The course intends to retrace the processes of profound political, economic and social transformations which, in the aftermath of the First World War and the Russian Revolution, have provoked, on the one hand, the mobilization of popular classes and the affirmation of mass parties and, on the other, the eruption of nationalistic unrest and the success of totalitarian ideologies. After documenting the instability of the institutional framework and the inability of the ruling classes to fully understand the nature of reactionary movements, the course will examine the different causes of the birth and advent of Italian fascism, from the first civil war to the dictatorship.
Curriculum
teacher profile teaching materials
Italy: from the birth of the democratic republic to today
This course is organised on different levels.
The basic level will focus on the following topics: the origins of the democratic system, the Economic Miracle and the “Great Transformation” (with changes in society and mores) and the long-standing roots of anti-politics and populism, from the Movimento dell’Uomo Qualunque (the Common Man’s Movement) up to the recent ascent of populist movements like the New League and the Five Star Movement.
This part of the course lays the foundation for both Module 1 and 2. Each module will then provide a more in-depth look at some topics.
MODULE 1
In the Module 1 the following topics will be analysed: the large-scale transformations during the sixties and the change in mores, the important changes in women’s conditions, the 1968 protest, the hot autumn of 1969, civil rights movements, the Piazza Fontana bombing and the “Strategy of Tension”, the political-economic crisis, armed struggle and political violence, the Movement of 1977, the “Historic Compromise”, the Case of Aldo Moro, changes in collective ethos, the advent of commercial TV, the emergence of the politics of spectacle, the foundations and development of the eighties.
Within this framework, students may choose to more closely examine one of the following topics:
- Changes in the condition of women and the feminist movement;
- The "strategy of tension" and the parliamentary and extra-parliamentary right;
- The Red Brigades and the kidnapping of Aldo Moro.
MODULE 2
This Module furthers the reflections on populism already developed in Module 1 by picking up where they left off and expanding on them, placing them within the broader context of the events of recent years.
Therefore, we will look more closely at the Movimento dell’Uomo Qualunque (the Common Man’s Movement). Then the following topics will be dealt with: the crisis of the so-called “First Republic”, the collapse of the party system with “Tangentopoli”, Berlusconi’s rise to power and “Berlusconism”, the choice to become part of the Eurozone, the reasons why “Berlusconism” was successful and then why it began to decline between Liberalism and Populism, the 2008-2009 financial crisis, the emergence of the Five Star Movement and the New League.
- Emanuele Felice, Ascesa e declino. Storia economica d’Italia, Il Mulino, only chapters V, VI and VII.
- Marco Tarchi, L’Italia populista. Dal Qualunquismo a Beppe Grillo, Il Mulino
Please note: If students feel they need to acquire the foundational knowledge of the history of Italy in the second half of the twentieth century, they may read the chapters on Italy in the contemporary history textbooks for the university (for example: Alberto Mario Banti, L’età Contemporanea. Dalla Grande Guerra a oggi, Laterza, Rome– Bari)
This common foundation is then divided into 2 modules, each worth 6 university credits.
Students who need to earn 6 university credits must do Module 1, in addition to the shared foundation part of the course.
Students who need to earn 12 university credits must do both Module 1 and 2, in addition to the shared foundation part of the course.
MODULE 1 (6 university credits): This module takes a closer look at the large-scale transformations of the sixties and seventies, with their potentials and contradictions.
1) Required reading for all students:
- S. Colarizi, Un paese in movimento. L’Italia negli anni Sessanta e Settanta, Laterza
2) Further study options:
After the required reading, students may choose ONE of the following topics for further study:
a) The condition of women and the women’s movement
- Perry Wilson, Italiane. Biografia del Novecento, Laterza (from Chapter 7 to the end)
- Fiamma Lussana, Il Movimento femminista in Italia, Carocci (whole book)
b) The right and the "Strategy of tension"
- Davide Conti, L’Anima nera della repubblica, Laterza
c) The Red Brigades and the case of Aldo Moro
- Agostino Giovagnoli, Il Caso Moro, Il Mulino
MODULE 2 (6 university credits)
1) Required reading for all students:
- Valerio Coladonato and Andrea Sangiovanni (eds.), Cinema e Populismo. Modelli e immaginari di una categoria politica, monographic issue of the journal Cinema e Storia, Rubbettino
Students need not read the entire book, just the introduction by Coladonato and Sangiovanni as well as the essays by Costanza Salvi, Anna Schober, Agnese Bertolotti and Domanico Guzzo.
