The course aims to provide a chronological and interpretative framework of cultural changes and persistence in the history of the second half of the Italian twentieth century from a transnational perspective. The critical analysis of these issues will also be conducted through methodological tools borrowed from the history of publishing and culture and from translation studies, with a focus on the heuristic categories of translation and cultural transfer.
Course Prerequisites
A basic knowledge of the general history of the twentieth century, Italian history in particular, is considered a prerequisite
Teaching Methods
The lessons will take place in seminar mode, alternating frontal lessons with collegial discussions and individual interventions by the students.
Assessment Methods
The oral exam will focus on the topics discussed together during classes and will develop from a written essay written by the candidate on a topic agreed with the teacher. Non-attended students will be asked to write two written papers and to demonstrate a good command of the entire course program.
Texts
Tommaso Munari, L'Italia dei libri. L’editoria in dieci storie, Einaudi, Torino, 2024 Fiamma Lussana, Le donne e la modernizzazione: il neofemminismo degli anni settanta, in Francesco Barbagallo (a cura di), Storia dell'Italia repubblicana , vol. 2, Einaudi, Torino, 1997, pp. 471-565. Il saggio sarà a disposizione su Kiro. The essay will be available on Kiro. Roberta Cesana, “Libri necessari”. Le edizioni letterarie Feltrinelli (1955-1965), Unicopli, Milano, 2010, pp. 15-66. Eduardo Rey Tristàn. The Influence of Latin America’s Revolutionary Left in Europe: The Role of Left-Wing Editors. In Toward a Global History of Latin America’s Revolutionary Left, edited by Tanya Harmer and Alberto Martín Álvarez, 1st ed., University Press of Florida, 2021. phttps://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv1hqdj9q.11., pp. 199–226. The book chapter will be available on Kiro Ulteriore bibliografia e fonti saranno fornite a lezione dalla docente. Further bibliography and sources will be provided in class by the teacher.
Contents
Through the prism of the translated book and cultural mediators, the course intends to investigate the long Sixty-eight and the 1970s, a pivotal turning point in the history of Italian publishing, poised between international solicitations, political commitment and consumerist temptations then typical of the 1980s. With particular reference to the political and social implications, the so-called militant publishing will be analyzed specifically, confronting two case studies: the influence of cultural transfers from the United States and France on Italian neo-feminism; and the mediation of the publisher Giangiacomo Feltrinelli with respect to the revolutionary political culture of Latin America and, more generally, the Third World.
Course Language
Italian
More information
The course may host interventions by scholars and experts in the specific research field addressed. Non-attending students are asked to promptly contact the teacher to agree on the topics of the paper.
