B5115 - History of Contemporary Europe (1) (LM)

Learning outcomes

By the end of the module, students will have a thorough understanding of the historical events of contemporary Europe through the analysis of specific sources, which will also develop methodological skills and the ability to conduct independent research.

Course contents

This course focuses on European history from the late 19th century to the present. It considers the geopolitical transformations and international relations that have occurred on the continent,with special attention to the politics of last colonization in the Mediterranean area, in Africa and Central Europe.

Adressed to students in history and geography, the course aims to make them work together. Particular attention is therefore given to aspects related to changes in territory, borders, and new states, and also to trade, political and economic choices determining communication routes, infrastructures, and urban settlements. Finally, attention is given to interventions to architectures and forms of socialization, to planning interventions in territories, to policies of domestic and foreign colonization, and decolonization, affecting migration flows in Europe and the Mediterranean area.

This year the course will focus on the processes of European urbanization from the late 19th century to the present, examining the evolution and the transformations of some European metropolises, with special attention to some capital cities (Paris, Berlin, Vienna, London, Rome), the development and decadence of some industrial cities,  and the function of some port cities in the Mediterranean area. The course will focus on urbanization plans, administrative policies, local political forces, infrastructures and architectures, and also on migration flows of urbanization and the everyday life of urban social classes.

Readings/Bibliography

For the bibliography see Italian version. Books can be chosen and read in their original version.

Teaching methods

Front lessons and discussion in class

Assessment methods

A student who attends at least 70% (22 hours )of the lectures is considered to be attending .

On this basis, the mode of the examination varies.
Attendees are compulsorily required to prepare a written paper. The topic of the paper (based on at least 4 readings)  should be agreed with the lecturer before the course is completed. The paper consists of about 20 folders of 2000/2200 characters each. Final paper in English, French, or Spanish is permitted.

Non-attenders must choose from the bibliography 4 texts to be presented at an oral exam, as homogeneous as possible such that they can be integrated into a general discourse prepared by them

For all, written exposition and then oral must deal in full with a historical topic, discussing its interpretation and historiographical debate.

The student's achievement of an organic view of the topics covered and the knowledge provided for the discipline jointly with their critical use, the demonstration of the possession of a mastery of expression and specific language will be evaluated with grades 28 to 30.

A mnemonic knowledge of the subject and an ability to synthesize and analyze articulated in correct, but not always appropriate, written and oral language will lead to fair grades of 25 to 27. Poor presentation and basic knowledge will be evaluated betw. 24-18

.Students enrolled in the course as part of an Integrated Course (I.C.) must pass the examination of both parts on the same day (the final grade will be the arithmetic average of the marks obtained in the two parts).

 

Teaching tools

Frontal classes and seminar classes with the readings, analysis and discussion of documents, maps, video etc. Choice of the individual final paper in a collective discussion in class.

Students who require specific services and adaptations to teaching activities due to a disability or specific learning disorders (SLD), must first contact the appropriate office: https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en/for-students .

Office hours

See the website of Patrizia Dogliani