The course intends to provide the basic overview of the history of North America. It is centered on the United States from its formation to the present but also includes outlines of the preceding centuries as well as the contemporary evolution of Canada. In the course we will analyze pivotal aspects of U.S. national history and international relations, mainly with Europe.
Curriculum
teacher profile teaching materials
Oliviero Bergamini, Storia degli Stati Uniti, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2010
and a volume chosen among the following ones:
- Mario Del Pero, Libertà e impero. Gli Stati Uniti e il mondo 1776-2016, Laterza, Bari-Roma 2016
- Luca Codignola e Luigi Bruti Liberati, Storia del Canada, Bompiani, Milano 2018 (I o II parte)
- David Ellwood, Una sfida per la modernità. Europa e America nel lungo Novecento, Carocci, Roma 2012
- Federico Romero, Storia della guerra fredda. L’ultimo conflitto per l’Europa, Einaudi, Torino 2014
- Tiziano Bonazzi, Abraham Lincoln, un dramma americano, Il Mulino, Bologna 2015
- L. Benadusi, D. Rossini e A. Villari (a cura di), 1917. L’inizio del secolo americano, Viella, Roma 2018
- Raffaella Baritono e Elisabetta Vezzosi, Oltre il secolo americano? Gli Stati Uniti prima e dopo l’11 settembre, Carocci, Roma 2011
- Robert Kagan, The Jungle Grows Back. America and Our Imperiled World, Vintage Books, New York 2019
Programme
The course is divided into two connected but independent units. The first one centers on the political and social history of the United States from its origins to the present. It includes the analysis of key moments and figures of this evolution as well as a close look at the contemporaneous history of Canada. The second unit, whose title could be “Imagined America”, adopts a mostly cultural approach, focusing on the various perceptions of America constructed both among its inhabitants and in Europe. The dynamics of attraction/repulsion brought about by these ‘images’ of the U.S. influenced relevant historical processes and at the same time revealed deep-root aspects of the cultures of different countries situated on the two sides of the Atlantic.Core Documentation
First Part (6 CFU)Oliviero Bergamini, Storia degli Stati Uniti, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2010
and a volume chosen among the following ones:
- Mario Del Pero, Libertà e impero. Gli Stati Uniti e il mondo 1776-2016, Laterza, Bari-Roma 2016
- Luca Codignola e Luigi Bruti Liberati, Storia del Canada, Bompiani, Milano 2018 (I o II parte)
- David Ellwood, Una sfida per la modernità. Europa e America nel lungo Novecento, Carocci, Roma 2012
- Federico Romero, Storia della guerra fredda. L’ultimo conflitto per l’Europa, Einaudi, Torino 2014
- Tiziano Bonazzi, Abraham Lincoln, un dramma americano, Il Mulino, Bologna 2015
- L. Benadusi, D. Rossini e A. Villari (a cura di), 1917. L’inizio del secolo americano, Viella, Roma 2018
- Raffaella Baritono e Elisabetta Vezzosi, Oltre il secolo americano? Gli Stati Uniti prima e dopo l’11 settembre, Carocci, Roma 2011
- Robert Kagan, The Jungle Grows Back. America and Our Imperiled World, Vintage Books, New York 2019
Type of delivery of the course
Lessons are usually given in person. In case of lock-down due to the present epidemic emergency, lessons will be transferred on line, uploading audio, PPT, PDF and video files in Moodle, besides direct talks with students through Teams.Type of evaluation
Exams are oral interviews with the teacher, usually in person; in case of a new lock-down, they will be taken on line through the application Teams teacher profile teaching materials
Oliviero Bergamini, Storia degli Stati Uniti, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2010
and a volume chosen among the following ones:
- Mario Del Pero, Libertà e impero. Gli Stati Uniti e il mondo 1776-2016, Laterza, Bari-Roma 2016
- Luca Codignola e Luigi Bruti Liberati, Storia del Canada, Bompiani, Milano 2018 (I o II parte)
- David Ellwood, Una sfida per la modernità. Europa e America nel lungo Novecento, Carocci, Roma 2012
- Federico Romero, Storia della guerra fredda. L’ultimo conflitto per l’Europa, Einaudi, Torino 2014
- Tiziano Bonazzi, Abraham Lincoln, un dramma americano, Il Mulino, Bologna 2015
- L. Benadusi, D. Rossini e A. Villari (a cura di), 1917. L’inizio del secolo americano, Viella, Roma 2018
- Raffaella Baritono e Elisabetta Vezzosi, Oltre il secolo americano? Gli Stati Uniti prima e dopo l’11 settembre, Carocci, Roma 2011
- Robert Kagan, The Jungle Grows Back. America and Our Imperiled World, Vintage Books, New York 2019
Programme
The course is divided into two connected but independent units. The first one centers on the political and social history of the United States from its origins to the present. It includes the analysis of key moments and figures of this evolution as well as a close look at the contemporaneous history of Canada. The second unit, whose title could be “Imagined America”, adopts a mostly cultural approach, focusing on the various perceptions of America constructed both among its inhabitants and in Europe. The dynamics of attraction/repulsion brought about by these ‘images’ of the U.S. influenced relevant historical processes and at the same time revealed deep-root aspects of the cultures of different countries situated on the two sides of the Atlantic.Core Documentation