2) For further study:
In Module 2, after the required reading, students may choose ONE of the following for further study:
a) Maurizio Cocco, Qualunquismo. Una storia politica e culturale dell’Uomo Qualunque, Le Monnier.
b) Giovanni Orsina, Il Berlusconismo nella storia d’Italia, Marsilio.
Programme
Master’s degree course – HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY ITALYItaly: from the birth of the democratic republic to today
This course is organised on different levels.
The basic level will focus on the following topics: the origins of the democratic system, the Economic Miracle and the “Great Transformation” (with changes in society and mores) and the long-standing roots of anti-politics and populism, from the Movimento dell’Uomo Qualunque (the Common Man’s Movement) up to the recent ascent of populist movements like the New League and the Five Star Movement.
This part of the course lays the foundation for both Module 1 and 2. Each module will then provide a more in-depth look at some topics.
MODULE 1
In the Module 1 the following topics will be analysed: the large-scale transformations during the sixties and the change in mores, the important changes in women’s conditions, the 1968 protest, the hot autumn of 1969, civil rights movements, the Piazza Fontana bombing and the “Strategy of Tension”, the political-economic crisis, armed struggle and political violence, the Movement of 1977, the “Historic Compromise”, the Case of Aldo Moro, changes in collective ethos, the advent of commercial TV, the emergence of the politics of spectacle, the foundations and development of the eighties.
Within this framework, students may choose to more closely examine one of the following topics:
- Changes in the condition of women and the feminist movement;
- The "strategy of tension" and the parliamentary and extra-parliamentary right;
- The Red Brigades and the kidnapping of Aldo Moro.
MODULE 2
This Module furthers the reflections on populism already developed in Module 1 by picking up where they left off and expanding on them, placing them within the broader context of the events of recent years.
Therefore, we will look more closely at the Movimento dell’Uomo Qualunque (the Common Man’s Movement). Then the following topics will be dealt with: the crisis of the so-called “First Republic”, the collapse of the party system with “Tangentopoli”, Berlusconi’s rise to power and “Berlusconism”, the choice to become part of the Eurozone, the reasons why “Berlusconism” was successful and then why it began to decline between Liberalism and Populism, the 2008-2009 financial crisis, the emergence of the Five Star Movement and the New League.
Core Documentation
BASIC TEXTS for both Module 1 and Module 2:- Emanuele Felice, Ascesa e declino. Storia economica d’Italia, Il Mulino, only chapters V, VI and VII.
- Marco Tarchi, L’Italia populista. Dal Qualunquismo a Beppe Grillo, Il Mulino
Please note: If students feel they need to acquire the foundational knowledge of the history of Italy in the second half of the twentieth century, they may read the chapters on Italy in the contemporary history textbooks for the university (for example: Alberto Mario Banti, L’età Contemporanea. Dalla Grande Guerra a oggi, Laterza, Rome– Bari)
This common foundation is then divided into 2 modules, each worth 6 university credits.
Students who need to earn 6 university credits must do Module 1, in addition to the shared foundation part of the course.
Students who need to earn 12 university credits must do both Module 1 and 2, in addition to the shared foundation part of the course.
MODULE 1 (6 university credits): This module takes a closer look at the large-scale transformations of the sixties and seventies, with their potentials and contradictions.
1) Required reading for all students:
- S. Colarizi, Un paese in movimento. L’Italia negli anni Sessanta e Settanta, Laterza
2) Further study options:
After the required reading, students may choose ONE of the following topics for further study:
a) The condition of women and the women’s movement
- Perry Wilson, Italiane. Biografia del Novecento, Laterza (from Chapter 7 to the end)
- Fiamma Lussana, Il Movimento femminista in Italia, Carocci (whole book)
b) The right and the "Strategy of tension"
- Davide Conti, L’Anima nera della repubblica, Laterza
c) The Red Brigades and the case of Aldo Moro
- Agostino Giovagnoli, Il Caso Moro, Il Mulino
MODULE 2 (6 university credits)
1) Required reading for all students:
- Valerio Coladonato and Andrea Sangiovanni (eds.), Cinema e Populismo. Modelli e immaginari di una categoria politica, monographic issue of the journal Cinema e Storia, Rubbettino
Students need not read the entire book, just the introduction by Coladonato and Sangiovanni as well as the essays by Costanza Salvi, Anna Schober, Agnese Bertolotti and Domanico Guzzo.
