-Le Monnier, 2015, € 30,50, 466 pp. E. Gentile, Le origini dell’età contemporanea. L’età giolittiana, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2003, € 20,00, 300 pp.

Attendance

Attendance not obligatory but recommended

Type of evaluation

Open-ended questions, but bound by a limited number of lines.

Programme

The course analyses the major processes and principles of contemporary history. It introduces the method of historical research and the use of new sources. Afterwards, the attention will be focused on the history of Human Rights.
The first part of the course (6 hours) is devoted to the introduction of the meaning of historical knowledge, the public use of history, the value of social memory and periodizations. The second part of the course (6 hours) outlines the historical changes that lead to the contemporary age: the creation of the nation-state, industrial revolutions, social structure, "globalization". The third part of the course (22 hours) focuses on the history of: the laboratory of contemporary age (1870-1914), the age of catastrophe (1914-1945), the golden age of capitalism (1945- 1968) and the age of transition (1968-1991). The final part of the course (6 hours) will be focused on the history of Human Rights.

Core Documentation

Il manuale universitario di storia contemporanea
G. Monina, E. Taviani, Il mondo contemporaneo. Dall'età delle rivoluzioni al ventunesimo secolo, Roma, Carocci, in corso di stampa

- Reading monographic text:

G. Monina, "Diritti umani e diritti dei popoli. Il Tribunale Russel II e i regimi militari latinomamericani (1971-1976)", Roma, Carocci, 2020, € 26,00

Attendance

Attendance is not compulsory

Type of evaluation

The written test regards the main topics covered in the textbooks. The written includes questions with free answers, but with an upper bound on the number of lines, in order to verify the knowledge, competence and critical autonomy. The available time for the test is 1,5 hour.

Programme

The course of Contemporary History is part of the basic educational activities of the historical disciplines of the Degree Course in DAMS. The Degree Course aims to offer a wide humanistic education, accompanied by methodological, critical and professional tools related to the fields of theater, cinema, television, digital media, music, dance and figurative arts. The Degree Course also develops useful skills in the field of organizing cultural events and live entertainment, cinema and audiovisual. As part of this educational path, teaching aims: to introduce students to the scientific and methodological foundations of contemporary history; to deepen the main historical formation processes of the contemporary age; to develop a critical attitude in the analysis and interpretation of historical sources; to give students an adequate lexical and conceptual heritage. The course aims to provide historical knowledge and skills aimed at developing contextualization skills, communication skills and independent judgment consistent with the educational objectives of the Course.

Core Documentation

A university textbook. It's raccomended:

F. Cammarano, G. Guazzaloca, M.S. Piretti, Storia contemporanea. Dal XIX al XXI secolo, Mondadori-Le Monnier, 2015, € 30,50, 466 pp.

E. Gentile, Le origini dell’età contemporanea. L’età giolittiana, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2003, € 20,00, 300 pp.

THE PROGRAM IS THE SAME FOR ATTENDING AND NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS

Reference Bibliography

F. Cammarano, G. Guazzaloca, M.S. Piretti, Storia contemporanea. Dal XIX al XXI secolo, Mondadori-Le Monnier, 2015, € 30,50, 466 pp. E. Gentile, Le origini dell’età contemporanea. L’età giolittiana, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2003, € 20,00, 300 pp.

Attendance

Attendance not obligatory but recommended

Type of evaluation

Open-ended questions, but bound by a limited number of lines.