CONTEMPORARY HISTORY 1

The course aims to give the students a general knowledge of the main historical processes that characterised contemporary history from 1789 to today, also introducing some historical methodologies and conceptual issues.

The expected learning results are the following:

- knowledge and critical analysis of the main political, socio-economic, and cultural processes of contemporary history;
- transfer of this historical knowledge to the understanding of the present-day world;
- ability to autonomously and critically analyse scientific literature and historical sources;
- improvement of the communication skills.

A basic knowledge of modern and contemporary history.

The course will introduce the students to contemporary European history, focusing on processes like nations and nationalisms, social classes, mass societies and social policies, globalisation, European integration and social models. The course will scrutinise the evolution and tensions among these processes and how these interactions shaped the history of European societies in the last two centuries. Even if the course is mainly focused on European history, it will also cover the links and transfers between Europe and the rest of the world, i.e., on crucial issues such as colonialism and decolonisation, the Cold War, welfare states and globalisation.

The students will study the following chapters (hereinafter the chapters/sub-chapters from the different editions):

Tommaso Detti, Giovanni Gozzini, Storia Contemporanea 1. L’Ottocento (Milano-Torino: Pearson, I Edizione o successive);

Tommaso Detti, Giovanni Gozzini, Storia Contemporanea II. Il Novecento (Milano-Torino: Pearson Italia, I Edizione o successive):

It is recommended to check the materials uploaded to the moodle platform (https://moodle.unive.it/ ).

Written exam (90 minutes) on the topics covered by textbooks, including the materials uploaded on moodle.

written

Grade grading:
18-21: Sufficient knowledge of the contents. Sufficient analytical and expository skills.
22-25: Fair/good knowledge of the contents. Good analytical and expository skills.
26-28: In-depth knowledge of the contents. Solid analytical and expository skills.
29-30: In-depth and detailed knowledge of the contents. Excellent analytical and expository skills.
30 cum laude: In-depth, detailed and transversal knowledge of the contents. Analytical and expository skills above average.

Lectures and in-class discussions based on historical sources and/or multimedia documents.

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