2) For further study:
In Module 2, after the required reading, students may choose ONE of the following for further study:
a) Maurizio Cocco, Qualunquismo. Una storia politica e culturale dell’Uomo Qualunque, Le Monnier.
b) Giovanni Orsina, Il Berlusconismo nella storia d’Italia, Marsilio.
Type of delivery of the course
lectures and seminaryType of evaluation
oral exams teacher profile teaching materials
Italy: from the birth of the democratic republic to today
This course is organised on different levels.
The basic level will focus on the following topics: the origins of the democratic system, the Economic Miracle and the “Great Transformation” (with changes in society and mores) and the long-standing roots of anti-politics and populism, from the Movimento dell’Uomo Qualunque (the Common Man’s Movement) up to the recent ascent of populist movements like the New League and the Five Star Movement.
This part of the course lays the foundation for both Module 1 and 2. Each module will then provide a more in-depth look at some topics.
MODULE 1
In the Module 1 the following topics will be analysed: the large-scale transformations during the sixties and the change in mores, the important changes in women’s conditions, the 1968 protest, the hot autumn of 1969, civil rights movements, the Piazza Fontana bombing and the “Strategy of Tension”, the political-economic crisis, armed struggle and political violence, the Movement of 1977, the “Historic Compromise”, the Case of Aldo Moro, changes in collective ethos, the advent of commercial TV, the emergence of the politics of spectacle, the foundations and development of the eighties.
Within this framework, students may choose to more closely examine one of the following topics:
- Changes in the condition of women and the feminist movement;
- The "strategy of tension" and the parliamentary and extra-parliamentary right;
- The Red Brigades and the kidnapping of Aldo Moro.
MODULE 2
This Module furthers the reflections on populism already developed in Module 1 by picking up where they left off and expanding on them, placing them within the broader context of the events of recent years.
Therefore, we will look more closely at the Movimento dell’Uomo Qualunque (the Common Man’s Movement). Then the following topics will be dealt with: the crisis of the so-called “First Republic”, the collapse of the party system with “Tangentopoli”, Berlusconi’s rise to power and “Berlusconism”, the choice to become part of the Eurozone, the reasons why “Berlusconism” was successful and then why it began to decline between Liberalism and Populism, the 2008-2009 financial crisis, the emergence of the Five Star Movement and the New League.
- Emanuele Felice, Ascesa e declino. Storia economica d’Italia, Il Mulino, only chapters V, VI and VII.
- Marco Tarchi, L’Italia populista. Dal Qualunquismo a Beppe Grillo, Il Mulino
Please note: If students feel they need to acquire the foundational knowledge of the history of Italy in the second half of the twentieth century, they may read the chapters on Italy in the contemporary history textbooks for the university (for example: Alberto Mario Banti, L’età Contemporanea. Dalla Grande Guerra a oggi, Laterza, Rome– Bari)
This common foundation is then divided into 2 modules, each worth 6 university credits.
Students who need to earn 6 university credits must do Module 1, in addition to the shared foundation part of the course.
Students who need to earn 12 university credits must do both Module 1 and 2, in addition to the shared foundation part of the course.
MODULE 1 (6 university credits): This module takes a closer look at the large-scale transformations of the sixties and seventies, with their potentials and contradictions.
1) Required reading for all students:
- S. Colarizi, Un paese in movimento. L’Italia negli anni Sessanta e Settanta, Laterza
2) Further study options:
After the required reading, students may choose ONE of the following topics for further study:
a) The condition of women and the women’s movement
- Perry Wilson, Italiane. Biografia del Novecento, Laterza (from Chapter 7 to the end)
- Fiamma Lussana, Il Movimento femminista in Italia, Carocci (whole book)
b) The right and the "Strategy of tension"
- Davide Conti, L’Anima nera della repubblica, Laterza
c) The Red Brigades and the case of Aldo Moro
- Agostino Giovagnoli, Il Caso Moro, Il Mulino
MODULE 2 (6 university credits)
1) Required reading for all students:
- Valerio Coladonato and Andrea Sangiovanni (eds.), Cinema e Populismo. Modelli e immaginari di una categoria politica, monographic issue of the journal Cinema e Storia, Rubbettino
Students need not read the entire book, just the introduction by Coladonato and Sangiovanni as well as the essays by Costanza Salvi, Anna Schober, Agnese Bertolotti and Domanico Guzzo.
2) For further study:
In Module 2, after the required reading, students may choose ONE of the following for further study:
a) Maurizio Cocco, Qualunquismo. Una storia politica e culturale dell’Uomo Qualunque, Le Monnier.
b) Giovanni Orsina, Il Berlusconismo nella storia d’Italia, Marsilio.
Programme
Master’s degree course – HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY ITALYItaly: from the birth of the democratic republic to today
This course is organised on different levels.
The basic level will focus on the following topics: the origins of the democratic system, the Economic Miracle and the “Great Transformation” (with changes in society and mores) and the long-standing roots of anti-politics and populism, from the Movimento dell’Uomo Qualunque (the Common Man’s Movement) up to the recent ascent of populist movements like the New League and the Five Star Movement.
This part of the course lays the foundation for both Module 1 and 2. Each module will then provide a more in-depth look at some topics.
MODULE 1
In the Module 1 the following topics will be analysed: the large-scale transformations during the sixties and the change in mores, the important changes in women’s conditions, the 1968 protest, the hot autumn of 1969, civil rights movements, the Piazza Fontana bombing and the “Strategy of Tension”, the political-economic crisis, armed struggle and political violence, the Movement of 1977, the “Historic Compromise”, the Case of Aldo Moro, changes in collective ethos, the advent of commercial TV, the emergence of the politics of spectacle, the foundations and development of the eighties.
Within this framework, students may choose to more closely examine one of the following topics:
- Changes in the condition of women and the feminist movement;
- The "strategy of tension" and the parliamentary and extra-parliamentary right;
- The Red Brigades and the kidnapping of Aldo Moro.
MODULE 2
This Module furthers the reflections on populism already developed in Module 1 by picking up where they left off and expanding on them, placing them within the broader context of the events of recent years.
Therefore, we will look more closely at the Movimento dell’Uomo Qualunque (the Common Man’s Movement). Then the following topics will be dealt with: the crisis of the so-called “First Republic”, the collapse of the party system with “Tangentopoli”, Berlusconi’s rise to power and “Berlusconism”, the choice to become part of the Eurozone, the reasons why “Berlusconism” was successful and then why it began to decline between Liberalism and Populism, the 2008-2009 financial crisis, the emergence of the Five Star Movement and the New League.
Core Documentation
BASIC TEXTS for both Module 1 and Module 2:- Emanuele Felice, Ascesa e declino. Storia economica d’Italia, Il Mulino, only chapters V, VI and VII.
- Marco Tarchi, L’Italia populista. Dal Qualunquismo a Beppe Grillo, Il Mulino
Please note: If students feel they need to acquire the foundational knowledge of the history of Italy in the second half of the twentieth century, they may read the chapters on Italy in the contemporary history textbooks for the university (for example: Alberto Mario Banti, L’età Contemporanea. Dalla Grande Guerra a oggi, Laterza, Rome– Bari)
This common foundation is then divided into 2 modules, each worth 6 university credits.
Students who need to earn 6 university credits must do Module 1, in addition to the shared foundation part of the course.
Students who need to earn 12 university credits must do both Module 1 and 2, in addition to the shared foundation part of the course.
MODULE 1 (6 university credits): This module takes a closer look at the large-scale transformations of the sixties and seventies, with their potentials and contradictions.
1) Required reading for all students:
- S. Colarizi, Un paese in movimento. L’Italia negli anni Sessanta e Settanta, Laterza
2) Further study options:
After the required reading, students may choose ONE of the following topics for further study:
a) The condition of women and the women’s movement
- Perry Wilson, Italiane. Biografia del Novecento, Laterza (from Chapter 7 to the end)
- Fiamma Lussana, Il Movimento femminista in Italia, Carocci (whole book)
b) The right and the "Strategy of tension"
- Davide Conti, L’Anima nera della repubblica, Laterza
c) The Red Brigades and the case of Aldo Moro
- Agostino Giovagnoli, Il Caso Moro, Il Mulino
MODULE 2 (6 university credits)
1) Required reading for all students:
- Valerio Coladonato and Andrea Sangiovanni (eds.), Cinema e Populismo. Modelli e immaginari di una categoria politica, monographic issue of the journal Cinema e Storia, Rubbettino
Students need not read the entire book, just the introduction by Coladonato and Sangiovanni as well as the essays by Costanza Salvi, Anna Schober, Agnese Bertolotti and Domanico Guzzo.
2) For further study:
In Module 2, after the required reading, students may choose ONE of the following for further study:
a) Maurizio Cocco, Qualunquismo. Una storia politica e culturale dell’Uomo Qualunque, Le Monnier.
b) Giovanni Orsina, Il Berlusconismo nella storia d’Italia, Marsilio.
Type of delivery of the course
lectures and seminaryType of evaluation
oral exams teacher profile teaching materials
Italy: from the birth of the democratic republic to today
This course is organised on different levels.
The basic level will focus on the following topics: the origins of the democratic system, the Economic Miracle and the “Great Transformation” (with changes in society and mores) and the long-standing roots of anti-politics and populism, from the Movimento dell’Uomo Qualunque (the Common Man’s Movement) up to the recent ascent of populist movements like the New League and the Five Star Movement.
This part of the course lays the foundation for both Module 1 and 2. Each module will then provide a more in-depth look at some topics.
MODULE 1
In the Module 1 the following topics will be analysed: the large-scale transformations during the sixties and the change in mores, the important changes in women’s conditions, the 1968 protest, the hot autumn of 1969, civil rights movements, the Piazza Fontana bombing and the “Strategy of Tension”, the political-economic crisis, armed struggle and political violence, the Movement of 1977, the “Historic Compromise”, the Case of Aldo Moro, changes in collective ethos, the advent of commercial TV, the emergence of the politics of spectacle, the foundations and development of the eighties.
Within this framework, students may choose to more closely examine one of the following topics:
- Changes in the condition of women and the feminist movement;
- The "strategy of tension" and the parliamentary and extra-parliamentary right;
- The Red Brigades and the kidnapping of Aldo Moro.
MODULE 2
This Module furthers the reflections on populism already developed in Module 1 by picking up where they left off and expanding on them, placing them within the broader context of the events of recent years.
Therefore, we will look more closely at the Movimento dell’Uomo Qualunque (the Common Man’s Movement). Then the following topics will be dealt with: the crisis of the so-called “First Republic”, the collapse of the party system with “Tangentopoli”, Berlusconi’s rise to power and “Berlusconism”, the choice to become part of the Eurozone, the reasons why “Berlusconism” was successful and then why it began to decline between Liberalism and Populism, the 2008-2009 financial crisis, the emergence of the Five Star Movement and the New League.
- Emanuele Felice, Ascesa e declino. Storia economica d’Italia, Il Mulino, only chapters V, VI and VII.
- Marco Tarchi, L’Italia populista. Dal Qualunquismo a Beppe Grillo, Il Mulino
Please note: If students feel they need to acquire the foundational knowledge of the history of Italy in the second half of the twentieth century, they may read the chapters on Italy in the contemporary history textbooks for the university (for example: Alberto Mario Banti, L’età Contemporanea. Dalla Grande Guerra a oggi, Laterza, Rome– Bari)
This common foundation is then divided into 2 modules, each worth 6 university credits.
Students who need to earn 6 university credits must do Module 1, in addition to the shared foundation part of the course.
Students who need to earn 12 university credits must do both Module 1 and 2, in addition to the shared foundation part of the course.
MODULE 1 (6 university credits): This module takes a closer look at the large-scale transformations of the sixties and seventies, with their potentials and contradictions.
1) Required reading for all students:
- S. Colarizi, Un paese in movimento. L’Italia negli anni Sessanta e Settanta, Laterza
2) Further study options:
After the required reading, students may choose ONE of the following topics for further study:
a) The condition of women and the women’s movement
- Perry Wilson, Italiane. Biografia del Novecento, Laterza (from Chapter 7 to the end)
- Fiamma Lussana, Il Movimento femminista in Italia, Carocci (whole book)
b) The right and the "Strategy of tension"
- Davide Conti, L’Anima nera della repubblica, Laterza
c) The Red Brigades and the case of Aldo Moro
- Agostino Giovagnoli, Il Caso Moro, Il Mulino
MODULE 2 (6 university credits)
1) Required reading for all students:
- Valerio Coladonato and Andrea Sangiovanni (eds.), Cinema e Populismo. Modelli e immaginari di una categoria politica, monographic issue of the journal Cinema e Storia, Rubbettino
Students need not read the entire book, just the introduction by Coladonato and Sangiovanni as well as the essays by Costanza Salvi, Anna Schober, Agnese Bertolotti and Domanico Guzzo.
2) For further study:
In Module 2, after the required reading, students may choose ONE of the following for further study:
a) Maurizio Cocco, Qualunquismo. Una storia politica e culturale dell’Uomo Qualunque, Le Monnier.
b) Giovanni Orsina, Il Berlusconismo nella storia d’Italia, Marsilio.
