History of Spain and Latin America
A.Y. 2020/2021
Learning objectives
The path proposed in the two units aims to encourage students to acquire the ability to establish connections between different historical periods and themes and to critically examine documents of a distinct nature in different languages. We intend to contribute to the training of a conscious vision both of the historical roots of the contemporary globalized world and of its intrinsically multicultural trait, an essential skill for those who have decided to dedicate themselves to the professions related to the linguistic and cultural mediation.
Expected learning outcomes
Through the lectures, the discussion with the professor and the individual work done on the material examined during the course (sources, historiography, literary texts, iconography, films and documentaries) and /or the individual study of the program's bibliography, the students will:
· acquire a solid knowledge of the historical profile of Spain and Latin America from the end of the fifteenth century to the present day, identifying the fundamental junctions and the main aspects;
· comprehend, from an American, transatlantic and global perspective, the dynamics underlying the political-institutional, socio-cultural, economic and demographic phenomena that characterize the history of Spain and Latin America over the centuries;
· learn to critically examine, with a close look to the past-present relationship, different sources and documents concerning a wide-ranging phenomenon in the history of Spain and Latin America;
· learn to communicate the knowledge acquired on the topics dealt with in an oral and/or written form through papers presented and written individually;
· integrate the knowledge gained in the field of general History and the analysis of sources and interpretations, establishing links with the other disciplines covered by the course of study.
· acquire a solid knowledge of the historical profile of Spain and Latin America from the end of the fifteenth century to the present day, identifying the fundamental junctions and the main aspects;
· comprehend, from an American, transatlantic and global perspective, the dynamics underlying the political-institutional, socio-cultural, economic and demographic phenomena that characterize the history of Spain and Latin America over the centuries;
· learn to critically examine, with a close look to the past-present relationship, different sources and documents concerning a wide-ranging phenomenon in the history of Spain and Latin America;
· learn to communicate the knowledge acquired on the topics dealt with in an oral and/or written form through papers presented and written individually;
· integrate the knowledge gained in the field of general History and the analysis of sources and interpretations, establishing links with the other disciplines covered by the course of study.
Lesson period: Second semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
The course will begin on March 2, 2021, at 9.30 PM, Room P4 (Sesto San Giovanni), and through MS Teams: code h8jpbo4
Class timetable:
Tuesday, 9-10.30 AM
Wednesday: 10.30-12 AM
To book a seat for the March 2, March 30, May 4 2021 lessons, see https://www.unimi.it/en/study/bachelor-and-master-study/following-your-programme-study/course-timetables
To attend the online lessons, join the course Team: code h8jpbo4
In case of further restrictions due to the health emergency, all the lessons will be taught online, through MS Teams.
All the lessons will be recorded and uploaded on Ariel.
For further information, see the Ariel website of the course.
Class timetable:
Tuesday, 9-10.30 AM
Wednesday: 10.30-12 AM
To book a seat for the March 2, March 30, May 4 2021 lessons, see https://www.unimi.it/en/study/bachelor-and-master-study/following-your-programme-study/course-timetables
To attend the online lessons, join the course Team: code h8jpbo4
In case of further restrictions due to the health emergency, all the lessons will be taught online, through MS Teams.
All the lessons will be recorded and uploaded on Ariel.
For further information, see the Ariel website of the course.
Course syllabus
Title of the course: Spain and Latin America between history and cultural memory
Module 1: An introduction to the history of Spain and Latin America
Module 2: Visions of America. History and memory of the past in the Latin American Nobel Prize for
Literature laureates' speeches
The course aims to offer both an introduction to the history of Spain and Latin America in a global perspective (Module 1) and an in-depth monographic analysis (Module 2). Particularly, Module 2 focuses on Latin American Nobel Prize for Literature laureates' speeches to analyse the different perspectives towards the past and the present of the subcontinent.
The syllabus is valid until February 2022.
Module 1: An introduction to the history of Spain and Latin America
Module 2: Visions of America. History and memory of the past in the Latin American Nobel Prize for
Literature laureates' speeches
The course aims to offer both an introduction to the history of Spain and Latin America in a global perspective (Module 1) and an in-depth monographic analysis (Module 2). Particularly, Module 2 focuses on Latin American Nobel Prize for Literature laureates' speeches to analyse the different perspectives towards the past and the present of the subcontinent.
The syllabus is valid until February 2022.
Prerequisites for admission
Knowledge of the general outlines of modern and contemporary history is taken for granted.
Teaching methods
Attendance to classes is strongly recommended although not compulsory. The teaching is delivered through frontal lectures aimed primarily at the acquisition of knowledge, competence and specific language of the subject. Discussion with the teacher in the classroom is integrant part of the didactic method and aims at promoting a critical attitude and the capacity to apply the acquired competence and knowledge.
In addition to frontal lectures, team works and/or individual presentations are envisaged.
Lectures are thaught in Italian.
In addition to frontal lectures, team works and/or individual presentations are envisaged.
Lectures are thaught in Italian.
