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.

This information is intended exclusively for students already enrolled in this course.
If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:

Laurea in Lettere - Enrollment from 2025/2026

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:

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

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
One course to be chosen among the following
6
B
L-FIL-LET/05
6
B
L-FIL-LET/04
2 course to be chosen among the following
activated in the A.Y. 2016/2017
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
One course to be chosen among the following
6
B
L-FIL-LET/05
6
B
L-FIL-LET/04
2 course to be chosen among the following
Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°
Other activitites
6
F
-

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Teaching code

4S02147

Credits

6

Also offered in courses:

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

M-STO/04 - CONTEMPORARY HISTORY

Period

Sem. IIA, Sem. IIB

To show the organization of the course that includes this module, follow this link:  Course organization

Learning outcomes

The principal aim of this class is to analyse the most important historical issues connected with the end of first world war and the origins of totalitarian regimes in Europe and with the legacy (political and cultural) of second world war.

Program

Program: a) political, cultural and military history of IWW, b) the crisis of European democracy after the end of IWW, c) the origins of Fascism and Nazism, d) the Cold War: political and cultural impact on European societies, e) the history of Italian Republic.

Bibliografia

1. un volume a scelta tra: T. Detti-G. Gozzini, Storia contemporanea, II, Il novecento, Bruno Mondadori, A.M. Banti, L’Età contemporanea. Dalla Grande Guerra a oggi, Laterza, 2011.


2. un libro a scelta tra i seguenti:

M. Isnenghi, Convertirsi alla guerra. Liquidazioni, mobilitazioni e abiure nell’Italia tra il 1914 e il 1918, Donzelli, 2015.
J. Chapoutot, Controllare e distruggere. Fascismo, nazismo e regimi autoritari in Europa (1928-1945), Einaudi, 2015.
S. Peli, La Resistenza in Italia. Storia e critica, Einaudi, 2004 (e successive edizioni).
G. De Luna, La Repubblica del dolore. Le memorie di un’Italia divisa, Feltrinelli, 2011.

I non frequentanti dovranno aggiungere alla bibliografia sopraindicata un testo a scelta tra i seguenti:

b. R. Overy, Crisi tra le due guerre mondiali, il Mulino, 1998.



Metodi didattici: lezioni frontali, attività seminariali.
Particolarmente importante ai fini dell’approfondimento di alcune tematiche affrontate nel corso, saranno la partecipazione, nella misura di almeno il 50% degli incontri programmati, al terzo ciclo di conferenze La guerra degli italiani (febbraio-maggio 2017) e al seminario Lessico della Grande Guerra (marzo-maggio 2017). Obbligatoria sarà, inoltre, la partecipazione al terzo colloquio di Storia dell’Europa contemporanea che si svolgerà nel mese di maggio 2017.

Examination Methods



Erasmus and overseas students attending classes. Erasmus and overseas student can choose between written and oral examination. They can use books in foreign languages (English, French and Spanish).
For more details: contact the teacher during his office hours.

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