Programme
Master’s degree course – HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY ITALYItaly: from the birth of the democratic republic to today
This course is organised on different levels.
The basic level will focus on the following topics: the origins of the democratic system, the Economic Miracle and the “Great Transformation” (with changes in society and mores) and the long-standing roots of anti-politics and populism, from the Movimento dell’Uomo Qualunque (the Common Man’s Movement) up to the recent ascent of populist movements like the New League and the Five Star Movement.
This part of the course lays the foundation for both Module 1 and 2. Each module will then provide a more in-depth look at some topics.
MODULE 1
In the Module 1 the following topics will be analysed: the large-scale transformations during the sixties and the change in mores, the important changes in women’s conditions, the 1968 protest, the hot autumn of 1969, civil rights movements, the Piazza Fontana bombing and the “Strategy of Tension”, the political-economic crisis, armed struggle and political violence, the Movement of 1977, the “Historic Compromise”, the Case of Aldo Moro, changes in collective ethos, the advent of commercial TV, the emergence of the politics of spectacle, the foundations and development of the eighties.
Within this framework, students may choose to more closely examine one of the following topics:
- Changes in the condition of women and the feminist movement;
- The "strategy of tension" and the parliamentary and extra-parliamentary right;
- The Red Brigades and the kidnapping of Aldo Moro.
MODULE 2
This Module furthers the reflections on populism already developed in Module 1 by picking up where they left off and expanding on them, placing them within the broader context of the events of recent years.
Therefore, we will look more closely at the Movimento dell’Uomo Qualunque (the Common Man’s Movement). Then the following topics will be dealt with: the crisis of the so-called “First Republic”, the collapse of the party system with “Tangentopoli”, Berlusconi’s rise to power and “Berlusconism”, the choice to become part of the Eurozone, the reasons why “Berlusconism” was successful and then why it began to decline between Liberalism and Populism, the 2008-2009 financial crisis, the emergence of the Five Star Movement and the New League.
Core Documentation
BASIC TEXTS for both Module 1 and Module 2:- Emanuele Felice, Ascesa e declino. Storia economica d’Italia, Il Mulino, only chapters V, VI and VII.
- Marco Tarchi, L’Italia populista. Dal Qualunquismo a Beppe Grillo, Il Mulino
Please note: If students feel they need to acquire the foundational knowledge of the history of Italy in the second half of the twentieth century, they may read the chapters on Italy in the contemporary history textbooks for the university (for example: Alberto Mario Banti, L’età Contemporanea. Dalla Grande Guerra a oggi, Laterza, Rome– Bari)
This common foundation is then divided into 2 modules, each worth 6 university credits.
Students who need to earn 6 university credits must do Module 1, in addition to the shared foundation part of the course.
Students who need to earn 12 university credits must do both Module 1 and 2, in addition to the shared foundation part of the course.
MODULE 1 (6 university credits): This module takes a closer look at the large-scale transformations of the sixties and seventies, with their potentials and contradictions.
1) Required reading for all students:
- S. Colarizi, Un paese in movimento. L’Italia negli anni Sessanta e Settanta, Laterza
2) Further study options:
After the required reading, students may choose ONE of the following topics for further study:
a) The condition of women and the women’s movement
- Perry Wilson, Italiane. Biografia del Novecento, Laterza (from Chapter 7 to the end)
- Fiamma Lussana, Il Movimento femminista in Italia, Carocci (whole book)
b) The right and the "Strategy of tension"
- Davide Conti, L’Anima nera della repubblica, Laterza
c) The Red Brigades and the case of Aldo Moro
- Agostino Giovagnoli, Il Caso Moro, Il Mulino
MODULE 2 (6 university credits)
1) Required reading for all students:
- Valerio Coladonato and Andrea Sangiovanni (eds.), Cinema e Populismo. Modelli e immaginari di una categoria politica, monographic issue of the journal Cinema e Storia, Rubbettino
Students need not read the entire book, just the introduction by Coladonato and Sangiovanni as well as the essays by Costanza Salvi, Anna Schober, Agnese Bertolotti and Domanico Guzzo.
2) For further study:
In Module 2, after the required reading, students may choose ONE of the following for further study:
a) Maurizio Cocco, Qualunquismo. Una storia politica e culturale dell’Uomo Qualunque, Le Monnier.
b) Giovanni Orsina, Il Berlusconismo nella storia d’Italia, Marsilio.
