29883 - History of Mentality and Cultural Changes in the Contemporary Age (LM)

Academic Year 2012/2013

  • Docente: Fiorenza Tarozzi
  • Credits: 9
  • SSD: M-STO/04
  • Language: Italian

Learning outcomes

The course wants to focus on the social and cultural history.

Course contents

The course will focus on themes peculiar to contemporary history through the analysis of cultural and mental processes of men and women considered as historical protagonists.
This is a kind of history based not on singular events but on the study of transformations that help to better understand modern society. This history focuses basically on:
- living conditions;
- emotions;
- Collective and individual behaviours.
The area of study is that of social history, that is the history of those men and women usually “forgotten” by political history.
The course envisages also in-depth studies on the theme of “Risorgimento and theatre”. Special attention will be given to contemporary gender studies.

Readings/Bibliography

Students must study:

A. Preti-F.Tarozzi,Percorsi di storia contemporanea, Bologna, Zanichelli, 2002

P. Sorcinelli,Viaggio nella storia sociale, Milano, Bruno Mondadori, 2009

and one book between the following:

G. De Luna,Il corpo del nemico ucciso: violenza e morte nella guerra contemporanea,Torino, Einaudi, 2006

M. Baioni,Patria mia. Scritture private nell'Italia unita, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2011

M.P. Casalena,Biografie. La scrittura delle vite in Italia tra politica, società e cultura(1796-1915), Milano, Bruno Mondadori, 2012



Students of laurea magistrale in Lingua, Società, Comunicazione - 9 CFU - must also study: C. Pancino,Storia sociale: metodi esempi strumenti, Venezia, Marzilio, 2003

Contemporary women history

A. Preti-F.Tarozzi,Percorsi di storia contemporanea, Bologna, Zanichelli, 2002

P. Sorcinelli,Viaggio nella storia sociale, Milano, Bruno Mondadori, 2009

One book from the following:

G. Bock,Le donne nella storia europea,Roma-Bari,Laterza, ultima edizione

P. Willson,Italiane. Biografia del Novecento,Roma-Bari,Laterza, 2011

P. Gabrielli,Scenari di guerra, parole di donne, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2007



Teaching methods

Lecturers.

Assessment methods

Oral exams.

Office hours

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