26016 - Feminist Historiography - Storiografia Femminista

Learning outcomes

The student possesses an in-depth knowledge of feminist historiography and of the origin of women's history in different cultural contexts. He acquires methodological tools that will allow him to research autonomously in these areas.

Course contents

The course aims to analyze the main themes of feminist historiography and the history of women and gender from a national and international perspective from the 19th to th 21th centuries.Through lectures and critical reading of original sources, the course aims to develop the emancipation process and construction of female citizenship on both a social and then political level.

Still in keeping with a comparative perspective, the module will address women's emancipation movements in and outside Europe; the theme of women’s education and women in the workplace; periods of discord and unity; the struggle to acquire the main political and social rights; the question of memory.

 

Readings/Bibliography

1) One book from the following 

• Gisela Bock, Women in European History, Blackwell, 2002.
• Elda Guerra, Storia e cultura politica delle donne, Bologna, Archetipolibri, 2008.
• Joan Scott, Gender and the politics of history,
  New York, Columbia university press, 1988.
• Joan Scott, Genere, politica, storia, a cura di Ida Fazio, Roma, Viella, 2013.

2)One book from the following

• Conduct Literature for and about Women in Italy. 1470-1900. Prescribing and Describing Life, Helena Sanson, Francesco Lucioli (eds.), Paris Classiques Garnier, 2016.
  
• Women’s Education in Southern Europe. Historical Perspectives (19th–20th centuries), a cura di Antonella Cagnolati, Antonio Fco. Canales Serrano, vol. II, Roma, Aracne, 2018
• Angela Steidele, Nessuna mi ha mai detto di no. Anne Lister e i suoi diari segreti, Somara Edizioni, 2020

 

More suggestions will be given during the lessons.

Teaching methods

Frontal lesson and seminars in archive.

Assessment methods

Oral exam

Teaching tools

Ppt presentation; films and documents

Office hours

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