BOSTON UNIVERSITY STUDY ABROAD PADUA Galleria Santa Lucia 1 35139 Padua Tel +39.049.650303 Summer 2015 Course: CAS HI 262 Modern Italian History Instructor: Prof. Gadi Luzzatto Voghera Instructor email: [email protected] Office hour: Tuesday 11-­‐12am Class schedule: Monday-­‐Thursday from 9.00 am-­‐10.45am Course value: 4 credits The Course The history of Italy in modern times is that of a ‘young’ country transformed in a short range of time from an agricultural economy to an industrial and post-­‐industrial one. Modern Italy is a country full of contradictions, in which the political movement called Fascism was invented and then defeated after twenty years by a new Republican democracy based on a remarkable cooperation between democratic and conservative Christians (DC), Socialists, Communists and Liberals. With a focus on political developments, the course will begin with a discussion of the ‘liberal’ period (from 1870 to Italy’s entry into World War One in 1915). Class sessions will be then devoted to the last years of liberal Italy (1915–22) and to the Fascist era, from Mussolini’s becoming prime minister in 1922 to his dismissal in the wake of the Allied invasion of Italy in 1943. In the second half of the course, we’ll explore the post-­‐
war Republican period up to the late 1970s and the drastic changes in Italian society stemming from the economic crisis and the raising of a problematic wave of terrorism. The course presents the opportunity to visit some of the most significant places where history of contemporary Italy took place: museums, streets, squares, workplaces. We'll devote a visit to the ‘Museo del Risorgimento e della Storia Contemporanea’ and a visit to the ‘Museo dell’Educazione’, both of them located in Padua. Other important places located nearby the BU Study Abroad center will be visited during class. Prerequisites 4 semesters in Italian already completed Method The course is conducted in Italian. During the class sessions, students will see documentaries and parts of films related to the topic of the course and will read and debate articles taken from newspapers, connecting the problems of today’s Italy to its history. Students are expected to arrive in class on-­‐time and prepared, having completed the assigned readings. The topics of the course are: •
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The Risorgimento and the rise of the Liberal regime World War I Post-­‐war social and political conflicts Rise of Fascism The years of ‘consent’, the Imperialist wars, and the racial laws September 8th, 1943 World War II, the Resistance, and the Social Republic (RSI) The Constitution and the Republic Italy during the reconstruction The 1950s and the economic ‘miracle’ Emigration and economic and social changes The 1960s and the evolution of the big political parties: the center left, the Christian Democrats, the Communist Party, and the Socialist Party The 1970s and the season of violence: mafia, massacres and terrorism Italy in the European Union and the new political figures Exams (in Italian) Two written quiz, a final oral exam and a final paper. 2 Quiz: 20/30 minutes, 10 multiple choice questions and 5 general questions with short answers written in Italian. Final oral exam: based on questions on topics discussed in class and during the review before the exam. Students are expected to be prepared on these questions shared by the instructor. Historical vocabulary and knowledge about concepts and facts of the Modern Italian History are required. Final paper: 5 pages final paper (Times New Roman 12, double space, justified), including title, number of pages, footnotes. Bibliography and historiography are not included in the 5 pages, but required for evaluation. Paper due on July, 21th. Topic and title of the final paper will be proposed and discussed during the first week of classes. Students are required to submit a detailed draft of their final paper within Monday, July 13th. GRADING CRITERIA Attendance and active class participation: 10% 1st Quiz: 10% 2nd Quiz: 10% Short reviews in class: 10% Class presentation: 15% Final oral exam: 20% Final paper: 25% Bibliography Each student should use the book Guido Crainz, L’Italia repubblicana, Giunti, Firenze 2000 and should purchase a Copy pack from BU. Added useful Bibliography: Paul Ginsborg. A History of Contemporary Italy: Society and Politics, 1943-­‐1988, Palgrave Macmillan, New York 2003 Simona Colarizi, Storia del Novecento italiano, BUR, Milano 2000 Alberto De Bernardi – Luigi Ganapini, Storia d’Italia. 1860-­‐1995, Bruno Mondadori, Milano1996 Silvio Lanaro, Storia dell’Italia repubblicana, Marsilio, Venezia 1992 Aurelio Lepre, Storia della prima Repubblica. L’Italia dal 1943 al 1998, Mulino, Bologna 1993 Raffaele Romanelli (a cura di), Storia dello Stato Italiano, Donzelli, Roma 1995 David Bidussa (a cura di), Siamo Italiani, Chiarelettere, Milano 2007 BU POLICIES Attendance Boston University Padova students are expected to attend each and every class session, tutorial, and field trips required for the class. Students should note that attendance will be taken into account by faculty when determining final grades. Plagiarism Simply stated, plagiarism is taking another’s work and presenting it as you own. Dictionary definitions of plagiarism frequently include terms such as ‘theft’ or ‘steal’. Plagiarism is, in fact, intellectual theft. It is one of the most serious forms of academic misconduct. Plagiarism committed by a student will certainly result in course failure and may result in suspension or dismissal. For more details please see Boston University’s Code of Student Responsibilities: http://www.bu.edu/lifebook/university-­‐policies/policies-­‐code.html Religious Holidays Boston University’s Office of the University Registrar states: ‘The University, in scheduling classes on religious holidays and observances, intends that students observing those traditions be given ample opportunity to make up work. Faculty members who wish to observe religious holidays will arrange for another faculty member to meet their classes or for cancelled classes to be rescheduled.’ See Chapter 151C of the General Laws, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Disabilities Accomodations If you are a student with a disability or believe you might have a disability that requires accommodations, please contact the Office for Disability Services (ODS) at 617-­‐353-­‐ 3658 to coordinate any reasonable accommodation requests. For more information, please visit: http://www.bu.edu/disability Schedule of the Course Lesson Title Readings 16/6 Introduction to the course. Definition of the history and geography of Contemporary Italy. Sources and problems 17/6 Caporetto and September Simona Colarizi, Storia del Novecento 8th, 1943: The death of the Italiano, pp. 69-­‐100 country? Italy in WWI Power Point nr.1: overview on the history of contemporary Italy 18/6 19/6 22/6 After WWI: social and political conflicts that led to the advent of Fascism Italian keywords Risorgimento Italia Liberale Regime Fascista Repubblica Unità Regionalismo Patria Caporetto Otto Settembre Nazione Events Assignment of topics for the Class presentation and Final paper Newspaper reading Field trip to the “Museo di Storia del Risorgimento e dell’età Contemporanea” Newspaper reading Capra-­‐Chittolini-­‐Della Peruta, Storia Fiume Contemporanea, La crisi dello Stato Liberale Biennio Rosso in Italia e l’avvento del fascismo, pp. 571-­‐586 Squadrismo Marcia su Roma Emergence and consolidation Capra-­‐Chittolini-­‐Della Peruta, Storia Matteotti Newspaper reading of the Fascist regime. The Contemporanea, Il fascismo al potere, pp. Aventino anti-­‐fascist diaspora 596-­‐619. Discorso del Bivacco Democrazia Totalitarismo 22/6 extra class h. 3.00 pm-­‐4.45 pm The years of consent. Imperialist wars. The racial laws 23/6 WWII, the Resistance and the Milza-­‐Bernstein, Storia del fascismo, La fine Italian Social Republic (RSI) del fascismo, pp.462-­‐486 24/6 WWII, the Resistance and the Leonardo Paggi, Resistenza, in De Grazia-­‐
Italian Social Republic (RSI) Luzzatto (a cura di), Dizionario del fascismo, pp. 501-­‐506 25/6 “Piccoli Maestri”, film by Daniele Lucchetti (1998). War and Resistance in Padua 26/6 29/6 30/6 1/7 The Constituent Assembly and the birth of the Republican Constitution. Institutional continuity and discontinuity NO CLASS Il sistema dei partiti politici. La Democrazia Cristiana Power point nr.2: Fascism in Italy Guido Crainz, L’Italia repubblicana, Giunti, Firenze 2000, chapter 1, pp. 8-­‐35 Power point nr. 3: The “Assemblea Costituente” Patti Lateranensi Consenso Dopolavoro Etiopia Razza Nazismo Guerra Russia Italiani brava gente Guerra civile Salò Piazzale Loreto Antifascismo 1 hour field trip: walk through the Fascist Architecture in Padua All day program field trip Torcello, Murano and the Lagoon Newspaper reading Repubblica Donne Amnistia Assemblea Costituente Dottrina sociale della Chiesa Balena bianca Newspaper reading QUIZ nr. 1 (20-­‐30 min. max) Presentation and lecture on the FILM Newspaper reading 2/7 The system of political Guido Crainz, L’Italia repubblicana, Giunti, parties. The Communist Party Firenze 2000, chapter 2, pp.36-­‐47 (PCI) and the Socialist Party (PSI) Partito 3/7 Unione Sovietica Egemonia Cultura Ungheria 6/7 7/7 Industrialization and economic “miracle” Power point nr. 4: new economic trends in contemporary Italy 8/7 9/7 13/7 Industrialization and economic “miracle” Guido Crainz, L’Italia repubblicana, Giunti, Firenze 2000, chapter 2, pp. 47-­‐59 Piano Marshall Newspaper reading Piano del Lavoro Riforma agraria Piano case Disoccupazione QUIZ nr. 2 (20-­‐30 Industria di min. max) Stato ENI Migrazioni “C’eravamo tanto amati” film by Ettore Scola (1974) Economic crisis and social Guido Crainz, L’Italia repubblicana, Giunti, Consumismo unrest Firenze 2000, chapter 3, pp.60-­‐76 Televisione 500 Fiat Sciopero Centro-­‐Sinistra Newspaper reading All day program field trip Dolomiti Visit to the “Museo dell’educazione” of the University of Padua FILM Presentation and lecture on the FILM Final paper draft due 14/7 15/7 16/7 20/7 21/7 Economic crisis and social unrest: different aspects of Terrorism in Italy Guido Crainz, L’Italia repubblicana, Giunti, Firenze 2000, chapter 3, pp.77-­‐87 Riformismo Golpe Terrorismo Classe operaia Newspaper reading Guido Crainz, L’Italia repubblicana, Giunti, Firenze 2000, chapter 4, pp.88-­‐99 The years of the recession: economic crisis and social achievements End of the course Guido Crainz, L’Italia repubblicana, Giunti, Firenze 2000, chapter 4, pp.100-­‐109 Divorzio Aborto Austerity Inflazione Class Presentation Review for final Final Oral Exam + Final Paper due Visit to the places of the institutions: Padua’s Town Hall