COMPARATIVE CONTEMPORARY HISTORY

Academic year
2018/2019 Syllabus of previous years
Official course title
STORIA COMPARATA DELL'ETA' CONTEMPORANEA
Course code
LM6070 (AF:254435 AR:157284)
Modality
On campus classes
ECTS credits
6
Degree level
Master's Degree Programme (DM270)
Educational sector code
M-STO/04
Period
1st Semester
Course year
2
Where
VENEZIA
Moodle
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The general topic of the course is: Genealogies of political cultures of the European right. It fits into the objectives of the RIC by examining key themes of international political and cultural history as:
The knowledge of democratisation processes and their opponents;
The knowledge of the debates on the forms of state and representation in European political thought;
Theknowledge of the historical roots of the political cultures of the European right.
Particular reference will be made to the area of Mediterranean Europe, to long-term transnational dynamics, and to issues that promotes a critical knowledge of the roots of the present.
At the end of the course the following learning outcomes are expected:
The critical knowledge of different historiographic interpretations of phenomena and the ability to compare them in relation to the context
The ability to critically locate in time and space the historical roots of the issues dealt with in the lecture, in particular: democracy and anti-democracy, plans for a state and political representation, the thinking of the European right.
The ability to critically read a source - analysed in class - and to connect it critically to the historical and cultural context;
The ability to understand the relationships between historical, political and cultural phenomena, and to operate a form of critical conceptualization;
Practical and communicative skills are expected:
The ability to interact actively and profitably with the lessons and especially with the comments and analysis of texts;
The ability to present effectively, personally and appropriately the topics, during the oral exam.
It is encouraged the identification of topics of particular interest, which can be further examined in the thesis work
No prerequisite is necessary. It is preferable, however, to have followed, in previous cycles, a course in modern and contemporary history, or to have consolidated the basic knowledge
The course investigates the historical roots of the European right. The disciplinary approach is the history of political cultures, framed within the context of contemporary history. The thematic and geographical perspective favours the national contexts of the countries of Mediterranean Europe - especially Italy, France and Spain - without neglecting the links with continental Europe. There are three thematic issues: the genealogies of democracy and anti-democracy; the projects of state and political representation, with particular reference to the fascisms and corporatisms of the interwar period; the key themes of right-wing thinking, in a transnational perspective.
All students:
Ch. Maier, Leviatano 2.0. La costruzione dello stato moderno. Einaudi, Torino, 2018. Immagine e realtà dello Stato fascista.
J.W. Müller, L’enigma democrazia. Le idee politiche nell’Europa del Novecento, Einaudi, Torino 2012
Student non attending classes will chose between:
Z. Sternhell, Contro l’illuminismo. Dal XVIII secolo alla guerra fredda, Baldini Castoldi Dalai, Milano, 2007;
G. Melis, La macchina imperfetta, Il mulino, 2018
The oral test is aimed to prove the achievement of the above mentioned didactical purposes. More specifically, the first question checks the mastery of a well defined topic’s outline, the ability to frame it in its historical background, and to express oneself clearly and effectively; the second question checks the command of advanced historical notions, the proficiency in operating interrelations among them and the ability to conceptualize; the third checks the ability to analyze and comment sources and document
Academic lectures combined with seminar lessons. Sources and documents analysed during classes will be uploaded on line.
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Definitive programme.
Last update of the programme: 08/05/2018