The course intends to describe in a comparative and intercultural way the birth of the Italian and German national states, both politically, economically and culturally, starting from their birth in the mid-end of the 19th century until their completion in contemporary times, taking into account many common aspects and parallelisms, but also with obvious diversities.

In the first part some of the contributions contained in the volume by A. Venturelli will be critically analyzed. Next, the most current aspects of socio-economic and political reality in contemporary Germany, based on the recent publication of Bolaffi and Ciocca, we will be examined.

- Understanding and critical skills to analyze aspects, historical and cultural events, placing them within a cultural overview of the historical development and their sociological and social repercussions.

- Skills of applying knowledge and understanding: the student will have the cultural and literary skills to the description and analysis of German culture.

- Making judgments: the student will have, through a broad spectrum of readings and references, critical skills that enable him to analyze and evaluate texts and cultural topics and matter autonomous opinions on socio-cultural issues concerning various historical periods.

- Communication skills: ability to come to understand and communicate and convey reality and different ages and use a specific language.

- The acquisition capacity of methodological tools and bibliographical and critical skills to further develop their area of knowledge for the next levels of studies.

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

The teaching material and specific communications from the lecturer can be found, together with other supporting activities, inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Teaching

Frontal lessons and seminars

Attendance

Attendance of at least two-thirds of the lessons

Course books

A. Bolaffi/ P. Ciocca, Germania/Europa. Roma, Donzelli, 2017

A. Venturelli (a c. di), La costruzione dello stato nazionale in Italia e Germania. Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei (Contributi del centro interdisciplinare "Beniamino Segre" n. 134). Roma, Bardi, 2016 (partially as sets uploaded on Moodle)

Assessment

Oral examination. Attending students may use a term paper, to be carried out in groups, according to the criteria described by the teacher, which will integrate the final grade. Non-attending students are required to follow the syllabus as provided by the handbook.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Attendance

There are no requirements, unless the observance of the program handbook

Course books

Same as attending students

Assessment

Oral examination.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Part of the course will be taught in German. The students can request to sit the final exam in German with an alternative bibliography.

Teil des Kurses wird auf Deutsch gehalten werden. Die StudentInnen können auf Nachfrage die Prüfung in deutscher Sprache mit einer Alternativbibliografie halten.