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. Zazzara, with the program that appears detailed on this page, is reserved for students who follow the curriculum in History of Art. The aim of the course is to provide knowledge of the general lines of XXth century history.

Knowledge and Understanding:
- knowledge of facts and processes characterizing 20th century history on a global scale
- knowledge of some of the major sources for the study of contemporary history
- understanding of the importance of political and social history for the study of art history
- understanding of the importance of contemporary history for the independent and critical formation of political opinions

Ability to apply knowledge and understanding:
- know how to place major events of contemporary history in the timeline
- to distinguish between political, social and cultural phenomena and between different historical actors
- being able to distinguish conceptually between history and historiography, between memory and history, between facts and representations

Judgment Skills:
- being able to apply knowledge of historical facts and concepts to the formation of independent judgments, including reflection on social, scientific, ethical, and political issues

Communication Skills:
- being able to make connections between history and art history
- being able to participate in class discussion with the teacher and peers, asking questions or expressing opinions in a respectful manner toward others

Knowledge of the general frameworks of modern and contemporary history acquired in high school.

The course will provide the general outlines of 20th century international history, in its political, social and economic aspects.

Mandatory reading:
Alberto M. Banti, L'età contemporanea. Dalla Grande Guerra a oggi, Roma-Bari, Laterza 2018

Complementary or supplementary readings will be suggested and/or made available on Moodle during the lessons.

The final examination will consist of two parts.
The first part consists of a questionnaire of 35 closed-ended questions on the manual and the contents presented during the lessons.
The second part consists in the writing of a short essay (minimum 3000 characters, maximum 5000 characters including spaces), commenting on an artwork of the 20th century from the point of view of its connections with themes of political, social and cultural history. The modalities of writing and delivery of the paper will be explained in detail and with examples during the lessons.

Lectures and class discussion.

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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