The course aims to provide future professional social workers with tools and knowledge to identify, recognize, and counter male violence against women and on/against minors. In particular, the course, will feature both a theoretical and practical course, aimed at defining and classifying the various forms of violence, cultural and social aspects, risk situations and sentinel events, psychophysical and social consequences of violence on women and their children, the spread of the phenomenon, the responsibilities of the professionals, communication-relational strategies, tools for risk assessment, interview management and documentation (reports to the Courts, interview forms), the network model, lines of action and protocols of the various professionals who are part of the anti-violence networks.
The teaching approach will be participatory.
Discussion and debate will be encouraged, also through the use of digital platforms, starting from concepts presented via slides and videos.
Students will be invited to contribute by suggesting materials—including visual ones (videos, films, songs, readings, newspaper articles, social media posts)—related to the topics covered in class, as well as to themes that may emerge from classroom discussions.
The course format will be available on the first page of AulaWeb and will be continuously updated throughout the course. Slides and supplementary materials related to the lessons will also be available on AulaWeb.
The cultural roots of gender-based violence: gender order and heteronormativity
Gender-based violence and male violence against women
Representations of male violence against women
Language as a vehicle for gender-based violence
Sexism as a vehicle for male violence against women
Online and offline violence
Students who do not speak Italian may ask for texts in English
Ricevimento: Starting from September 17, the office hours will be held on Wednesdays from 9 to 11 a.m., room 3A7, DISFOR, unless otherwise indicated on AulaWeb, For work, health, or geographical reasons, meetings can be held online.
VALENTINA DI GREGORIO (President)
ADRIANA GEORGIANA ANDREI
EMANUELA ABBATECOLA (President Substitute)
LUISA STAGI (President Substitute)
LEONARDO ANSELMI (Substitute)
SEBASTIANO BENASSO (Substitute)
Second semester, February 2026
Attending students will have the opportunity to take the exam through group work.
Non-attending students will take an oral exam based on the texts listed on AulaWeb.
For students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD) Students with disabilities or with SLDs are reminded that, in order to request accommodations for exams, they must first upload their certification to the University's online platform at servizionline.unige.it in the "Students" section. The documentation will be verified by the University’s Office for the Inclusion of Students with Disabilities and SLDs (link).
Afterwards, students must send an email to the instructor of the exam at least 10 days before the exam date, copying both the School Inclusion Representative for students with disabilities and SLDs (Prof.: isa.fanlo@unige.it) and the Inclusion Office using one of the following email addresses:
The email must include:
Prof. Isabel Fanlo Cortés, the School Representative, will confirm to the instructor that the student is entitled to request exam accommodations and that these should be discussed with the instructor. The instructor will then reply, indicating whether the requested accommodations can be granted.
Requests must be submitted at least 10 days before the exam date, to allow the instructor sufficient time to assess them. In particular, if a student intends to use concept maps during the exam (which must be significantly more concise than those used for studying), failure to meet the deadline may result in insufficient time for any necessary modifications that the instructor may request.
For more information regarding the request for services and accommodations, please refer to the document: Guidelines for requesting services, compensatory tools, and/or dispensatory measures and specific aids.
The exam is conceived to verify the acquisition of knowledge and skills that are not only descriptive and notional, but also argumentative and critical.
Afterwards, students must send an email to the instructor of the exam at least 10 days before the exam date, copying both the School Inclusion Representative for students with disabilities and SLDs (Prof. Laura Traverso: isa.fanlo@unige.it) and the Inclusion Office using one of the following email addresses:
