| History of North America
(objectives)
The course is designed to provide a general overview of North American history. It is centered on the United States from its formation to the present but also includes outlines of the previous centuries as well as the contemporary evolution of Canada. Pivotal aspects of both U.S. national and international history are analyzed, focusing particularly on relations with Europe.
This unit, whose title could be “Imagined America”, adopts a mostly cultural approach, focusing on the perceptions of America prevailing both among its inhabitants and in Europe during the last centuries. The dynamics of attraction/repulsion brought about by these “images” of the U.S. influenced historical processes and at the same time revealed deep-rooted aspects of the cultures involved on both sides of the Atlantic.
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20710173 |
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Language
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ITA |
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Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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| Module: History of North America
(objectives)
The course intends to provide the basic overview of the history of North America. It is centered on the United States from its formation to the present but also includes outlines of the preceding centuries as well as the contemporary evolution of Canada. In the course we will analyze pivotal aspects of U.S. national history and international relations, mainly with Europe.
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Code
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20710173-1 |
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Language
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ITA |
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Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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6
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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SPS/05
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Contact Hours
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36
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Type of Activity
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Related or supplementary learning activities
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Teacher
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Baldassarri Elena
(syllabus)
The course will analyze the political and social history of the United States and Canada from its origins to today.
Three major topics are covered:
- Institutions (Colonization, Declaration of Independence and the Constitutions);
- Society (causes and effects of different migrations, minorities, Canadian multiculturalism from the 1980s to today, economic crises and social inequalities):
- Foreign Policy (American Imperialism, Cold War, New International Order, and War on Terrorism).
(reference books)
- Stefano Luconi, La “nazione indispensabile”. Storia degli Stati Uniti dalle origini a Trump, Le Monnier Università, 2020
- Luca Codignola e Luigi Bruti Liberati, Storia del Canada, Bompiani, Milano 2018
Inoltre si consiglia la consultazione de:
- La Dichiarazione di Indipendenza degli Stati Uniti
- La Costituzione degli Stati Uniti d'America
- La Costituzione del Canada
- la Carta canadese dei Diritti e delle Libertà
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From to |
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Attendance
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not mandatory
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| Module: History of North America
(objectives)
This unit, whose title could be “Imagined America”, adopts a mostly cultural approach, focusing on the perceptions of America prevailing both among its inhabitants and in Europe during the last centuries. The dynamics of attraction/repulsion brought about by these “images” of the U.S. influenced historical processes and at the same time revealed deep-rooted aspects of the cultures involved on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Code
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20710173-2 |
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Language
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ITA |
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Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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6
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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SPS/05
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Contact Hours
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36
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Type of Activity
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Related or supplementary learning activities
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Teacher
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Baldassarri Elena
(syllabus)
This module will mainly focus on the challenges of American and Canadian society in the Twentieth Century. Starting with the foundational idea of freedom in American societies, we will consider the historical contexts and changes in American society, politics, and culture, which follow from such ideas. The goal is to understand the historical and cultural story behind the current topics of conflict in the United States and Canada. We will approach these topics through a mixture of lecture presentations, textbook and primary source readings, film clips, photography, music, and in-class discussions throughout the course.
(reference books)
Durante il corso saranno forniti riferimenti e materiali di approfondimento, reperibili anche sulle piattaforme di Ateneo.
I non frequentanti potranno scegliere un testo tra i seguenti:
- Matteo Battistini, Storia di un feticcio, Mimesis, 2020
- Eric Foner, Storia della libertà americana, Donzelli, 2009
- Stefano Luconi, L'anima nera degli Stati Uniti. Quattrocento anni di presenza afro-americana, CLUEP, 2020
- Paolo Naso, Martin Luther King. Una storia americana, Laterza, 2021
- Fabrizio Nava, True North. Viaggio dentro l’identità del Canada, Rubettino, 2020.
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not mandatory
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