Programme

The course has two 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.

Core Documentation

- G. SABBATUCCI – V. VIDOTTO, Storia contemporanea. L’Ottocento, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2019 (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, 2006
- G. FORMIGONI, Storia essenziale dell’Italia repubblicana, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2021
- M. BLOCH, Apologia della storia o mestiere di storico, Torino, Einaudi (any edition)

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."

Programme

The acquisition of tools needed to understand the XIX and XX centuries will be realized through a programme divided in three parts.
In the first one, with the aid of the history manual, the basic knowledge about the development of contemporary world, about the main processes of cultural, economic, political, institutional and social transformations will be acquired. This part will also describe the key turning points and some historiographical junctions. In the second part the analysis will focus on WW1, its global dimension as watershed between the 19th and the 20th century. In the third part the study will deal with the elaboration of the idea of peace, as put forward by pacifist movements, in particular the women’s pacifism, and how it held before the deflagration of the conflict.
The acquired knowledge, verified in the relevant exams, should give evidence of the critical ability in understanding the complexity of problems the relevance of specific aspects of events in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Core Documentation

Giovanni Sabbatucci e Vittorio Vidotto, Contemporary History. XIX Century (excluding chapters I-IV), Laterza ed.
Giovanni Sabbatucci e Vittorio Vidotto, Contemporary History. XX Century, (excluding chapters XXI-XXII), Laterza ed.
Oliver Janz, 1914-1918. The Great War, Einaudi
Stefania Bartoloni, Women before the Great War. Peace, Rights, Democracy (1978-1918), Laterza
Richard J. Overy, The Origins of the Second World War, Il Mulino

Type of delivery of the course

The course consists of frontal lessons with audiovisual aids. Lessons are the means to acquire the fundamental knowledge needed to achieve the training objectives. In order to improve the fruition of course contents include the projection of period images and audiovisual documents.

Attendance

Frequency is not compulsory but recommended taking in to account the interactive elements of the lessons and the exposition of audiovisual documents.

Type of evaluation

The evaluation will be carried out in two distinct parts: the first one foresees a test on topics treated in the two manuals of contemporary history and included in the syllabus, the test will consist of 30 questions with pre-set multiple answers, covering both the XIX and XX centuries. The test platform is Moodle and candidates have 20 minutes to answer the questions. In March a simulation will be carried out to offer the students the opportunity to familiarize with the platform and the testing method. The minimum score to pass the test is 20 points. The test is a compulsory prerequisite to undergo the second part of the examination, the oral test. The candidates have one year lapse to take the oral test once they have passed the written test. The written test takes place few days before each examination session and candidates may freely choose when to carry it out, in case the test is not passed it is possible to repeat it in any of the examination sessions. The evaluation includes then a second part: the oral test on the topics of the syllabus in order to assess the knowledge of contents, the clarity of exposition and the synthesis ability. For the students who attended the classroom lessons a test on the XIX century is planned in April while the test on the XX century will be carried out in May. The overall evaluation will take into account both scores, the one for the written test as well as the one for the oral test.

Programme

The course has two 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.

Core Documentation

- G. SABBATUCCI – V. VIDOTTO, Storia contemporanea. L’Ottocento, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2019 (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, 2006
- G. FORMIGONI, Storia essenziale dell’Italia repubblicana, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2021
- M. BLOCH, Apologia della storia o mestiere di storico, Torino, Einaudi (any edition)

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."

Programme

The acquisition of tools needed to understand the XIX and XX centuries will be realized through a programme divided in three parts.
In the first one, with the aid of the history manual, the basic knowledge about the development of contemporary world, about the main processes of cultural, economic, political, institutional and social transformations will be acquired. This part will also describe the key turning points and some historiographical junctions. In the second part the analysis will focus on WW1, its global dimension as watershed between the 19th and the 20th century. In the third part the study will deal with the elaboration of the idea of peace, as put forward by pacifist movements, in particular the women’s pacifism, and how it held before the deflagration of the conflict.
The acquired knowledge, verified in the relevant exams, should give evidence of the critical ability in understanding the complexity of problems the relevance of specific aspects of events in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Core Documentation

Giovanni Sabbatucci e Vittorio Vidotto, Contemporary History. XIX Century (excluding chapters I-IV), Laterza ed.
Giovanni Sabbatucci e Vittorio Vidotto, Contemporary History. XX Century, (excluding chapters XXI-XXII), Laterza ed.
Oliver Janz, 1914-1918. The Great War, Einaudi
Stefania Bartoloni, Women before the Great War. Peace, Rights, Democracy (1978-1918), Laterza
Richard J. Overy, The Origins of the Second World War, Il Mulino

Type of delivery of the course

The course consists of frontal lessons with audiovisual aids. Lessons are the means to acquire the fundamental knowledge needed to achieve the training objectives. In order to improve the fruition of course contents include the projection of period images and audiovisual documents.

