Course Details

CONTEMPORARY HISTORY AND DIDACTICS OF GEOGRAPHY

LE0689

Course
CONTEMPORARY HISTORY AND DIDACTICS OF GEOGRAPHY
Code
LE0689
Academic Year
2025/2026
Curriculum Year
2025/2026
Degree Programme
PHILOLOGY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE
Curriculum
A031 - Percorso moderno e contemporaneo
Course coordinator
Credits
12
Lecture Hours
60
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
M-GGR/01 - Geography, M-STO/04 - Contemporary History
Course Type
Integrated learning activity
Course Delivery
OPZ - Opzionale
Year
1
Teaching period
Primo Semestre, Secondo Semestre
Campus
VERCELLI
Teaching language
Italian, English
Reference Texts
Students may take the exam as either attending or non-attending students. For the first part, everyone will prepare for the exam by reading: 1. Tony Judt, Postwar. A History of Europe Since 1945, London, Penguin, 2005 (an Italian translation is also acceptable). 2. One book of their choice from: - Philipp Ther, Europe Since 1989. A History, Princeton, Princeton UP, 2016. - Kiran Klaus Patel, Project Europe. A History, Cambridge, Cambridge UP, 2020. For the second part, however, there will be a difference between those who attend and those who do not. STUDENTS ATTENDING THE COURSE: - lectures by the teacher and documents made available by the teacher on the University's DIR - Online Teaching platform for the creation of a Learning Unit - reading of the following articles from Giovanna Filosa, Emanuela Gamberoni (eds.), An Inclusive School. Actions to Counter the Risk of Dropout of Students of Foreign Origin, Milan, Franco Angeli, 2023: Part One ‒ Surveys on the Phenomenon: NAI Students: Emergency, Resource, Opportunity. The School's Action as an Inclusive Educational Community and the Key Role of the Headmaster by Anna Sturino; Teaching Geography as an Antidote to Educational Dropout by Claudio Gambino; Geographical Aims and Objectives for Reception, Integration, and Citizenship: The Role and Significance of Geographical Education by Maria Fiori; Inclusion 4.0: How to Bridging Distances by Sabrina Malizia; The Boundaries of Intercultural Dialogue and the Bridges of Learning/Training by Felice Arona, Vincenzo Di Natale, Sabrina Malizia, Daniela Turrisi; Italian Internal Areas and the Challenges of Welcoming and Training the Migrant Population: Some Preliminary Notes by Gianni Petino. The volume containing the articles is available in Open Access format at the following link: https://series.francoangeli.it/index.php/oa/catalog/book/952 NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS: Students who intend to take the exam as NON-attending students will bring the following syllabus: - Gino De Vecchis, Daniela Pasquinelli d'Allegra, Cristiano Pesaresi, Didattica della geografia, Novara, UTET - De Agostini scuola, 2020 One text chosen from the following: 1) Giovanna Filosa, Emanuela Gamberoni (eds.), An Inclusive School. Actions to counter the risks of dropout of students of foreign origin, Milan, Franco Angeli, 2023. The volume containing the articles is available in OpenAccess format at the following link: https://series.francoangeli.it/index.php/oa/catalog/book/952 2) Cristiano Giorda, Giacomo Zanolin (eds.), Geographical ideas for educating the world, Milan, Franco Angeli, 2020. The volume containing the articles is available in OpenAccess format at the following link: https://series.francoangeli.it/index.php/oa/catalog/book/470

Moduli

Course year 1
Code LE0713
Course DIDACTICS OF GEOGRAPHY
Lecturers Raffaella AFFERNI
SSD M-GGR/01
Campus VERCELLI
Curriculum Percorso moderno e contemporaneo
Credits 6
Course year 1
Code LE0711
Course CONTEMPORARY HISTORY
SSD M-STO/04
Campus VERCELLI
Curriculum Percorso moderno e contemporaneo
Credits 6
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