CODE 94754 ACADEMIC YEAR 2018/2019 CREDITS 9 cfu anno 1 STORIA 8459 (L-42) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR M-STO/02 TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The course aims to investigate how the world has become global, especially in the modern age, and how the connections between the different continents were born from the medieval exploratory trips to the age of globalization. In addition, the key elements and sources of global history will be analyzed. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The course aims to introduce the student to the study of global history: on the one hand by introducing and analyzing the concepts and themes that characterize it in today's historiographic panorama; on the other hand by providing methodological tools for those who study the history of different parts of the world and how these connect on the economic, cultural and religious levels, with particular reference to the modern age and the first globalization. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES See previous field. At the end of the course students are expected to know the general features of Global History and the sources that characterize it. PREREQUISITES Good knowledge of the general history between the Middle Ages and the modern age. TEACHING METHODS Frontal lessons. SYLLABUS/CONTENT Themes and problems of global history, with particular attention to different types of sources. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Bibliography for 6 cfu S. Conrad, Storia globale. Un'introduzione, Roma, Carocci, 2015. Bibliography for 9 cfu S. Conrad, Storia globale. Un'introduzione, Roma, Carocci, 2015. C.C. Mann, 1493. Pomodori, tabacco e batteri. Come Colombo ha creato il mondo in cui viviamo, Milano, Mondadori, 2017. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD LUCA LO BASSO Ricevimento: Monday from 14.30 to 17. Exam Board LUCA LO BASSO (President) EMILIANO BERI PAOLO CALCAGNO LESSONS LESSONS START 11 February 2018 Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Oral. ASSESSMENT METHODS During the examination, which will be held orally, the candidates will be proposed for examination one or more specific topics contained in the texts indicated. The examiner will be asked to illustrate these topics with a critical spirit, in a correct and articulated way, and using appropriate language; his or her ability to establish significant links with other topics dealt with in the same text or dealt with during the lessons will also be verified. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 15/01/2019 09:00 GENOVA Orale 05/02/2019 09:00 GENOVA Orale 22/05/2019 09:00 GENOVA Orale 03/06/2019 09:00 GENOVA Orale 18/06/2019 09:00 GENOVA Orale 03/07/2019 09:00 GENOVA Orale 10/09/2019 09:00 GENOVA Orale FURTHER INFORMATION Due to the particularity of the course, it is highly recommended to attend the course.
