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CONTEMPORARY HISTORY 2

Scienze della Comunicazione CONTEMPORARY HISTORY 2

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DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE POLITICHE E DELLA COMUNICAZIONE
EQF6
COMMUNICATION SCIENCES
2019/2020



OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2017
PRIMO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
640LESSONS
PIETRO CAVALLO T Curriculum
Objectives
THE AIM OF THE TEACHING IS TO ENABLE STUDENTS TO DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE TOPICS TREATED WITHIN THE GENERAL COURSE OF THE HISTORY OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY; AND TO DEMONSTRATE, WITH APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE, CRITICAL INSIGHT INTO THE POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL EVENTS OF THE LAST CENTURY.
Prerequisites
KNOWLEDGE ABOUT OF THE HISTORY OF THE WESTERN WORLD, INCLUDING ITS EXTERNAL RELATIONS, IN THE NINETEENTH AND TWENTIETH CENTURIES.
Contents
THE COURSE AIMS TO REVIEW CRITICALLY THE HISTORY OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY AND PARTICULARLY ITALIAN HISTORY FROM THE END OF WORLD WAR I TO YEAR 2000, EXAMINING, WITH REGARD TO ITALIAN HISTORY, NOT ONLY THE POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ANALYSIS OF THE COUNTRY, BUT ALSO THROUGH A SCRUTINY OF MASS MEDIA, PARTICULARLY FILM, AS WELL AS CHANGES OF BEHAVIOR, CULTURAL PATTERNS, AND MENTALITY.
Teaching Methods
SOURCES NOT YET WIDELY EXPLOITED BY THE HISTORICAL RESEARCH WILL BE USED THROUGHOUT THE COURSE: RADIO, POPULAR PRESS, SONGS, THEATER, AND ESPECIALLY FILM; «DREAM FACTORY», WHICH, ON ONE HAND, REFLECT NEEDS AND FEELINGS OF THE AUDIENCES AND ON THE OTHER HAND CONTRIBUTE TO BUILD NEW EXPECTATIONS AND NEW PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR (FRONTAL LESSONS).
Verification of learning
THE ORAL EXAM AIMS TO ASSESS THE STUDENT'S PREPARATION, REGARDING BOTH THE CONTENT OF THE COURSE AND THE METHODOLOGY OF ANALYSIS.
Texts
- SIMONA COLARIZI, STORIA DEL NOVECENTO ITALIANO, RIZZOLI, MILANO, 2000, CHAPTERS 7-10;
- PIETRO CAVALLO-PASQUALE IACCIO, EDITED BY, PENSO CHE UN SOGNO COSÌ NON RITORNI MAI PIÙ. L’ITALIA DEL MIRACOLO TRA STORIA, CINEMA, MUSICA E TELEVISIONE, NAPOLI, LIGUORI, 2016. THE VOLUME CAN BE DOWNLOADED ELECTRONICALLY.
More Information
MORE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED DIRECTLY FROM THE PROFESSOR. REGULAR ATTENDANCE TO THE COURSE IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. THE DATES OF ANY REMEDIAL COURSES OR SEMINARS WILL BE COMMUNICATED BY THE PROFESSOR DURING THE LESSONS.
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