OVERVIEW

In a globalized and multicultural world, knowledge of international relations is not only useful but also necessary in the field of mass media and the pursuit of professions related to the vast world of communication. The course aims to provide students with an in-depth analysis of the crucial junctures of the twentieth century and third millenniums using the analytical tools of Cultural History and Public History, with particular reference to the world of cinema and television.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The aim of the course is to provide students with the necessary tools to orient themselves within the history of international relations in the twentieth century and the third millennium. In particular, students will acquire the ability to critically analyse the narratives of these issues offered by television and especially by cinema.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The aim of the course is to study the themes of the history of international relations of the twentieth century and the third millennium (from the First to the Second World War, passing through the Russian Revolution, fascisms and the birth of the League of Nations; from the cold war to the scenarios following the events of 1989), through the narratives of television and especially of cinema, comparing them with the academic acquisitions of historiography.

TEACHING METHODS

The course includes 27 two-hour lectures; during the lectures slides will be projected, documents distributed, analyzed sequences of documentaries and feature films, and discussions organized. Attending students will also present individual research on lesson topics.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The program provides an analysis of the main topics of international politics of the twentieth and third millenniums: from the First to the Second World War, from Post-War Reconstruction to the Cold War, from the process of European integration to Decolonization, the Movement of non-Aligned to the Distension, from the entrance in the world politics of Maoist China and the India of Nehru, from the Iranian revolution to the fall of the Berlin Wall and German reunification, from globalization to the destabilization of the Middle East, to latest environmental and climatic emergencies).

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Recommended readings: a textbook to choose from Alfredo Canavero (ed.), Storia delle relazioni internazionali. Il mondo nel XX secolo e oltre, Utet 2014 or Antonio Varsori, Storia internazionale dal 1919 a oggi, Il Mulino 2020; a volume to choose from Francesca Anania, Immagini di storia. La televisione racconta il Novecento, ERI, 2003; Ib. Bondebjerg, Screening Twentieth Century Europe: Television, History, Memory, Palgrave Macmillan 2020; G.P. Brunetta, L'Italia sullo schermo. Come il cinema ha raccontato l'identità nazionale, Carocci 2020; Jonathan Friedman, Haunted Laughter: Representations of Adolf Hitler, the Third Reich, and the Holocaust in Comedic Film and Television, Lexington Books, 2022; Fiamma Lussana, Cinema educatore. L'Istituto Luce dal fascismo alla liberazione (1924-1945), Carocci 2019; Pierre Sorlin, Stefano Pisu (a cura di), La storia internazionale e il cinema, numero monografico della rivista “Cinema e Storia”, 2017; Maurizio Zinni, Schermi radioattivi. L'America, Hollywood e l'incubo nucleare da Hiroshima alla crisi di Cuba, Marsilio 2013.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

GUIDO LEVI (President)

LARA PICCARDO

LUCA BARBAINI (Substitute)

GIORGIO GRIMALDI (Substitute)

MARIA ELEONORA GUASCONI (Substitute)

LUCIA MARTINES (Substitute)

DANIELA PREDA (Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

17 February 2025

Class schedule

HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS FOR THE MEDIA

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The exam consists of an oral test, which lasts 20-30 minutes, in order to assess the level of knowledge of the subject acquired by the student. The Commission is chaired by the lecturer.

Exam schedule

FURTHER INFORMATION

Students with certified DSA, disability or other special educational needs are advised to contact both the contact person Prof. Canepa
 (aristide.capepa@unige.it) and the lecturer at the beginning of the course to agree on teaching and examination methods that, while respecting the teaching objectives, take
 account of individual learning patterns and provide appropriate compensatory tools.