Corsi di Studio del Dipartimento di Culture, Politica e Società

The course is divided in two parts. 

The first part of the course aims to develop a good knowledge of facts and historical phenomena that characterized the contemporary age, knowing how to grasp the complexity and the changes over time of socio-economic, political-institutional and cultural factors.

The aim of the second part of the course is to make the student aware of the meaning of "gender identity" (from a political, economic and social point of view) and of the long-term continuities and discontinuities with reference to the specific theme.

Students will be expected to be able to critically assess historical processes and to use concepts and categories of historical language correctly. 

Lectures.  Extensive use of power point presentations and audiovisual materials. The documentation will be uploaded in the course website.

For students who need 12 CFU expected knowledge and skills will be assessed through a written test on the first part of the program: the test consists of multiple choice questions. Success in the written test does not imply the allocation of a mark.

Students passing this test are admitted to the final oral examination on the entire syllabus.

Will be deemed adequate preparation (with a vote expressed in thirtieths) in relation to the correctness of exposure, the property of language, the appropriate use of terminology and critical reasoning skills. 

For no attending students see Notes.

Students who choose the module on female citizenship (6 CFU) will do an oral test on the three texts in the bibliography of the second part and on Peter Burke (ed.), La storiografia contemporanea, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2007

 The course is divided in two parts. The first part is reserved to students of the degree course in Intercultural Communication; the second part  (6 CFU) is open to students of other courses

Part 1

Based on the examination of world history since 1814, the first paart of the course aims to highlight the profound transformations that took place during the last two centuries: not only socio-economic and political, but also cultural and ideologic.  It will pay particular attention to the dynamics that have gradually brought into relation the oldest industrialized countries of Europe and North America and the rest of the world, as well as to the concept of  "globalization".

Part 2

The second part of the course deals with the history of women and gender relations in contemporary times. Through lectures and critical reading of original sources, the course aims to develop the emancipation process and the construction of female citizenship on both a social and then political level. Still in keeping with a comparative perspective, the module will address women's emancipation movements in and outside Europe

Part 1

• Fulvio Cammarano, Maria Serena Piretti, Giulia Guazzaloca, Storia contemporanea. Dal XIX al XXI secolo, Le Monnier Università, Firenze 2015 (2nd edition)
• Peter Burke (ed.), La storiografia contemporanea, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2007

 Part 2

• Elda Guerra,  Storia e cultura politica delle donne, ArchetipoLibri, Bologna  2008
• Elena Gianini Belotti, Dalla parte delle bambine (any edition)
• Virginia Woolf, Una stanza tutta per sé ( or. ed. 1929) (any edition)
• Two movies chosen from a list provided at the beginning of the course

Non-attending students will have to agree on an exam programmed with the teacher

Attendance is highly recommended.

Erasmus students will have to agree on an exam programmed with the teacher. They may prepare for examination and take a part of it in English or in French

THE SECOND PART OF THE COURSE WILL START ON NOVEMBER 6th