L00958 - HISTORY OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC OPINION

courses

ID:

L00958

Duration (hours):

36

CFU:

SSD:

STORIA MODERNA

Located in:

PESCARA

Url:

Course Details:

MODERN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES AND CULTURES/CORSO GENERICO Year: 2

Year:

2025

Course Catalogue:

https://unich.coursecatalogue.cineca.it/af/2025?co...

Date/time interval

Primo Semestre (01/10/2025 - 15/01/2026)

Course Objectives

The educational objective of the course is to lead the student to appropriate the keys to understanding the past and the present; to educate him to reflectionand to the critical exercise, that is, to put him in a position to evaluate reality historical, with reference to the long-term story of written and spoken communication, in its specificity and complexity. At the end of the preparation, the student must be in possession of the tools of historical knowledge, they will be able to understand the aspects and problems of the present and, in particular, the political-institutional, social and economic role of the journalism.

Course Prerequisites

Good knowledge of the history of the modern and contemporary age.

Teaching Methods

The Course is divided into 6 ECTS, equal to 36 hours of frontal activity carried out in the second semester and divided into 2 weekly lessons of 2hours each in line with the academic calendar. The lectures are connected to a strong interactive component between teacher and students.

Assessment Methods

The assessment of learning includes an oral exam to be given at the end of the Course. The exam will test students on the contents of the reference texts adopted for the Course, by the students who are attending as well as those not attending lessons.It is aimed at ascertaining:1. the level of knowledge acquired by the students;2. the mastery, on their part, of the fundamental historical notions of the modern age and of the contemporary context;3. the acquisition of the language specific to the sector and the degree of organization of the discursive system;4. the ability to critically analyze the topics covered;5. the quality and effectiveness of the exposure;6. the level of specialized lexical skills;7. the ability to maintain a balanced periodization, narration and historiographic interpretation;8. the basic consistency between the description of the facts and their chronological-temporal correspondence.

Texts

- P. Murialdi, Storia del giornalismo italiano. Dalle gazzette a internet, Bologna, il Mulino, 2021

The course deals with the modern and contemporary history of press and publishing, from the birth of the first gazettes to internet platforms.

Course Language

Italian

More information

Class attendance is not mandatory.During the scheduled weekly office hours, students will have the opportunity to receive further explanations, both on merit and method, on the nature and the training objectives of the course.