First Part (6 CFU)Oliviero Bergamini, Storia degli Stati Uniti, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2010
and a volume chosen among the following ones:
- Mario Del Pero, Libertà e impero. Gli Stati Uniti e il mondo 1776-2016, Laterza, Bari-Roma 2016
- Luca Codignola e Luigi Bruti Liberati, Storia del Canada, Bompiani, Milano 2018 (I o II parte)
- David Ellwood, Una sfida per la modernità. Europa e America nel lungo Novecento, Carocci, Roma 2012
- Federico Romero, Storia della guerra fredda. L’ultimo conflitto per l’Europa, Einaudi, Torino 2014
- Tiziano Bonazzi, Abraham Lincoln, un dramma americano, Il Mulino, Bologna 2015
- L. Benadusi, D. Rossini e A. Villari (a cura di), 1917. L’inizio del secolo americano, Viella, Roma 2018
- Raffaella Baritono e Elisabetta Vezzosi, Oltre il secolo americano? Gli Stati Uniti prima e dopo l’11 settembre, Carocci, Roma 2011
- Robert Kagan, The Jungle Grows Back. America and Our Imperiled World, Vintage Books, New York 2019
Type of delivery of the course
Lessons are usually given in person. In case of lock-down due to the present epidemic emergency, lessons will be transferred on line, uploading audio, PPT, PDF and video files in Moodle, besides direct talks with students through Teams.Type of evaluation
Exams are oral interviews with the teacher, usually in person; in case of a new lock-down, they will be taken on line through the application Teams teacher profile teaching materials
Oliviero Bergamini, Storia degli Stati Uniti, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2010
and a volume chosen among the following ones:
- Mario Del Pero, Libertà e impero. Gli Stati Uniti e il mondo 1776-2016, Laterza, Bari-Roma 2016
- Luca Codignola e Luigi Bruti Liberati, Storia del Canada, Bompiani, Milano 2018 (I o II parte)
- David Ellwood, Una sfida per la modernità. Europa e America nel lungo Novecento, Carocci, Roma 2012
- Federico Romero, Storia della guerra fredda. L’ultimo conflitto per l’Europa, Einaudi, Torino 2014
- Tiziano Bonazzi, Abraham Lincoln, un dramma americano, Il Mulino, Bologna 2015
- L. Benadusi, D. Rossini e A. Villari (a cura di), 1917. L’inizio del secolo americano, Viella, Roma 2018
- Raffaella Baritono e Elisabetta Vezzosi, Oltre il secolo americano? Gli Stati Uniti prima e dopo l’11 settembre, Carocci, Roma 2011
- Robert Kagan, The Jungle Grows Back. America and Our Imperiled World, Vintage Books, New York 2019
Programme
The course is divided into two connected but independent units. The first one centers on the political and social history of the United States from its origins to the present. It includes the analysis of key moments and figures of this evolution as well as a close look at the contemporaneous history of Canada. The second unit, whose title could be “Imagined America”, adopts a mostly cultural approach, focusing on the various perceptions of America constructed both among its inhabitants and in Europe. The dynamics of attraction/repulsion brought about by these ‘images’ of the U.S. influenced relevant historical processes and at the same time revealed deep-root aspects of the cultures of different countries situated on the two sides of the Atlantic.Core Documentation
First Part (6 CFU)Oliviero Bergamini, Storia degli Stati Uniti, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2010
and a volume chosen among the following ones:
- Mario Del Pero, Libertà e impero. Gli Stati Uniti e il mondo 1776-2016, Laterza, Bari-Roma 2016
- Luca Codignola e Luigi Bruti Liberati, Storia del Canada, Bompiani, Milano 2018 (I o II parte)
- David Ellwood, Una sfida per la modernità. Europa e America nel lungo Novecento, Carocci, Roma 2012
- Federico Romero, Storia della guerra fredda. L’ultimo conflitto per l’Europa, Einaudi, Torino 2014
- Tiziano Bonazzi, Abraham Lincoln, un dramma americano, Il Mulino, Bologna 2015
- L. Benadusi, D. Rossini e A. Villari (a cura di), 1917. L’inizio del secolo americano, Viella, Roma 2018
- Raffaella Baritono e Elisabetta Vezzosi, Oltre il secolo americano? Gli Stati Uniti prima e dopo l’11 settembre, Carocci, Roma 2011
- Robert Kagan, The Jungle Grows Back. America and Our Imperiled World, Vintage Books, New York 2019
Type of delivery of the course
Lessons are usually given in person. In case of lock-down due to the present epidemic emergency, lessons will be transferred on line, uploading audio, PPT, PDF and video files in Moodle, besides direct talks with students through Teams.Type of evaluation
Exams are oral interviews with the teacher, usually in person; in case of a new lock-down, they will be taken on line through the application Teams