22910722 - Mediterranean societies and cultures

The course aims to provide students with knowledge, skills, and competences for the historical understanding of contemporary phenomena in the Mediterranean area. The historical framework outlined during the course, through the analysis of the societies and cultures of the entire Mediterranean basin, will allow students to enrich their knowledge and skills regarding interculture, interreligious dialogue, international migrations, peace, in close connection with the other disciplines of the degree course.
Knowledge and understanding:
- define and identify the epistemological and methodological field of the academic course;
- understand the main features of the contemporary age, with specific reference to the Mediterranean area.
Applying knowledge and understanding:
- analyse the dynamics of encounter-clash in the Mediterranean area;
- identify and be able to describe complex phenomena relating to intercultural and interreligious relationships.
Making judgements:
- link historical knowledge to current social, political and geopolitical situations;
- evaluate the new historiographical acquisitions and geopolitical analysis.
Communication skills:
- use human interaction strategies in and outside the classroom;
- develop competence in the planning and organization of historical analysis and presentations.
Learning skills:
- exercise availability for scientific research;
- focus on the challenges of the contemporary age by identifying problems and connecting the past with the present.

Curriculum

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Programma

The classes will cover the following topics:
- The Mediterranean: geography, environments, climate
- The cultures of the Mediterranean between identity and "métissage"
- Religions in the Mediterranean between coexistence and clash of civilizations
- Migrations in the Mediterranean from the 19th century to the present day
- Imperialism and colonial conquest in the Mediterranean
- The struggles for independence and decolonization
- The Mediterranean in the Cold War
- September 11th and the Global War on Terror
- The Arab Spring of 2011: a missed opportunity?
- The boot in the sea: Italy and the Mediterranean
- The European Union and the Euro-Mediterranean partnership

Testi Adottati

For attending students, the program will consist of the notes taken during the classes and the Powerpoint presentations made available by the professor after each lesson.

Non-attending students must prepare for the exam by choosing one of the following two textbooks:
1) André Nouschi, "Il Mediterraneo contemporaneo. Il XX secolo", Besa Muci edizioni, 2020
2) F. Canale Cama-D. Casanova-R.M. Delli Quadri, "Storia del Mediterraneo moderno e contemporaneo", Guida Editori, 2017
They will also have to read one of the books of the reference bibliography, of their choice.

Bibliografia Di Riferimento

Fernand Braudel, "Il Mediterraneo. Lo spazio, la storia, gli uomini, le tradizioni", Bompiani, 2015 Andrea Riccardi, "Mediterraneo. Cristianesimo e Islam tra coabitazione e conflitto", Guerini e Associati, 2014 Vittorio Ianari, "Lo stivale nel mare. Italia, Mediterraneo, Islam: alle origini di una politica", Guerini e Associati, 2006 Mauro Spotorno, "Risiko-Mediterraneo. Politiche, popoli, flussi", Franco Angeli, 2017 Valerio De Cesaris, Emidio Diodato, "Il confine mediterraneo. L'Europa di fronte agli sbarchi dei migranti", Carocci, 2018 Caterina Roggero, "Storia del Nord Africa indipendente", Bompiani, 2019 Tamim Ansary, "Un destino parallelo. La storia del mondo vista attraverso lo sguardo dell'islam", Fazi Editore, 2010 David Abulafia, "Il grande mare. Storia del Mediterraneo", Mondadori, 2016 Marta Petricioli, "Oltre il mito. L'Egitto degli italiani (1917-1947)", Bruno Mondadori, 2007 Julia A. Clancy-Smith, "Mediterraneans. North Africa and Europe in an Age of Migration, c. 1800-1900", University of California Press, 2011

Modalità Erogazione

Classes will take place face to face. Students unable to attend the classes, according to the criteria identified by the University regulations, will have access to the recordings of the lectures and the materials used during the course.

Modalità Frequenza

Students willing to take the exam as attending students are required to be present at at least 70% of the lessons, i.e. 25 hours out of 36.

Modalità Valutazione

For attending students, it is possible to take the exam through two written tests, a mid-term test and one at the end of the course. If the grade reported is not satisfactory, it will be possible to increase it with a further oral exam. For non-attending students, the exam will take place exclusively in oral form.

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Mutuazione: 22910722 Società e culture del Mediterraneo in Scienze dell'educazione per Educatori e Formatori L-19 MUSSO GIORGIO

Programma

The classes will cover the following topics:
- The Mediterranean: geography, environments, climate
- The cultures of the Mediterranean between identity and "métissage"
- Religions in the Mediterranean between coexistence and clash of civilizations
- Migrations in the Mediterranean from the 19th century to the present day
- Imperialism and colonial conquest in the Mediterranean
- The struggles for independence and decolonization
- The Mediterranean in the Cold War
- September 11th and the Global War on Terror
- The Arab Spring of 2011: a missed opportunity?
- The boot in the sea: Italy and the Mediterranean
- The European Union and the Euro-Mediterranean partnership

Testi Adottati

For attending students, the program will consist of the notes taken during the classes and the Powerpoint presentations made available by the professor after each lesson.

Non-attending students must prepare for the exam by choosing one of the following two textbooks:
1) André Nouschi, "Il Mediterraneo contemporaneo. Il XX secolo", Besa Muci edizioni, 2020
2) F. Canale Cama-D. Casanova-R.M. Delli Quadri, "Storia del Mediterraneo moderno e contemporaneo", Guida Editori, 2017
They will also have to read one of the books of the reference bibliography, of their choice.

Bibliografia Di Riferimento

Fernand Braudel, "Il Mediterraneo. Lo spazio, la storia, gli uomini, le tradizioni", Bompiani, 2015 Andrea Riccardi, "Mediterraneo. Cristianesimo e Islam tra coabitazione e conflitto", Guerini e Associati, 2014 Vittorio Ianari, "Lo stivale nel mare. Italia, Mediterraneo, Islam: alle origini di una politica", Guerini e Associati, 2006 Mauro Spotorno, "Risiko-Mediterraneo. Politiche, popoli, flussi", Franco Angeli, 2017 Valerio De Cesaris, Emidio Diodato, "Il confine mediterraneo. L'Europa di fronte agli sbarchi dei migranti", Carocci, 2018 Caterina Roggero, "Storia del Nord Africa indipendente", Bompiani, 2019 Tamim Ansary, "Un destino parallelo. La storia del mondo vista attraverso lo sguardo dell'islam", Fazi Editore, 2010 David Abulafia, "Il grande mare. Storia del Mediterraneo", Mondadori, 2016 Marta Petricioli, "Oltre il mito. L'Egitto degli italiani (1917-1947)", Bruno Mondadori, 2007 Julia A. Clancy-Smith, "Mediterraneans. North Africa and Europe in an Age of Migration, c. 1800-1900", University of California Press, 2011

Modalità Erogazione

Classes will take place face to face. Students unable to attend the classes, according to the criteria identified by the University regulations, will have access to the recordings of the lectures and the materials used during the course.

Modalità Frequenza

Students willing to take the exam as attending students are required to be present at at least 70% of the lessons, i.e. 25 hours out of 36.

Modalità Valutazione

For attending students, it is possible to take the exam through two written tests, a mid-term test and one at the end of the course. If the grade reported is not satisfactory, it will be possible to increase it with a further oral exam. For non-attending students, the exam will take place exclusively in oral form.