Type of delivery of the course
lectures and seminaryType of evaluation
oral exams teacher profile teaching materials
Italy: from the birth of the democratic republic to today
This course is organised on different levels.
The basic level will focus on the following topics: the origins of the democratic system, the Economic Miracle and the “Great Transformation” (with changes in society and mores) and the long-standing roots of anti-politics and populism, from the Movimento dell’Uomo Qualunque (the Common Man’s Movement) up to the recent ascent of populist movements like the New League and the Five Star Movement.
This part of the course lays the foundation for both Module 1 and 2. Each module will then provide a more in-depth look at some topics.
MODULE 1
In the Module 1 the following topics will be analysed: the large-scale transformations during the sixties and the change in mores, the important changes in women’s conditions, the 1968 protest, the hot autumn of 1969, civil rights movements, the Piazza Fontana bombing and the “Strategy of Tension”, the political-economic crisis, armed struggle and political violence, the Movement of 1977, the “Historic Compromise”, the Case of Aldo Moro, changes in collective ethos, the advent of commercial TV, the emergence of the politics of spectacle, the foundations and development of the eighties.
Within this framework, students may choose to more closely examine one of the following topics:
- Changes in the condition of women and the feminist movement;
- The "strategy of tension" and the parliamentary and extra-parliamentary right;
- The Red Brigades and the kidnapping of Aldo Moro.
MODULE 2
This Module furthers the reflections on populism already developed in Module 1 by picking up where they left off and expanding on them, placing them within the broader context of the events of recent years.
Therefore, we will look more closely at the Movimento dell’Uomo Qualunque (the Common Man’s Movement). Then the following topics will be dealt with: the crisis of the so-called “First Republic”, the collapse of the party system with “Tangentopoli”, Berlusconi’s rise to power and “Berlusconism”, the choice to become part of the Eurozone, the reasons why “Berlusconism” was successful and then why it began to decline between Liberalism and Populism, the 2008-2009 financial crisis, the emergence of the Five Star Movement and the New League.
- Emanuele Felice, Ascesa e declino. Storia economica d’Italia, Il Mulino, only chapters V, VI and VII.
- Marco Tarchi, L’Italia populista. Dal Qualunquismo a Beppe Grillo, Il Mulino
Please note: If students feel they need to acquire the foundational knowledge of the history of Italy in the second half of the twentieth century, they may read the chapters on Italy in the contemporary history textbooks for the university (for example: Alberto Mario Banti, L’età Contemporanea. Dalla Grande Guerra a oggi, Laterza, Rome– Bari)
This common foundation is then divided into 2 modules, each worth 6 university credits.
Students who need to earn 6 university credits must do Module 1, in addition to the shared foundation part of the course.
Students who need to earn 12 university credits must do both Module 1 and 2, in addition to the shared foundation part of the course.
MODULE 1 (6 university credits): This module takes a closer look at the large-scale transformations of the sixties and seventies, with their potentials and contradictions.
1) Required reading for all students:
- S. Colarizi, Un paese in movimento. L’Italia negli anni Sessanta e Settanta, Laterza
2) Further study options:
After the required reading, students may choose ONE of the following topics for further study:
a) The condition of women and the women’s movement
- Perry Wilson, Italiane. Biografia del Novecento, Laterza (from Chapter 7 to the end)
- Fiamma Lussana, Il Movimento femminista in Italia, Carocci (whole book)
b) The right and the "Strategy of tension"
- Davide Conti, L’Anima nera della repubblica, Laterza
c) The Red Brigades and the case of Aldo Moro
- Agostino Giovagnoli, Il Caso Moro, Il Mulino
MODULE 2 (6 university credits)
1) Required reading for all students:
- Valerio Coladonato and Andrea Sangiovanni (eds.), Cinema e Populismo. Modelli e immaginari di una categoria politica, monographic issue of the journal Cinema e Storia, Rubbettino
Students need not read the entire book, just the introduction by Coladonato and Sangiovanni as well as the essays by Costanza Salvi, Anna Schober, Agnese Bertolotti and Domanico Guzzo.
2) For further study:
In Module 2, after the required reading, students may choose ONE of the following for further study:
a) Maurizio Cocco, Qualunquismo. Una storia politica e culturale dell’Uomo Qualunque, Le Monnier.
b) Giovanni Orsina, Il Berlusconismo nella storia d’Italia, Marsilio.
