| Contemporary Hystory
(objectives)
The course of Contemporary History is part of the basic educational activities of the historical disciplines of the Degree Course in DAMS. The Degree Course aims to offer a wide humanistic education, accompanied by methodological, critical and professional tools related to the fields of theater, cinema, television, digital media, music, dance and figurative arts. The Degree Course also develops useful skills in the field of organizing cultural events and live entertainment, cinema and audiovisual. As part of this educational path, teaching aims: to introduce students to the scientific and methodological foundations of contemporary history; to deepen the main historical formation processes of the contemporary age; to develop a critical attitude in the analysis and interpretation of historical sources; to give students an adequate lexical and conceptual heritage. The course aims to provide historical knowledge and skills aimed at developing contextualization skills, communication skills and independent judgment consistent with the educational objectives of the Course.
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Code
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20702626 |
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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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M-STO/04
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Contact Hours
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36
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Type of Activity
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Basic compulsory activities
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Group: A - L
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Teacher
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MONINA GIANCARLO
(syllabus)
The course analyses the major processes and principles of contemporary history. It introduces the method of historical research and the use of new sources. Afterwards, the attention will be focused on the history of Human Rights.
The first part of the course (6 hours) is devoted to the introduction of the meaning of historical knowledge, the public use of history, the value of social memory and periodizations. The second part of the course (6 hours) outlines the historical changes that lead to the contemporary age: the creation of the nation-state, industrial revolutions, social structure, "globalization". The third part of the course (22 hours) focuses on the history of: the laboratory of contemporary age (1870-1914), the age of catastrophe (1914-1945), the golden age of capitalism (1945- 1968) and the age of transition (1968-1991). The final part of the course (6 hours) will be focused on the history of Human Rights.
(reference books)
- A university textbook of contemporary history, it is suggested:
F. Cammarano, G. Guazzaloca, M.S. Piretti, Storia contemporanea. Dal XIX al XXI secolo, Mondadori-Le Monnier, 2015, € 30,50, 466 pp.
- Reading monographic text:
G. Monina, "Diritti umani e diritti dei popoli. Il Tribunale Russel II e i regimi militari latinomamericani (1971-1976)", Roma, Carocci, 2020, € 26,00
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From to |
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Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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not mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Written test
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Group: M - Z
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Teacher
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SCORNAJENGHI ANTONIO
(syllabus)
The main lines of the contemporary age from the mid-1800s to the early 1990s.
The module aims to tackle, with a reading of the long run, the most important issues of contemporary history from the mid-1800s to the beginning of the 1990s.
Attention will be devoted to the different political systems with a focus on the early twentieth century in Italy.
(reference books)
A university textbook. It's raccomended:
F. Cammarano, G. Guazzaloca, M.S. Piretti, Storia contemporanea. Dal XIX al XXI secolo, Mondadori-Le Monnier, 2015, € 30,50, 466 pp.
Monograph:
E. Gentile, Le origini dell’età contemporanea. L’età giolittiana, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2003, € 20,00, 300 pp.
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From to |
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Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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not mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Written test
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Università Roma Tre