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STORIA CONTEMPORANEA DEL REGNO UNITO E DELL'IRLANDA
PAOLO NELLO
Anno accademico2016/17
CdSSTUDI INTERNAZIONALI
Codice311MM
CFU6
PeriodoSecondo semestre
LinguaItaliano

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STORIA CONTEMPORANEA DEL REGNO UNITO E DELL'IRLANDAM-STO/04LEZIONI42
PAOLO NELLO unimap
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Learning outcomes
Knowledge
Students who complete the course successfully will be able to demonstrate a solid knowledge of the main processes and events in British and Irish history in the 19th and 20th century. They will be able to read critically some historical documents and will have demonstrated the ability to define some (circumscribed) historiographical problems, approach them and present the results in a structured way.
Assessment criteria of knowledge
- The student will be assessed on his/her demonstrated ability to discuss the main course contents using the appropriate terminology. - During the oral exam the student must be able to demonstrate his/her knowledge of the course material and be able to discuss the reading matter thoughtfully and with propriety of expression. - With the oral presentation, to be made to the teacher and the other students, the student must demonstrate the ability to approach a circumscribed research problem, and organise an effective exposition of the results. - The student must demonstrate the ability to put into practice and to execute, with critical awareness, the activities illustrated or carried out under the guidance of the teacher during the course.

Methods:

  • Final oral exam
  • Continuous assessment
  • Oral report

Further information:
1) Students who attend: final oral exam 50%; participation in seminar discussion 20%; seminar oral presentation 30%. 2) Students who do not attend: Final oral exam 100%

Teaching methods

Delivery: face to face

Learning activities:

  • attending lectures
  • participation in seminar
  • preparation of oral/written report
  • individual study
  • Bibliography search

Attendance: Advised

Teaching methods:

  • Lectures
  • Seminar
Syllabus
The course covers the 19th and 20th century political history of Britain and Ireland. Particular attention will be paid to topics such as the Irish national movement, the debate in Britain on the Home Rule for Ireland, the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War, Britain between the two World Wars, the relations between Britain and Ireland between the two World Wars and after the Second World War.
Bibliography
Textbooks: 1) E.F. Biagini, «Storia dell'Irlanda dal 1845 a oggi», Bologna, Il Mulino, 2014 2) A. Torre, «Regno Unito», Bologna, Il Mulino, 2005 Recommended readings: 1) P. Clarke, «Speranza e gloria. L'Inghilterra nel XX secolo», Bologna, Il Mulino, 2000 2) M. Gilbert, «Churchill»‚ Milano, Mondadori, 1992 3) I. Kershaw, «Gli amici di Hitler. Lord Londonderry e la Gran Bretagna verso la Seconda guerra mondiale», Milano, Bompiani, 2005 4) L. Biancani, «Il fascismo britannico (1920-1945)», Roma, Aracne, 2008 5) R. English, «Irish Freedom. The History of Nationalism in Ireland», London, MacMillan, 2006; 6) M. Vargas Llosa, «Il sogno del celta», Torino, Einaudi, 2011 7) M. Petrusewicz, «Un sogno irlandese. La storia di Constance Markiewicz comandante dell'Ira (1868-1927)», Roma, Manifestolibri, 1998
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