FROM THE MYTH OF THE SERENISSIMA TO THE METROPOLITAN CITY

The course is part of Minor "Venezia. Storia di una città di mare e di pietra".

Knowledge and understanding:
- know the history of Venice from the fall of the republic (1797) to the present
- know the main events and processes that occurred in the historical period considered
- know the geography of Venice, in relation to the historical period considered
- understand the relations between time and space, and therefore between history and geografy
- understand the distinction and the mutual connections between history, memory and myth

Ability to apply knowledge and understanding:
- apply the acquired knowledge to a case study of your choice
- write a short historiographic text

At least elementary knowledge of the Italian language.
Knowledge of the general frameworks of modern and contemporary history acquired in high school.

History of Venice from the fall of the republic to the present.

1. Carlo Rubini, La grande Venezia nel secolo breve. Guida alla topografia di una metropoli incompiuta (1797-1993), Cierre, 2016.
2. Storia di Venezia. L’Ottocento e il Novecento, a cura di Stuart J. Woolf, Mario Isnenghi, Istituto dell’Enciclopedia italiana Treccani, 2002:
- Piero Del Negro, Il 1848 e dopo: http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/l-ottocento-e-il-novecento-1-venezia-citta-suddita-1797-1866-il-1848-e-dopo_%28Storia-di-Venezia%29/
- Maria Teresa Sega, Lavoratrici (1797-1918):http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/l-ottocento-e-il-novecento-2-l-ottocento-1797-1918-lavoratrici_%28Storia-di-Venezia%29/
- Maurizio Reberschak, Gli uomini capitali: il "gruppo veneziano" (Volpi, Cini e gli altri): http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/l-ottocento-e-il-novecento-2-la-societa-veneziana-gli-uomini-capitali-il_%28Storia-di-Venezia%29/
- Renato Camurri, La classe politica nazionalfascista: http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/l-ottocento-e-il-novecento-2-la-societa-veneziana-la-classe-politica-nazionalfascista_%28Storia-di-Venezia%29/
- Emilio Franzina, Il "fronte interno" sulle lagune: Venezia in guerra (1938-1943): http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/l-ottocento-e-il-novecento-3-il-novecento-il_%28Storia-di-Venezia%29/
- Leopoldo Pietragnoli, Maurizio Reberschak, Dalla ricostruzione al 'problema' di Venezia: http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/l-ottocento-e-il-novecento-3-la-citta-e-il-territorio-nell-ultimo-novecento-dalla-ricostruzione-al-problema-di-venezia_%28Storia-di-Venezia%29/
3. Venice XX siecle, sous la direction de Marco Fincardi et Xavier Tabet, "Laboratoire Italien", vol. 15, 2014, pp. 1-289: https://iris.unive.it/retrieve/handle/10278/44192/32093/LABO15_MEP.pdf (OPTIONAL)

Oral exam to verify the preparation on what is treated in class and on the bibliography of the course.

Lectures. Some lessons will be held on the field.
The student must write a term paper (8,000 characters) on a place in Venice agreed with the teacher.

Italian

oral

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Cities, infrastructure and social capital" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development