| Unit name | Colonial Italy |
|---|---|
| Unit code | ITAL10028 |
| Credit points | 10 |
| Level of study | C/4 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Burdett |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of Italian |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
The unit introduces first-year students to the history of Italy as a colonial power. It looks at the origins of expansionism in the early part of the twentieth century; at the establishment of the first Italian possessions in East Africa; at the occupation of Libya in the final years of the liberal regime; at the desire of Mussolini to build a Mediterranean Empire; at the invasion of Ethiopia. Students will examine Italian colonialism by studying a series of photographs and extracts from texts written in the early part of the twentieth century.
Aims:
The unit aims to introduce first-year students to the history of Italy as a colonial power. It looks at the origins of expansionism in the early part of the twentieth century; at the establishment of the first Italian possessions in East Africa; at the occupation of Libya in the final years of the liberal regime; at the desire of Mussolini to build a Mediterranean Empire; at the invasion of Ethiopia. Students will examine Italian colonialism by studying a series of photographs and extracts from texts written in the early part of the twentieth century.
Students will develop a knowledge of an important area of Italian history. They will become familiar with the culture that surrounded Italian expansionism and they will study the ways in which that culture attempted to subjugate the indigenous populations of large parts of Northern and Eastern Africa. They will develop, through oral presentations and through essay writing, their ability to communicate their ideas on complex historical and cultural questions.
Teaching will be through one-hour weekly seminars.
Students will present two 1,500 word essays on topics relating to the course, each essay will be marked at 50%.
