OVERVIEW

The course aims to deepen the themes and problems of the modern age in relation to the spatial context of our peninsula, where historical events contributed to define a certain political-institutional structure and a certain socio-economic framework. The basic knowledge will be the starting point for the development of reflections on the pre-unification panorama that highlight the differences between the various areas, but at the same time stimulate the search for strong systemic interconnections.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course aims to deepen the themes and problems related to the history of the Italian peninsula and its states during the centuries of the ancient regime, through the definition and discussion of different historiographical traditions. The various aspects of a political-institutional, socio-economic and cultural nature will be examined with a diachronic approach and following specific paths for the different state realities. Direct exercises on the sources will be proposed in order to stimulate a critical approach and to understand the actual development of historiographical pathways on the subject.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

There are three objectives that the teaching has set itself:

1) to introduce students to the history of the ancient Italian States, against the background of the more general modern history they have already studied (at different levels) in high schools and in the first university cycle

2) to reflect on the similarity (and specificities) that a comparison between the events of the ancient Italian States and those of the other European States of the same centuries can bring to light

3) to learn the historiographical traditions of the various state contexts and to present the panorama of the sources on which they are based

PREREQUISITES

Basic knowledge of Italian history between the 15th and 18th centuries

TEACHING METHODS

Lectures will be held in person, at the times and in the classrooms indicated on the https://easyacademy.unige.it/portalestudenti/ portal (with the possibility for students to follow the lectures remotely on the Teams platform: access code lk198ky).

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

6 cfu

A historical profile of modern Italy between the wars of Italy and the end of the ancient regime.

 9 cfu 

A historical profile of modern Italy between the wars of Italy and the end of the ancient regime.

An in-depth examination of the wars of Italy (1494-1559) and the repercussions within the peninsula

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

6 cfu

M. Verga, Gli antichi stati italiani, in Storia moderna, Manuali Donzelli, pp. 351-371 (pdf copy to the teacher)

D. Sella, L'Italia del Seicento, Laterza (il libro è fuori catalogo, ma è rintracciabile e acquistabile in rete; inoltre il docente dispone di un file pdf del libro stesso)

E. Pagano, Gli stati italiani: territorio e profili istituzionali, in L'Italia e i suoi stati nell'età moderna, Editrice La Scuola, pp. 205-262 (pdf copy to the teacher)

9 cfu:

M. Verga, Gli antichi stati italiani, in Storia moderna, Donzelli, pp. 351-371

D. Sella, L'Italia del Seicento, Laterza (il libro è fuori catalogo, ma è rintracciabile e acquistabile in rete; inoltre il docente dispone di un file pdf del libro stesso)

E. Pagano, Gli stati italiani: territorio e profili istituzionali, in L'Italia e i suoi stati nell'età moderna, Editrice La Scuola, pp. 205-262 (pdf copy to the teacher)

Saggi di Arturo Pacini e Carlo Bitossi all'interno del volume Storia di Genova. Mediterraneo, Europa, Atlantico, a cura di D. Puncuh, Società ligure di storia patria (pdf copy to the teacher)

The list of texts may be subject to change.
it is advisable to wait for the start of the lessons and the presentation of the programme by the lecturer.
and the presentation of the programme by the lecturer.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

PAOLO CALCAGNO (President)

LUCA LO BASSO

EMILIANO BERI (Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

14 February 2022

Classes will be interrupted on 28 March and resumed on 27 April. Classes will end on 19 May.

Class schedule

HYTORY OF THE NEARBY ITALIAN STATES (LM)

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The test will be oral in the form of an interview with questions relating to the content of the texts indicated in the bibliography.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

In the examination, which will take place in oral form, one or more specific subjects contained in the texts indicated will be proposed to the examiner. The examiner will be asked to illustrate these topics critically, in a correct and articulate manner, 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 (in the case of participants) will also be verified.

Exam schedule

FURTHER INFORMATION

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