The course aims at providing a basic understanding of the shaping of the contemporary world, of the main processes of cultural, economical, institutional, political and social transformation and of essential turning points.
On the basis of the historical methodology, the course wishes to provide a critical understanding of the complexity and temporal depth of the main issues of today's world, in order to empower students to knowledgeably move within its complex reality."
On the basis of the historical methodology, the course wishes to provide a critical understanding of the complexity and temporal depth of the main issues of today's world, in order to empower students to knowledgeably move within its complex reality."
teacher profile teaching materials
a) the first is an introduction to historical knowledge, its methodological issues and its political use. It examines the overarching phenomena of the contemporary age with their interpretative challenges.
b) the second, more specialised, looks in depth at Italy's political history in twentieth century.
c) the third one, only for student of the Governo e Amministrazione (L 16) stream, is about the history of the Italian State, its articulations and its challenges, from the unification up until today.
- G. SABBATUCCI – V. VIDOTTO, Storia contemporanea. Dalla Grande Guerra ad oggi, Roma-Bari, Laterza
- S. CAVAZZA – P. POMBENI (a cura di), Introduzione alla storia contemporanea, Bologna, Il Mulino
- G. FORMIGONI, Storia essenziale dell’Italia repubblicana, Bologna, Il Mulino
- M. BLOCH, Apologia della storia o mestiere di storico, Torino, Einaudi (any edition)
- S. CASSESE, Governare gli italiani. Storia dello Stato, Bologna, Il Mulino
Programme
The course has three parts:a) the first is an introduction to historical knowledge, its methodological issues and its political use. It examines the overarching phenomena of the contemporary age with their interpretative challenges.
b) the second, more specialised, looks in depth at Italy's political history in twentieth century.
c) the third one, only for student of the Governo e Amministrazione (L 16) stream, is about the history of the Italian State, its articulations and its challenges, from the unification up until today.
Core Documentation
- G. SABBATUCCI – V. VIDOTTO, Storia contemporanea. L’Ottocento, Roma-Bari, Laterza (excluding chapters I-IV)- G. SABBATUCCI – V. VIDOTTO, Storia contemporanea. Dalla Grande Guerra ad oggi, Roma-Bari, Laterza
- S. CAVAZZA – P. POMBENI (a cura di), Introduzione alla storia contemporanea, Bologna, Il Mulino
- G. FORMIGONI, Storia essenziale dell’Italia repubblicana, Bologna, Il Mulino
- M. BLOCH, Apologia della storia o mestiere di storico, Torino, Einaudi (any edition)
- S. CASSESE, Governare gli italiani. Storia dello Stato, Bologna, Il Mulino
Reference Bibliography
No other complementary readings.Type of delivery of the course
Lectures with the help of audiovisuals. The method aims to give students the fundamental knowledge to reach the educational goals and encourages the active participation of students.Attendance
Attendance is strongly recommended but it is not mandatory.Type of evaluation
The contemporary history exam aims at verifying the student's knowledge and understanding of the programme's content. The clarity of the presentation, the synthetic and analytical skills and the language competency will form part of the evaluation. The exam is composed of two parts: the first, a written test, covers the knowledge of general history from the 19th Century to the present. It consists of 30 multiple choice questions and requires accurate knowledge of basic historical facts, and specifically of the book from Sabbatucci-Vidotto. The test lasts 20 minutes and is passed with a minimum of 20 correct answers. Only the students who passed the first part will be admitted to the second one, which is an oral exam. The questions will be around the other texts that are part of the programme. The final grade will be the given by the (non-mathematical) average between the written and the oral tests. THE WRITTEN TEST For the written test do not book on GOMP. You need to register on MOODLE on the lecturer's page. There you can find detailed instructions on how to take the test, and the dates and times it will take place. There will be a test before each oral session and, if passed, it will remain valid for one academic year: for example, if passed in a summer session, it will remain valid until the winter session included. During this time it will be possible to complete the exam by taking the oral test at any session available.