Teaching Resources
6 CFU
Attending students:
Knowledge of the topics taught in lectures (Module 1 and 2)
Module 1 - Knowledge of one of the following volume/s and interview:
- M. M. Benzoni, Americhe e modernità. Un itinerario fra storia e storiografia dal 1492 ad oggi, FrancoAngeli, Milano 2012 (prima sezione), L. Zanatta, Storia dell'America latina contemporanea, Laterza, Roma 20195, S. Gruzinski, Storia, memoria, immaginari nel mondo globalizzato, intervista a cura di Maria Matilde Benzoni, 2015: http://portalevideo.unimi.it/embedmedia?mid=478
-M. De Giuseppe - Gianni La Bella, Storia dell'America latina contemporanea, Il Mulino, Bologna 2019, S. Gruzinski, Storia, memoria, immaginari nel mondo globalizzato, intervista a cura di Maria Matilde Benzoni, 2015: http://portalevideo.unimi.it/embedmedia?mid=478
-J. H. Elliott, La Spagna imperiale 1469-1716, Il Mulino, Bologna 2006, S. Gruzinski, Storia, memoria, immaginari nel mondo globalizzato, intervista a cura di Maria Matilde Benzoni, 2015: http://portalevideo.unimi.it/embedmedia?mid=478
-G. Hermet, Storia della Spagna nel Novecento, Il Mulino, Bologna 1999, S. Gruzinski, Storia, memoria, immaginari nel mondo globalizzato, intervista a cura di Maria Matilde Benzoni, 2015: http://portalevideo.unimi.it/embedmedia?mid=478
Module 2 - Knowledge of the Latin American Nobel Prize for Literature laureates' speeches and excerpts from:
- A. Asturias, Uomini di mais
- G. García Márquez , Cent'anni di solitudine
- M. V. Llosa, La casa verde e Il caporale Lituma sulle Ande
- P. Neruda, Poesie
- O. Paz, Il labirinto della solitudine
Non attending students
6 cfu
Module 1: Knowledge of one of the following volume/s and interview:
- M. M. Benzoni, Americhe e modernità. Un itinerario fra storia e storiografia dal 1492 ad oggi, FrancoAngeli, Milano 2012 (prima sezione), L. Zanatta, Storia dell'America latina contemporanea, Laterza, Roma 20195, S. Gruzinski, Storia, memoria, immaginari nel mondo globalizzato, intervista a cura di Maria Matilde Benzoni, 2015: http://portalevideo.unimi.it/embedmedia?mid=478
-M. De Giuseppe - Gianni La Bella, Storia dell'America latina contemporanea, Il Mulino, Bologna 2019, S. Gruzinski, Storia, memoria, immaginari nel mondo globalizzato, intervista a cura di Maria Matilde Benzoni, 2015: http://portalevideo.unimi.it/embedmedia?mid=478
-J. H. Elliott, La Spagna imperiale 1469-1716, Il Mulino, Bologna 2006, S. Gruzinski, Storia, memoria, immaginari nel mondo globalizzato, intervista a cura di Maria Matilde Benzoni, 2015: http://portalevideo.unimi.it/embedmedia?mid=478
-G. Hermet, Storia della Spagna nel Novecento, Il Mulino, Bologna 1999, S. Gruzinski, Storia, memoria, immaginari nel mondo globalizzato, intervista a cura di Maria Matilde Benzoni, 2015: http://portalevideo.unimi.it/embedmedia?mid=478
Module 2 - Knowledge of one of the following volumes:
- M. Aglietti, In nome della neutralità. Storia politico-istituzionale della Spagna durante la prima Guerra mondiale, Carocci, Roma 2017
- J. H. Elliott, Imperi dell'Atlantico. America britannica e America spagnola, Einaudi, Torino 2017 (una parte, da concordare con la docente)
- L. Pompeo D'Alessandro, Guadalajara 1937. I volontari italiani fascisti e antifascisti nella guerra di Spagna, Carocci, Roma 2017
- H. Rawlings, L'inquisizione spagnola, il Mulino, Bologna 2008
- L. Zanatta, Fidel Castro. L'ultimo «re cattolico», Salerno, Roma 2019
The teaching is also based on didactic and multimedia material provided on Ariel.
https://mbenzonissal.ariel.ctu.unimi.it/v5/home/Default.aspx
International and Erasmus students are invited to promptly get in touch with the professor in order to arrange a reading plan (available in English) for exam preparation.
