FPF:UCJITBP010 Italian History and Culture 2 - Course Information

UCJITBP010 Italian History and Culture 2

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Táňa Pavlíková Alešová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jaroslava Malá (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jaroslava Malá (lecturer)
Mgr. Táňa Pavlíková Alešová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Táňa Pavlíková Alešová, Ph.D.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Italian (programme FPF, ITAL-bpk)

Course objectives

The course concentrates on the 20th century history. During the seminars students read and talk about authentic texts of the period.

Learning outcomes

The student is familiar with the Italian history of the 20th century.

Syllabus

• 1. Unification of Italy 2. Period of Giolitti's governments 3. Conquest of Libya 4. World War 1 and the following period 5. Fascism 6. The Italian Empire and war crimes in Libya and Ethiopia 7. The Second World War and the resistance against fascism 8. Constitution of the Italian Republic 9. Economic development of the 1950s and 1960s. 10. Movements of 1968 and 1977 11. Strategies of intimidation and tension 12. Terrorism and illegal secret organizations 13. The end of the 1st Republic and the rise of Berlusconi

Literature

required literature
• Procacci, G. Dějiny Itálie. (Vybrané kapitoly). Praha Lidové noviny, 1997.

recommended literature
• Cassese, S. Il cittadino e la repubblica italiana. Bari: Laterza, 2001.
• Velký atlas světových dějin. Praha 2002.

Teaching methods

lectures and seminars

Assessment methods

obligatory attendance at the seminars, written exam

Language of instruction

Czech

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