OVERVIEW

The course illustrates the history of North America (Canada and States Unit) from its constitutive period, the colonial age, up to the beginning of the 21st century.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course deals with the history of North American in its formative period, from 1492 to 1791. North America is the region that originated  Canada and  United States of today. It gives large space to Afro-Americans people and their African origins. The course is organized on lectures held by the teacher and oral presentations of the students. The course objective is to provide students with a general knowledge of the first three centuries of North American history.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The North American History Course (Canada and United States) aims to provide students with an introduction to the political, economic and social issues of North America. This teaching provides the basic knowledge of American and Canadian history, even in the mutual function of the historical processes of the two countries.

TEACHING METHODS

The course is organized on lectures held by the teacher and if the class in not too crowded students will be requested to hold lessons.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Program for  6 CFU Course
The course (36 hours of lesson) illustrates the history of North America from its formative period, the colonial age, up to the beginning of the 21st century. This is the historical evolution of the region that originated Canada and the United States today. The aim of the course is to provide students with a general knowledge of the first three centuries (18th, 19th and 20th centuries) of North American history. Constant  attendance at the lessons is required. Those who attend should be able to read texts in Italian and English, even better if also in French. However, who attends is not dispensed with the reading of the suggested texts; the study of the volumes indicated in the bibliography is sufficient to pass the exam.

Program for 9 CFU Course

In addition to the 6 CFU teaching, the second part of the course (18 hours od lesson) will be dedicated to study in deep the history of slavery in the South and the American Civil War (1861-1865) as a turning point of U.S history.
 

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bibliography  for 6 CFU Course

Step 1. A volume of choice between the following:

- Stefano Luconi, La "nazione indispensabile". Storia degli Stati Uniti dalle origini a oggi, Le Monnier, Firenze, 2016;
- Arnaldo Testi, La formazione degli Stati Uniti, Bologna, il Mulino, 2013;
- Arnaldo Testi, Il secolo degli Stati Uniti, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2014;

Step 2 In addition to the study of one of the volumes indicated in step 1, the student will need to study in deep a volume between the following:

- Tiziano Bonazzi, Abraham Lincoln. Un dramma americano, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2016;
- Ferdinando Fasce, I presidenti USA. Due secoli di storia, Roma, Carocci, 2008;
- Bruce Levine, La Guerra civile americana. Una nuova storia, Torino, Einaudi, 2015 (also in original language: Bruce Levine, The Fall of the House of Dixie. The Civil War and the Social Revolution that Transformed the South, New York, Random House, 2013);
- Raimondo Luraghi, La guerra civile americana. Le ragioni e i protagonisti del primo conflitto industriale, Milano, Rizzoli, 2013.

Bibliography  for 9 cfu Course

1. Arnaldo Testi, La formazione degli Stati Uniti, Bologna, il Mulino, 2013;

2. Arnaldo Testi, Il secolo degli Stati Uniti, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2014;

In addition to the study of points 1 and 2, the student will need to study in deep a volume of choice between the following:

3 - Tiziano Bonazzi, Abraham Lincoln. Un dramma americano, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2016;

  - Ferdinando Fasce, I presidenti USA. Due secoli di storia, Roma, Carocci, 2008;

  - Tania Groppi, Il Canada, Bologna, il Mulino, 2006;

  - Bruce Levine, La Guerra civile americana. Una nuova storia, Torino, Einaudi, 2015 (also in original language: Bruce Levine, The Fall of the House of Dixie. The Civil War and the  Social Revolution that Transformed the South, New York, Random House, 2013);

  - Raimondo Luraghi, Storia della Guerra Civile Americana, Torino, Einaudi, 1966;

  - Raimondo Luraghi, La guerra civile americana. Le ragioni e i protagonisti del primo conflitto industriale, Milano, Rizzoli, 2013.

Students who have difficulty finding the volumes listed above should contact the teacher for further information.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

ROBERTO MACCARINI (President)

LARA PICCARDO

CHIARA VANGELISTA

LESSONS

LESSONS START

Tuesday, September 19th, 2017.

Class schedule

HISTORY OF NORTH AMERICA (CANADA, UNITED STATES)

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

A final oral exam on the main issues discussed in the course and on the readings listed in the bibliography.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

- According to the number of students, thematic insights and individual presentations in oral form are required.
- Final Test: in oral form on the main issues discussed in the course and on the readings indicated.  The committee, presided by the teacher, verifies the achievement of the formative objectives, considering the knowledge of the discipline, the readiness, precision of responses, clarity of exposition

Exam schedule