Programme
Master’s degree course – HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY ITALYItaly: from the birth of the democratic republic to today
This course is organised on different levels.
The basic level will focus on the following topics: the origins of the democratic system, the Economic Miracle and the “Great Transformation” (with changes in society and mores) and the long-standing roots of anti-politics and populism, from the Movimento dell’Uomo Qualunque (the Common Man’s Movement) up to the recent ascent of populist movements like the New League and the Five Star Movement.
This part of the course lays the foundation for both Module 1 and 2. Each module will then provide a more in-depth look at some topics.
MODULE 1
In the Module 1 the following topics will be analysed: the large-scale transformations during the sixties and the change in mores, the important changes in women’s conditions, the 1968 protest, the hot autumn of 1969, civil rights movements, the Piazza Fontana bombing and the “Strategy of Tension”, the political-economic crisis, armed struggle and political violence, the Movement of 1977, the “Historic Compromise”, the Case of Aldo Moro, changes in collective ethos, the advent of commercial TV, the emergence of the politics of spectacle, the foundations and development of the eighties.
Within this framework, students may choose to more closely examine one of the following topics:
- Changes in the condition of women and the feminist movement;
- The "strategy of tension" and the parliamentary and extra-parliamentary right;
- The Red Brigades and the kidnapping of Aldo Moro.
MODULE 2
This Module furthers the reflections on populism already developed in Module 1 by picking up where they left off and expanding on them, placing them within the broader context of the events of recent years.
Therefore, we will look more closely at the Movimento dell’Uomo Qualunque (the Common Man’s Movement). Then the following topics will be dealt with: the crisis of the so-called “First Republic”, the collapse of the party system with “Tangentopoli”, Berlusconi’s rise to power and “Berlusconism”, the choice to become part of the Eurozone, the reasons why “Berlusconism” was successful and then why it began to decline between Liberalism and Populism, the 2008-2009 financial crisis, the emergence of the Five Star Movement and the New League.
Core Documentation
BASIC TEXTS for both Module 1 and Module 2:- Emanuele Felice, Ascesa e declino. Storia economica d’Italia, Il Mulino, only chapters V, VI and VII.
- Marco Tarchi, L’Italia populista. Dal Qualunquismo a Beppe Grillo, Il Mulino
Please note: If students feel they need to acquire the foundational knowledge of the history of Italy in the second half of the twentieth century, they may read the chapters on Italy in the contemporary history textbooks for the university (for example: Alberto Mario Banti, L’età Contemporanea. Dalla Grande Guerra a oggi, Laterza, Rome– Bari)
This common foundation is then divided into 2 modules, each worth 6 university credits.
Students who need to earn 6 university credits must do Module 1, in addition to the shared foundation part of the course.
Students who need to earn 12 university credits must do both Module 1 and 2, in addition to the shared foundation part of the course.
MODULE 1 (6 university credits): This module takes a closer look at the large-scale transformations of the sixties and seventies, with their potentials and contradictions.
1) Required reading for all students:
- S. Colarizi, Un paese in movimento. L’Italia negli anni Sessanta e Settanta, Laterza
2) Further study options:
After the required reading, students may choose ONE of the following topics for further study:
a) The condition of women and the women’s movement
- Perry Wilson, Italiane. Biografia del Novecento, Laterza (from Chapter 7 to the end)
- Fiamma Lussana, Il Movimento femminista in Italia, Carocci (whole book)
b) The right and the "Strategy of tension"
- Davide Conti, L’Anima nera della repubblica, Laterza
c) The Red Brigades and the case of Aldo Moro
- Agostino Giovagnoli, Il Caso Moro, Il Mulino
MODULE 2 (6 university credits)
1) Required reading for all students:
- Valerio Coladonato and Andrea Sangiovanni (eds.), Cinema e Populismo. Modelli e immaginari di una categoria politica, monographic issue of the journal Cinema e Storia, Rubbettino
Students need not read the entire book, just the introduction by Coladonato and Sangiovanni as well as the essays by Costanza Salvi, Anna Schober, Agnese Bertolotti and Domanico Guzzo.
2) For further study:
In Module 2, after the required reading, students may choose ONE of the following for further study:
a) Maurizio Cocco, Qualunquismo. Una storia politica e culturale dell’Uomo Qualunque, Le Monnier.
b) Giovanni Orsina, Il Berlusconismo nella storia d’Italia, Marsilio.
Type of delivery of the course
lectures and seminaryType of evaluation
oral exams