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Expected Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
- have acquired a sophisticated and critical understanding of the principal global and transnational transformations from the post-war period to the early 21st century, with specific attention to the interplay between modernization and social, political, and cultural resistances, and to the intricacies of global dynamics, such as globalization and the emergence of new modalities of inequality and conflict;
- be capable of critically analyzing changes in social structures, cultural practices, and individual behaviours, elucidating the interconnections between local and global shifts, and comprehending the contradictions, challenges, and ambiguities that characterize historical processes;
- develop the capacity to compare and evaluate political, cultural, and economic transformations from a transnational perspective, addressing the inherent difficulties in interpreting historical dynamics without diminishing their complexity and criticality, and learning to recognize the plurality of voices and subjects that have molded the history of this period;
- be able to apply theoretical and methodological tools for critical and multidisciplinary analysis, understanding global history not as a linear and predetermined process, but as a series of conflicts and negotiations among divergent worldviews that continue to influence contemporary political and social realities;
- be capable of analyzing the historical processes that accompanied the construction of modern states, the emergence of new forms of social organization, and the dynamics of modernity within a comparative and interdisciplinary framework.
Giovanni Sabbatucci, Vittorio Vidotto, Il mondo contemporaneo, Laterza
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Programme
This course is designed to furnish students with a critical and in-depth comprehension of the global and transnational dynamics that have shaped the world from the close of the Second World War to the dawn of the 21st century. By analyzing the emergence of an interconnected global society and its ramifications for political and social structures, cultural transformations, artistic idioms, and modes of communication, the course will foreground shifts in individual and collective behaviours. Particular emphasis will be placed on the ascendance of novel social subjects, such as youth, women, and minorities, as well as the global challenges pertaining to ethnic inequalities, environmental exigencies, and the promotion of peace.Expected Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
- have acquired a sophisticated and critical understanding of the principal global and transnational transformations from the post-war period to the early 21st century, with specific attention to the interplay between modernization and social, political, and cultural resistances, and to the intricacies of global dynamics, such as globalization and the emergence of new modalities of inequality and conflict;
- be capable of critically analyzing changes in social structures, cultural practices, and individual behaviours, elucidating the interconnections between local and global shifts, and comprehending the contradictions, challenges, and ambiguities that characterize historical processes;
- develop the capacity to compare and evaluate political, cultural, and economic transformations from a transnational perspective, addressing the inherent difficulties in interpreting historical dynamics without diminishing their complexity and criticality, and learning to recognize the plurality of voices and subjects that have molded the history of this period;
- be able to apply theoretical and methodological tools for critical and multidisciplinary analysis, understanding global history not as a linear and predetermined process, but as a series of conflicts and negotiations among divergent worldviews that continue to influence contemporary political and social realities;
- be capable of analyzing the historical processes that accompanied the construction of modern states, the emergence of new forms of social organization, and the dynamics of modernity within a comparative and interdisciplinary framework.
Core Documentation
A contemporary history textbook. The following is recommended:Giovanni Sabbatucci, Vittorio Vidotto, Il mondo contemporaneo, Laterza
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Attendance
The course is primarily delivered onlineType of evaluation
The exam consists of a multiple-choice section and open-ended questions.