THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING

Course objectives

This course aims at providing students with a basic knowledge of the main events, processes and issues of contemporary history, as well as of major historiographical debates.

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Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
This course provides an introduction to the history of Europe from the late 19th century to the present in a global perspective.
Prerequisites
Only students who have passed the Methodology in the Study of History qualifying exam are allowed to take the Contemporary History exam.
Books
Anthony Grafton, David A. Bell, The West. A New History, Volume Two, WW Norton, 2018 (chapters 20-26). Elizabeth Buettner, Europe after Empire. Decolonization, Society, and Culture, Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Teaching mode
Lectures
Frequency
Attendance is not compulsory. The programme is the same for attending and non-attending students.
Exam mode
Students will be assessed on the basis of their knowledge of the subjects covered in the course.
Lesson mode
Lectures.
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • CourseGlobal Humanities
  • CurriculumSingle curriculum
  • Year1st year
  • Semester2nd semester
  • SSDM-STO/04
  • CFU6