CONTEMPORARY HISTORY OF VENICE

Academic year
2021/2022 Syllabus of previous years
Official course title
STORIA CONTEMPORANEA DI VENEZIA
Course code
SIE001 (AF:366756 AR:195290)
Modality
On campus classes
ECTS credits
6
Degree level
Corso di Perfezionamento
Educational sector code
M-STO/04
Period
2nd Semester
Course year
1
Where
VENEZIA
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The course presents an overview of the main events in the history of Venice, from the fall of the Republic in 1797 to the present day. Lessons will highlight the city’s role in a global perspective and aim to provide students with the necessary tools for a critical analysis of the city and the challenges it faces in the contemporary age.
By the end of the course students will have become familiar with the most important events and changes of the city of Venice during the last two centuries.
No prerequisites are necessary to attend the course.
The intense period after the fall of the Republic
Venice during the Risorgimento, until the city was given to the new kingdom of Italy (1866)
The spread of industries and the new public transport system during the Belle Époque
Venice during the First World War
The Fascism and the nationalist vision for the Venetian future
Venice during the Second World War
Venice as a museum of the world
Venice and today’s challenges: mass tourism, depopulation, privatization and environmental problems
J. B. Bosworth, Italian Venice. A History, New Haven, 2014.
Slides and additional teaching materials will be provided in class. Readings will be assigned before class.
Written exam. Students will find materials on the dedicated course page. They will also have the opportunity to present a specific topic during the last lessons of the course.

Lectures, discussions, student’s presentations. Slides and materials will be made available for all students.
written

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Human capital, health, education" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development

Goal 3: good health and well-being
Goal 4: quality education
This programme is provisional and there could still be changes in its contents.
Last update of the programme: 21/02/2022