Attendance

Frequency is not compulsory but recommended taking in to account the interactive elements of the lessons and the exposition of audiovisual documents.

Type of evaluation

The evaluation will be carried out in two distinct parts: the first one foresees a test on topics treated in the two manuals of contemporary history and included in the syllabus, the test will consist of 30 questions with pre-set multiple answers, covering both the XIX and XX centuries. The test platform is Moodle and candidates have 20 minutes to answer the questions. In March a simulation will be carried out to offer the students the opportunity to familiarize with the platform and the testing method. The minimum score to pass the test is 20 points. The test is a compulsory prerequisite to undergo the second part of the examination, the oral test. The candidates have one year lapse to take the oral test once they have passed the written test. The written test takes place few days before each examination session and candidates may freely choose when to carry it out, in case the test is not passed it is possible to repeat it in any of the examination sessions. The evaluation includes then a second part: the oral test on the topics of the syllabus in order to assess the knowledge of contents, the clarity of exposition and the synthesis ability. For the students who attended the classroom lessons a test on the XIX century is planned in April while the test on the XX century will be carried out in May. The overall evaluation will take into account both scores, the one for the written test as well as the one for the oral test.

Programme

The course has two 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.

Core Documentation

- G. SABBATUCCI – V. VIDOTTO, Storia contemporanea. L’Ottocento, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2019 (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, 2006
- G. FORMIGONI, Storia essenziale dell’Italia repubblicana, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2021
- M. BLOCH, Apologia della storia o mestiere di storico, Torino, Einaudi (any edition)

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."

Programme

The acquisition of tools needed to understand the XIX and XX centuries will be realized through a programme divided in three parts.
In the first one, with the aid of the history manual, the basic knowledge about the development of contemporary world, about the main processes of cultural, economic, political, institutional and social transformations will be acquired. This part will also describe the key turning points and some historiographical junctions. In the second part the analysis will focus on WW1, its global dimension as watershed between the 19th and the 20th century. In the third part the study will deal with the elaboration of the idea of peace, as put forward by pacifist movements, in particular the women’s pacifism, and how it held before the deflagration of the conflict.
The acquired knowledge, verified in the relevant exams, should give evidence of the critical ability in understanding the complexity of problems the relevance of specific aspects of events in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Core Documentation

Giovanni Sabbatucci e Vittorio Vidotto, Contemporary History. XIX Century (excluding chapters I-IV), Laterza ed.
Giovanni Sabbatucci e Vittorio Vidotto, Contemporary History. XX Century, (excluding chapters XXI-XXII), Laterza ed.
Oliver Janz, 1914-1918. The Great War, Einaudi
Stefania Bartoloni, Women before the Great War. Peace, Rights, Democracy (1978-1918), Laterza
Richard J. Overy, The Origins of the Second World War, Il Mulino

Type of delivery of the course

The course consists of frontal lessons with audiovisual aids. Lessons are the means to acquire the fundamental knowledge needed to achieve the training objectives. In order to improve the fruition of course contents include the projection of period images and audiovisual documents.

Attendance

Frequency is not compulsory but recommended taking in to account the interactive elements of the lessons and the exposition of audiovisual documents.

Type of evaluation

The evaluation will be carried out in two distinct parts: the first one foresees a test on topics treated in the two manuals of contemporary history and included in the syllabus, the test will consist of 30 questions with pre-set multiple answers, covering both the XIX and XX centuries. The test platform is Moodle and candidates have 20 minutes to answer the questions. In March a simulation will be carried out to offer the students the opportunity to familiarize with the platform and the testing method. The minimum score to pass the test is 20 points. The test is a compulsory prerequisite to undergo the second part of the examination, the oral test. The candidates have one year lapse to take the oral test once they have passed the written test. The written test takes place few days before each examination session and candidates may freely choose when to carry it out, in case the test is not passed it is possible to repeat it in any of the examination sessions. The evaluation includes then a second part: the oral test on the topics of the syllabus in order to assess the knowledge of contents, the clarity of exposition and the synthesis ability. For the students who attended the classroom lessons a test on the XIX century is planned in April while the test on the XX century will be carried out in May. The overall evaluation will take into account both scores, the one for the written test as well as the one for the oral test.