SOCIETIES AND CULTURES OF THE MODERN WORLD

The course will explore issues and questions of history of modern Europe, seen in relation to the cultural, institutional, political, social and economic realities of the rest of the world, starting with the in-depth analysis of the concepts of otherness, gender and difference.

The course will be structured in two parts: the first dedicated to the study of the European reality in the modern age, which will be the object of some lectures and seminars; the second dedicated to the theme of 'the "other" and organized in seminars and study groups that the students should attend according to a previous timetable.

For students attending the course, the program is as follows:

a) for what concerns “Europe in the modern age”:

P. Viola, L’Europa Moderna. Storia di un’identità, Torino 2004.

b) for what concerns the theme of the “other” one of the following books:

B. Lewis, Arabi nella Storia, Roma-Bari, 1999;

M.E. Wiesner, Le donne nell’Europa moderna, Torino 2003;

T. Todorov, La conquista dell’America. Il problema dell’altro, Einaudi, Torino 1992.

c) in addition the students attending the course must take part in one of the study groups, choosing between Islam, Women, and the Amerindians, and must report on one of the books that will be pointed out during the course.

Please remember that in compliance with art 171 L22.04.1941, n. 633 and its amendments, it is illegal to copy entire books or journals, only 15% of their content can be copied.

For further information on sanctions and regulations concerning photocopying please refer to the regulations on copyright (Linee Guida sulla Gestione dei Diritti d’Autore) provided by AIDRO - Associazione Italiana per i Diritti di Riproduzione delle opere dell’ingegno (the Italian Association on Copyright).

All the books listed in the programs can be consulted in the Library.