Attending students:
Knowledge of the topics taught in lectures (Module 1 and 2)
Module 1 - Knowledge of one of the following volume/s and interview:
- M. M. Benzoni, Americhe e modernità. Un itinerario fra storia e storiografia dal 1492 ad oggi, FrancoAngeli, Milano 2012 (prima sezione), L. Zanatta, Storia dell'America latina contemporanea, Laterza, Roma 20195, S. Gruzinski, Storia, memoria, immaginari nel mondo globalizzato, intervista a cura di Maria Matilde Benzoni, 2015: http://portalevideo.unimi.it/embedmedia?mid=478
-M. De Giuseppe - Gianni La Bella, Storia dell'America latina contemporanea, Il Mulino, Bologna 2019, S. Gruzinski, Storia, memoria, immaginari nel mondo globalizzato, intervista a cura di Maria Matilde Benzoni, 2015: http://portalevideo.unimi.it/embedmedia?mid=478
-J. H. Elliott, La Spagna imperiale 1469-1716, Il Mulino, Bologna 2006, S. Gruzinski, Storia, memoria, immaginari nel mondo globalizzato, intervista a cura di Maria Matilde Benzoni, 2015: http://portalevideo.unimi.it/embedmedia?mid=478
-G. Hermet, Storia della Spagna nel Novecento, Il Mulino, Bologna 1999, S. Gruzinski, Storia, memoria, immaginari nel mondo globalizzato, intervista a cura di Maria Matilde Benzoni, 2015: http://portalevideo.unimi.it/embedmedia?mid=478
Module 2 - Knowledge of the Latin American Nobel Prize for Literature laureates' speeches and excerpts from:
- A. Asturias, Uomini di mais
- G. García Márquez , Cent'anni di solitudine
- M. V. Llosa, La casa verde e Il caporale Lituma sulle Ande
- P. Neruda, Poesie
- O. Paz, Il labirinto della solitudine
Non attending students
6 cfu
Module 1: Knowledge of one of the following volume/s and interview:
- M. M. Benzoni, Americhe e modernità. Un itinerario fra storia e storiografia dal 1492 ad oggi, FrancoAngeli, Milano 2012 (prima sezione), L. Zanatta, Storia dell'America latina contemporanea, Laterza, Roma 20195, S. Gruzinski, Storia, memoria, immaginari nel mondo globalizzato, intervista a cura di Maria Matilde Benzoni, 2015: http://portalevideo.unimi.it/embedmedia?mid=478
-M. De Giuseppe - Gianni La Bella, Storia dell'America latina contemporanea, Il Mulino, Bologna 2019, S. Gruzinski, Storia, memoria, immaginari nel mondo globalizzato, intervista a cura di Maria Matilde Benzoni, 2015: http://portalevideo.unimi.it/embedmedia?mid=478
-J. H. Elliott, La Spagna imperiale 1469-1716, Il Mulino, Bologna 2006, S. Gruzinski, Storia, memoria, immaginari nel mondo globalizzato, intervista a cura di Maria Matilde Benzoni, 2015: http://portalevideo.unimi.it/embedmedia?mid=478
-G. Hermet, Storia della Spagna nel Novecento, Il Mulino, Bologna 1999, S. Gruzinski, Storia, memoria, immaginari nel mondo globalizzato, intervista a cura di Maria Matilde Benzoni, 2015: http://portalevideo.unimi.it/embedmedia?mid=478
Module 2 - Knowledge of one of the following volumes:
- M. Aglietti, In nome della neutralità. Storia politico-istituzionale della Spagna durante la prima Guerra mondiale, Carocci, Roma 2017
- J. H. Elliott, Imperi dell'Atlantico. America britannica e America spagnola, Einaudi, Torino 2017 (una parte, da concordare con la docente)
- L. Pompeo D'Alessandro, Guadalajara 1937. I volontari italiani fascisti e antifascisti nella guerra di Spagna, Carocci, Roma 2017
- H. Rawlings, L'inquisizione spagnola, il Mulino, Bologna 2008
- L. Zanatta, Fidel Castro. L'ultimo «re cattolico», Salerno, Roma 2019
The teaching is also based on didactic and multimedia material provided on Ariel.
https://mbenzonissal.ariel.ctu.unimi.it/v5/home/Default.aspx
International and Erasmus students are invited to promptly get in touch with the professor in order to arrange a reading plan (available in English) for exam preparation.
Assessment methods and Criteria
Method: oral exam;
Type of examination: oral interrogation (Italian).
Evaluation criteria: capacity to demonstrate and elaborate knowledge; capacity for critical reflection on the completed work; quality of exposition, competence in the use of specialised lexicon, efficacy, clarity, etc;
Type of evaluation method: mark in 30s.
The format of the exam for students with disabilities should be arranged in advance with the professor, as well as the relevant office.
Type of examination: oral interrogation (Italian).
Evaluation criteria: capacity to demonstrate and elaborate knowledge; capacity for critical reflection on the completed work; quality of exposition, competence in the use of specialised lexicon, efficacy, clarity, etc;
Type of evaluation method: mark in 30s.
The format of the exam for students with disabilities should be arranged in advance with the professor, as well as the relevant office.
M-STO/02 - MODERN HISTORY - University credits: 6
Lessons: 40 hours
Professor:
Benzoni Maria Matilde Luisa
Professor(s)
Reception:
To make an appointment, please contact [email protected]. For information: https://ariel.unimi.it/
Room 5018, Unimi Campus, Piazza Montanelli 1 - 2099 Sesto San Giovanni (Mi)