B2070 - STORIA DELLE MIGRAZIONI NEL XX SECOLO IN AREA MEDITERRANEA

Learning outcomes

The course aims to offer a historical reconstruction of migratory movements in the Mediterranean area since the 20th century, tracing its quantitative dimension and its evolution, the policies adopted by the European powers in managing the phenomenon and the socio-political debate that characterized the historical period under examination. At the end of the course, the student is able to recognize the transformations of the migratory phenomenon in the Mediterranean; is able to understand the reasons for rooting in the territory; is also able to investigate the political decisions for managing the phenomenon and their impact on the Mediterranean area.

Course contents

Students will first address the history of migratory processes that, during the 20th century, have characterized socio-cultural as well as economic and political aspects of the countries bordering the Mediterranean.
After a general introduction that provides motivation for why human mobility has been and continues to be of great importance for the history of the Mediterranean area, we will focus on some phenomena that have characterized the period in a more marked way.
Among these, we will mention colonial emigration from Europe to the African continent; return migrations; migratory flows of political and militant participation, as in the case of the Spanish Civil War or the fascists scouting the post-revolutionary USSR; the many mobilities along the Italian' eastern border.
Subsequently, the focus will be placed more stringently on the relations between the European shore of the Mediterranean and the North African coasts in the last 30 years of the 20th century. Here too, there will be case studies on which to focus attention. Among these, the relationship between Italy and Libya remains emblematic. A history of colonialism was followed by decades of tensions and complex diplomatic relations, culminating in the reversal of the balance when Italy became a country of arrival and, above all, of transit for those who chose to move their lives to Europe. The direction of meaning or the key to understanding the path is to highlight how, with the correct tools of the historian, a comparative analysis of the different phenomena can be made.

Readings/Bibliography

M. Colucci, M. Sanfilippo, Le migrazioni. Un'introduzione storica, Carocci, Roma 2015

 

M. Livi Bacci, In cammino. Breve storia delle migrazioni, Il Mulino, Bologna 2019

 

M. C. Rioli, L’archivio Mediterraneo. Documentare le migrazioni contemporanee, Carocci, Roma 2021

Sassen S., Migranti, coloni, rifugiati: dall'emigrazione di massa alla fortezza Europa, Feltrinelli, Milano 1996

M. Colucci, Storia dell'immigrazione straniera in Italia. Dal 1945 ai giorni nostri, Carocci, Roma 2018

 

S. Smith, Fuga in Europa. La giovane Africa verso il vecchio continente, Einaudi, Torino 2018

L. Scoppola Iacopini, I «dimenticati». Da colonizzatori a profughi, gli italiani in Libia 1943-1974. Editoriale Umbra, Perugia 2015

 

Further reading may be suggested during the course of the lessons.

Teaching methods

Frontal teaching and lectures, with the support of video and power point.
The discussion form will be preferred, trying to facilitate the interaction between students and teacher and to stimulate debate.

Assessment methods

ATTENDING STUDENTS (at least 75% of the lectures)

The exam consists of writing a short essay on one of the topics covered in class.
The bibliographical material to be used will be taken from those in the ‘Bibliography’, with the possible addition of useful articles and essays.
The structure and formal specifications of the essay will be explained in class.
The proposed project will be discussed during the exam.

NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS

For those who do not attend, the study of:

- M. Colucci, M. Sanfilippo, Le migrazioni. Un'introduzione storica, Carocci, Roma 2015
- M. Colucci, Storia dell'immigrazione straniero in Italia. From 1945 to the present day, Carocci, Rome 2018
- Sassen S., Migrants, colonists, refugees: from mass emigration to fortress Europe, Feltrinelli, Milan 1996

It is possible to agree with the teacher a partial modification (one text of the three) with alternative readings, based on personal interests and study paths.

Teaching tools

Computer. Video projector.

 

Office hours

See the website of Marco Moschetti