Ateneo - UPO

European history in the 19th century in a global context

required reading: 1. Alberto Mario Banti, L’età contemporanea. Dalle rivoluzioni settecentesche all’imperialismo, Laterza 2012 2. Karl Marx - Friedrich Engels, Il Manifesto del Partito Comunista, Torino, Einaudi 1998 ( (with an essay by Bruno Bongiovanni) (available on MLOL) 3. Choose one from the following: Enrico Francia, 1848. La rivoluzione del Risorgimento, il Mulino 2012; Cemil Aydin, Il lungo Ottocento. Una storia politica internazionale, Torino 2019 (available on MLOL); Antonino De Francesco, L'antichità della nazione. Il mito delle origini del popolo italiano dal Risorgimento al fascismo, FrancoAngeli, Milano 2020; Carmine Pinto, La guerra per il Mezzogiorno. Italiano borbonici e briganti 1860-1870, Laterza Bari 2019 (available on MLOL).

At a basic level, the course has the following objectives: • knowledge and understanding: knowing the main topics and events and understanding the fundamental issues and problems of 19th-century history• ability to apply knowledge and understanding: ability to situate oneself in space and time and locate texts and documents from 19th-century history in their cultural, social, and institutional context • expression of judgments: ability to interpret themes and issues with an awareness of the historicity of historical interpretation • communication skills: acquire a basic language and know how to present fundamental themes and issues with linguistic propriety • study skills: know how to read and critically assimilate a university-level history textbook and critical literature through the mediation of the teacher. At an advanced level, the course has the following objectives: • knowledge and understanding: in-depth knowledge of the fundamental turning points of 19th-century history and identification of the interconnections between historical phenomena in a global context • ability to apply knowledge and understanding: advanced ability to read and interpret texts and documents from 19th-century history according to their specific local and global social, political, and cultural contexts • expression of judgments: advanced ability to critically interpret themes and issues in 19th-century history • communication skills: ability to develop critical judgments on the topics discussed, the result of personal reflection, and ability to argue the required content through fluent, precise presentation with appropriate use of specific terminology • study skills: reading and assimilating historiographical essays and specialist literature in a critical and independent manner.

basic information taken from the highschool textbook

In-class lectures with use of media supports and audio/visual aids. The course includes conducting in-class tests to critically comment on historical sources.

Students with physical disabilities, Learning Disabilities or Special Education Needs can request specific services and tools via the Staff Sviluppo e Coordinamento Carriere e Servizi alle Studentesse e agli Studenti, consulting the University webpage: https://www.uniupo.it/en/services/servicesstudents-physical-or-learning-disabilities. Students with disabilities, learning disabilities or special education needs, once they have contacted the University Staff, can refer to the tutor in charge of the course to define the examination modalities, concerning academic aspects.

The exam consists of: 1. a written test with two open-ended questions (chosen from three) to be completed in class, and one compulsory open-ended question on Karl Marx's Manifesto. Each open-ended answer is worth up to 5 points out of 30. 2. 10 closed-ended questions; each correct answer is worth 1/2 out of 30. 3. To complete the exam, students are required to write a 10,000-character critical essay at home summarizing and evaluating a monograph of their choice from the bibliography list. The report must be sent to the teacher at the institutional email address at least one week before the exam. This report is worth up to 10 points out of 30. The purpose of this part is to assess the ability to develop critical and analytical thinking. The grade will be calculated as the algebraic sum of the three partial grades, with the possibility of awarding honors in the case of a perfect score and an excellent written essay on the chosen monograph.

A survey of the most relevant problems and events in Europe from 1789 to 1870. •teaching unit 1: Presentation and the Industrial Revolution (Banti, 3-28) - teaching unit 2: The French Revolution, Napoleon and Europe: the political modernity of revolution and counterrevolution (Banti, 49-124) - teaching unit 3: Europe after 1815 and the Restoration (Banti 125-146) - teaching unit 4: The revolutions of 1820-31 in Europe and America (Banti 147-164) - teaching unit 5: The national question in Italy and the political diaspora (Banti 165-180) - teaching unit 6: The social question. Chartism and socialism in Europe (Banti 251-266) - didactic unit 7: Marx the Manifesto - didactic unit 8: 1848-49 in Europe : constitutional and diplomatic-military aspects - didactic unit 9: 1848 in Italy - didactic unit 10: The decade of preparation in Italy, Italian unification and the problems of united Italy 1849-1870 - didactic unit 11: France in the Second Empire and the unification of Germany - didactic unit 12: The construction of democracy in America - didactic unit 13: Colonialism and imperialism in the second half of the 19th century - didactic unit 14: Mass society in the second half of the 19th century (Banti, 376-400) - didactic unit 15: The European politics of modernity: socialist movement and political and trade union parties (Banti, 400-433).

In accordance with the Dublin descriptors, the course aims at. knowledge of the fundamental categories for understanding modern history the ability to apply the knowledge acquired by relating historical knowledge to other humanities and social sciences. the ability to use historical categories independently for the purpose of understanding major issues in contemporary society and politics. the ability to communicate in various forms and in the most diverse social contexts historical knowledge always grasping its current meaning. The acquisition of learning skills for the purpose of further exploration of historical themes. The aim is to prepare students for the future by equipping them with analytical and critical thinking skills such as the ability to assess evidence and evaluate conflicting interpretations to make informed judgements of the past and better understand the present. In order to achieve the knowledge and skills corresponding to the minimum sufficiency level, the student is asked to demonstrate: - to know the content of the textbook and texts indicated. (SKILLS) - to be able to write clearly about topics covered in class and in the textbook (TRANSVERSAL SKILLS) - be able to present, in both oral and written form, a clear and well-structured set of relevant considerations of project assumptions, methods employed and results; - be able to read, understand and comment on the books indicated in the bibliography and selected sources - know historiographical terminology. For the attainment of an advanced level, the student must demonstrate to: - be able to propose innovative arguments that take into account all dimensions of the historical problem presented in class.