CODE 65333 ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 1 STORIA DELL'ARTE E VALORIZZAZ. PATRIMONIO ARTISTICO 8467 (LM-89) - GENOVA 6 cfu anno 1 SCIENZE STORICHE 9917 (LM-84) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR M-STO/01 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The focus of teaching is the Byzantine empire and its relevance in the history of Mediterranean, related both to Western and Islamic history. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Students will have a grasp of the problems connected with the development of political, economic and cultural relations in the Mediterranean; they will study maritime societies in Middle Ages. Students will get acquainted with sources, research methods and updates in historiography related to specific topics. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES At the end of the course, students are expected to : have acquired specific knowledge of the main events and long-term phenomena that characterised the Mediterranean in the Middle Ages, in order to understand the link between great civilisations be familiar with the methodological tools of the discipline, the basic outlines of specific historiography and the sources proposed during the lessons write a report on a historiographical essay assigned for reading. PREREQUISITES Positive curriculum and strong interest for history. TEACHING METHODS The lectures will hopefully be held in person, with the possibility for students to follow them also remotely (confirmation of the modality adopted will be given as soon as possible) 40 hours of lectures on the main topics of the history of the Mediterranean in the Middle Ages and seminars on specific themes, also with the use of teaching materials (mainly sources, mostly translated into Italian) provided by the lecturer. SYLLABUS/CONTENT Outlines of Mediterranean History in the Middle Ages; orientation to research and reading of sources RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY All the following texts: M. Gallina, Bisanzio. Storia di un impero (secoli IV-XIII), Roma, Carocci editore, 2016 M. Gallina, La formazione del Mediterraneo medievale, in Storia Medievale, Donzelli, 1998, pp. 227-246 M. Tangheroni, Il Mediterraneo bassomedievale, in Storia Medievale, Donzelli, 1998, pp. 463-492 S. Collavini, L’espansione dell’Occidente nel Mediterraneo, in Storia d'Europa e del Mediterraneo, dir. A. Barbero, IV. Il. Medioevo (secoli V-XV), a c. S. Carocci, 2006, pp. 449-480 One book on your choice between the following: A. Cameron, I Bizantini, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2008 L. Capezzone, Medioevo arabo. Una storia dell’Islam medievale (VII-XV secolo), Milano, Mondadori Università, 2016 A. Cortonesi, L. Palermo, La prima espansione economica europea. Secoli XI-XV, Carocci, 2019 G. Berti, C. Renzi Rizzo, M. Tangheroni, Il Mare, la Terra, il Ferro. Ricerche su Pisa medievale (secoli VII-XIII), Pisa, Pacini, 2004, 300 pp. P. Guglielmotti, Genova, Spoleto, CISAM, 2013 V. Polonio, Da provincia a signora del mare. Secoli VI-XIII, in Storia di Genova. Mediterraneo Europa Atlantico, a cura di D. Puncuh, Genova 2003, pp. 111- 231 Programma per gli studenti non frequentanti: gli studenti non frequentanti dovranno contattare la docente TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD MARIA ELENA CORTESE Ricevimento: Pending the resumption of face-to-face meetings, you can arrange an appointment on the Teams platform by writing to the lecturer: mariaelena.cortese@unige.it Exam Board MARIA ELENA CORTESE (President) PAOLA GUGLIELMOTTI SANDRA MACCHIAVELLO (Substitute) LESSONS LESSONS START end of september 2021 Class schedule HISTORY OF THE MEDITERRANEAN IN THE MIDDLE AGES (LM) EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Oral exam. Attending students: the oral exame will include program subjects, classroom exercises and seminars. Non attending students: the oral exame will consider specific program for non attending students. Register on line for your final exam. ASSESSMENT METHODS For attending students, assessment will be based on the participation to discussions, seminars and on the oral exam about program subjects. Non attending students will have to take the final oral exam, which will cover a specific program to be agreed upon with the teacher. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 19/01/2022 09:30 GENOVA Orale 09/02/2022 09:30 GENOVA Orale 11/05/2022 09:30 GENOVA Orale 25/05/2022 09:30 GENOVA Orale 22/06/2022 09:30 GENOVA Orale 06/07/2022 09:30 GENOVA Orale 07/09/2022 09:30 GENOVA Orale FURTHER INFORMATION Non-attending students will have to contact the teacher.