The main objective of the course is to make available to students the critical tools for understanding the relationship developed in the second half of the twentieth century, between mass culture and cultural consumption, especially for what concerns production and consumption. musical.

The course intends to offer a diachronic reading of the relationship between mass culture and cultural consumption during the twentieth century and in particular in the second half of the century. In the general part, the topic will be addressed at an international level. The monographic part will analyze the situation in Italy and in particular the role of the song as an element of mass production and consumption. On more than one occasion, the musical language becomes a terrain of encounter or clash between popular culture and high culture, interpreting and accompanying the main social and economic transformations of the nation and generating a debate in which intellectuals and artists participate. The evolution of the song thus becomes a key to interpreting the cultural processes of the twentieth century.

- Knowledge and understanding: the student acquires the knowledge of the fundamental historical issues relating to the theme of international migrations and the main historiographical interpretations

- Applying knowledge and understanding: The student acquires the ability to interpret historical sources and to apply them to the historiographic framework relating to the proposed problem

- Making judgments: the student acquires critical skills that enable him to understand and evaluate independently the stoirographic nodes relating to the proposed theme and the texts that analyze them

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

Teaching

Frontal lesson

Course books

One to choose from:

 A.M. Banti, Wonderland. La cultura di massa da Walt Disney ai Pink Floyd, Laterza

U. Eco, Apocalittici e integrati. Comunicazioni di massa e teorie della cultura di massa, Bompiani

S. Pivato (con A. Martellini), Bellla ciao, Laterza

Also one to choose from:

A. Portelli, Bob Dylan. Pioggia e veleno, Donzelli

L. Campus, Non sono solo canzonette. L'Italia della ricostruzione e del miracolo attraverso il Festival di Sanremo, Le Monnier           

E. Berselli, Canzoni, il Mulino

M. Merolla, Rock'n'roll italian way. Propaganda americana e modernizzazione nell'Italia che cambia al ritmo del rock. 1954-1964, Coniglio Ed.

Other bibliographic indications will be provided to attending students during the lessons

Assessment

Oral exam

The exam generally consists of three or four questions on the chosen texts and is aimed at ascertaining, through the discursive form, in the first instance the general understanding of the didactic structure of the course and, subsequently, the ability (in its various degrees) of deepening of the topics covered and the autonomy of judgment and re-proposition of the topics under 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.

Teaching

There are no differences compared to attending students

Course books

There are no differences compared to attending students

Assessment

There are no differences compared to attending students

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.