Studying at the University of Verona

Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

Study Plan

The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.

CURRICULUM TIPO:

1° Year 

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
One course to be chosen among the following
A course to be chosen among the following
A course to be chosen among the following
6
C
M-GGR/01
6
C
L-LIN/01
6
C
L-FIL-LET/08

2° Year   activated in the A.Y. 2016/2017

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
One course to be chosen among the following
A course to be chosen among the following
A course to be chosen among the following
6
C
M-GGR/01
6
C
L-LIN/01
6
C
L-FIL-LET/08
activated in the A.Y. 2016/2017
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD

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Teaching code

4S001531

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

M-STO/04 - CONTEMPORARY HISTORY

Period

Sem. IIB dal Apr 24, 2017 al Jun 10, 2017.

Learning outcomes

The goal of the course is to explore the instability of Latin American political systems from the late 19th century to the 21th century. This exploration does not want to isolate the politics from other two dimensions: the social question, on the one hand, and the cultural orientations, on the other.

Program

Classes: second term

The course will be dedicated to the history of Latin America in the late nineteenth and early twenty-first century. The first lessons, nevertheless, will address three long-term assumptions about the issues, conflicts, and the "delays" of Latin America countries.
The crux of the course will investigate the problems that emerge in the South American twentieth century while undermining the ability to sustain a xenophilous cultural orientation but even more to build an inclusive and stable political system.


Bibliography (attending and not attending students)

1) Parte generale
- Tulio Halperin Donghi, Storia dell’America latina, Torino, Einaudi, 1972; oppure A. Rouquié, L’America latina. Introduzione all’estremo Occidente, Milano, Bruno Mondadori, 2007

2) Corso monografico
- G. Germani, Autoritarismo, fascismo e classi sociali, Bologna, il Mulino, 1975*
- E. Hobsbawm, Viva la Revolución. Il secolo delle utopie in America Latina. Milano, Rizzoli, 2016.*
- G. Pasquino, Militari e potere in America Latina. Bologna, il Mulino, 1975*
- A. Hirschman, Tre continenti. Economia politica e sviluppo della democrazia in Europa, Stati Uniti e America Latina. Torino, Einaudi, 1990.*
- G. Urbani e F. Ricciu, Dalle armi alle urne. Economia, società e politica nell’America latina degli anni novanta, Milano, ISPI, 1991.*

* the chapters to be studied will be suggested in class. Not attending students have to study more chapters.

Optional bibliography

Per un quadro d’insieme della storia dell’America Latina si suggerisce la consultazione di alcuni dei seguenti testi: L. Bethell (ed.), The Cambridge History of Latin America, 10 voll., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1984-2008 (sono disponibili edizioni in portoghese e spagnolo). Sulla collocazione dell’America Latina nell’insieme delle civiltà: F. Braudel, Civiltà materiale, economia e capitalismo, Torino, Einaudi, 2006, v. 1 (Le strutture del quotidiano). Su economia e demografia, argomenti non specificamente indagati nella bibliografia obbligatoria: R. Thorp, Progress, Poverty and Exclusion: an Economic History of Latin America in the 20th Century, Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo-Unión Europea, Washington, 1998 (sono disponibili edizioni in spagnolo e portoghese); e N. Sánchez Albornoz, Historia mínima de la población de América Latina, México, El Colegio de México, 2014. Sull’emigrazione europea: S. Baily-E. Míguez, Mass Migration to Modern Latin America, Wilmington, Scholarly Resources, 2003. Su storia delle idee e movimenti politici: C. Altamirano, Historia de los intelectuales en América Latina, Buenos Aires, Katz Editor, 2008-2009, 2. Vol; D. Kanoussi, G. Schirru, G. Vacca, Gramsci in America Latina, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2011; L. Garruccio, Momenti dell’esperienza politica latino-americana, Bologna il Mulino, 1974; E. Laclau, La ragione populista, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2008

Examination Methods

Attending students: oral
Not attending students: written test

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE