Primary teacher education

Modern and Contemporary History This course is an integrated module and provides 4 CFU in modern history and 4 CFU in contemporary history. It aims to offer a reasoned course on events and issues that marked the modern and contemporary ages. It is articulated through lectures in dialogue on the cornerstones of historical knowledge, in a long-term perspective and in constant comparison between the approaches of modern history and those of contemporary history. For both parts, it includes methodological reflections on periodizations, spaces, source criticism and the complex relationship between history and memory. In each class, an introduction to the methods and problems of the historical disciplines will be an integral part of our work. Classroom discussion of a small lexicon of common key words will bring the categories and themes of modern history into dialogue with those of contemporary history. Particular attention will be paid to the fundamental junctures in the history of Italy from the mid-fifteenth century to the present day, always traced within the framework of European and world events.

Not needed

For Modern History: Giulia Albini, Alice Raviola, Nel tempo e nello spazio. Manuale di metodologia dello studio della storia, Milano, Pearson, 2021 Germano Maifreda, Immagini contese. Storia politica delle figure dal Rinascimento alla cancel culture, Milano, Feltrinelli, 2022 For Contemporary History: U. Gentiloni Silveri, Storia dell'Italia contemporanea 1943-2023, Bologna, il Mulino, 2024. Lezioni di storia (AA 2024-2025), a cura di Serena Di Nepi e Umberto Longo, Roma, Sapienza Università Editrice (in corso di stampa, disponibile open access novembre 2025)

Attendance is not mandatory but is strongly encouraged.

Oral exam to be verbalized and completed with Prof. Gentiloni. The exam is in two separate phases to be taken in the same session: first modern history and then contemporary history. More information will be available at the beginning of the course on our classroom and faculty pages.

The course is organized into lectures and classroom discussions, including dedicated seminars. In the course of lectures, special attention will be given to keyword analysis of a lexicon of modern and contemporary history