MM5007 - MODERN HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS

In the context of the educational objectives of the Master course in Philology, Linguistics and Languages of the Performing Arts, the course of the History of the Americas in the Modern Age aims to contribute to the various aspects ofknowledge and understanding:to develop an in-depth knowledge of developments in the history of the Americas from the colonial period to the independent states, contextualizing these events in the general understanding of European and global history; to establish connections between political-constitutional, economic, social and cultural history; to examine the various historiographical interpretations on the subject (the age of revolutions; Atlantic history); to activate the use of different sources (biographies, normative texts, correspondence)ability to apply knowledge and understanding: develop the application of knowledge in a comprehensive way, with the critical analysis of events contextualizing them in the context of complex and multidisciplinary issues and giving them an organization accomplished through individual work on texts also in a foreign language (English, Spanish) to be discussed in seminars in the classroomautonomy of judgment: to encourage a critical and autonomous analytical approach to the sources and texts of American historiography, with a comparative look at modern history in generalcommunication skills: develop ownership of a specific language for oral and written communication of the knowledge and skills acquiredlearning ability: preparation for the achievement of the ability to develop autonomously a method of study and historiographic analysis at the height of higher education paths (PhDs) and access to training paths for teaching in school