CONTEMPORARY HISTORY I

The course is among the Core Educational Activities of the Bachelor's degree course in Conservation of Cultural Heritage and Performing Arts Manageme; this course, held by prof. Casellato, with the program that appears detailed on this page, is reserved for students who follow the curriculum in Economics and Management of Arts and Cultural Activities.
The aim of the course is to provide knowledge of the general lines and of some major themes of XXth century history, and to reflect on the presence, the use anche the communication of the past in contemporary society.

Knowledge and understanding:
- know the main events and processes that occurred in the historical period considered
- know some types of sources related to the historical period considered
- know the theoretical debate on Public History and some of its applications
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding:
- know how to orientate in the considered historical period
- know how to interpret and critically analyze some types of sources
- know how to recognize and discuss some forms of Public History
Judgment skills:
- know how to apply a critical and informed approach to the reconstructions of the past and to the analysis of documents
Communication skills:
- know how to talk about the historical period considered using appropriate terminology
- know how to interact with the teacher and peers in a critical and respectful way

At least elementary knowledge of the Italian language.
Knowledge of the general frameworks of modern and contemporary history acquired in high school.

General lines and major themes of XXth century history. Theory and applications of Public History.

1. Alberto M. Banti, L'età contemporanea. Dalla Grande Guerra a oggi, Roma-Bari, Laterza 2018
2. Public History. Discussioni e pratiche, a cura di Paolo Bertella Farnetti, Lorenzo Bertucelli, Alfonso Botti, Milano, Mimesis, 2017

Additional suggested reading for non-attending students:
3. Maurizio Ridolfi, Verso la Public History. Fare e raccontare storia nel tempo presente, Pisa, Pacini, 2017
4. Public History. La storia contemporanea, a cura di Valentina Colombi e Giovanni Sanicola, Milano, Fondazione Feltrinelli, 2017 (http://fondazionefeltrinelli.it/app/uploads/2017/11/Public-History.-La-storia-contemporanea-1.pdf )
5. James P. Gardner and Paula Hamilton, The Past and Future of Public History' e Serge Noiret and Thomas Cauvin, Internationalizing public history, in The Oxford Handbook of Public HIstory, Oxford, OUP, 2017 (https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-oxford-handbook-of-public-history-9780199766024?cc=it&lang=en& ;#)

Written test with short-answer questions on what is explained in class and on the bibliography of the course (points 1 and 2).
Students will also have to present a short dissertation - 6.000 characters - with the presentation and analysis of a Public History case of their choice. The evaluation of the paper will weigh 20% on the exam grade.

Lectures. Writing of a short dissertation.

Italian

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This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "International cooperation" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development