OVERVIEW

The course deals with historiographical moments, themes and problems in relation to the 15th-19th centuries, from the time of the great geographical explorations to the "Restaurazione"

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Analysing fundamental themes and issues of modern history by presenting different historiographical interpretations and perspectives. Illustrating historical research methods and procedures also by working with sources in order to stimulate a critical approach and an initial knowledge of criteria used to build historiographical discourses.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

See previous heading.

As far as learning outcomes are concerned, the student, at the end of the course, will be able to understand a text of history and historiography of the modern age, as well as being aware of the cultural and conceptual baggage that the modern age generated and transmitted to subsequent eras. The student must also have developed disciplinary skills, as well as basic knowledge of the subject.

PREREQUISITES

To know how to read and communicate correctly in Italian. have acquired the basic historical knowledge of the secondary school. If necessary, be able to read a text in a foreign language of the European Union in addition to your mother tongue.

TEACHING METHODS

Classroom lessons. Attendance, although not compulsory, is recommended. 

For the timetable of lectures, please consult the https://easyacademy.unige.it/portalestudenti//index.php?_lang=it portal.

Lectures include PowerPoints presentations.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Programme for students using the teaching for 6 cfu

Moments, themes and problems of European and world history between the 15th and 19th centuries.

Programme for students using the teaching for 9 cfu

Moments, themes and problems of European and world history between the 15th and 19th centuries.

Structures and characteristics of the ancien régime society

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bibliography for 6 cfu

V. CRISCUOLO, Storia moderna, Pearson

Bibliography for 9 cfu

V. CRISCUOLO, Storia moderna, Pearson

G.P. ROMAGNANI, La società di antico regime (XVI-XVIII secolo). Temi e problemi storiografici, Carocci

Non-attending students, in addition to the bibliography indicated above, should obtain the volume by F. MOTTA, S. PAVONE, Lexicon of Modern History. Concepts, processes, spaces, Carocci. The index lists 130 words or categories in use in modern history: non-attending students taking the 6 cfu exam must prepare 10 words of their choice, those taking the 9 cfu exam 15 words of their choice

Students with disabilities and students with DSA are reminded that in order to request adaptations for examinations they must first enter their certification on the University website at servizionline.unige.it in the ‘Students’ section. The documentation will be checked by the University's Services for the Inclusion of Students with Disabilities and DSA Sector (https://rubrica.unige.it/strutture/struttura/100111).
Subsequently, at least 10 days before the date of the exam, an e-mail must be sent to the lecturer, indicating both the School's Contact Person for the inclusion of students with disabilities and with DSA (Prof. Elisabetta Colagrossi: elisabetta.colagrossi@unige.it) and the Sector indicated above. In the e-mail it is necessary to specify: the name of the lesson; the date of the roll call; the student's surname, first name and matriculation number; the compensatory and dispensatory measures considered functional; and required.  The contact person will confirm to the teacher that the applicant has the right to request adaptations during the exam and that these adaptations must be agreed upon with the teacher, who will respond by communicating whether it is possible to use the requested adaptations (in particular, concept maps, which must be much more concise than the maps used for study) 

For further information on the request for services and adaptations, please consult the document: https://unige.it/sites/unige.it/files/2024-05/Linee%20guida%20per%20la%20richiesta%20di%20servizi%2C%20di%20strumenti%20compensativi%20e_o%20di%20misure%20dispensative%20e%20di%20ausili%20specifici%20Maggio%202024.pdf

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

PAOLO CALCAGNO (President)

LUCA LO BASSO

EMILIANO BERI (Substitute)

FRANCESCA FERRANDO (Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

23 September 2024

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

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.

An intermediate written test is planned, on a voluntary basis, on the subjects of GP Romagnani's book and the first part of V Criscuolo's textbook. Indicatively, this test will be held in November 2024: it is reserved for frequent participants only and the validity of the intermediate assessment expires in September 2025.

Those who take the intermediate written test will complete the examination orally, preparing the last part of the Criscuolo handbook (chapters 21-31).

ASSESSMENT METHODS

As can be seen from the section on ‘examination methods’, there are two modes of assessment. One can take the entire examination orally, or one can take the intermediate written test and then finish with an oral examination on the last part of V Criscuolo's textbook. Those who have entered the exam for only 6 cfu (and are attending students) can decide to take the intermediate written exam or to take an oral exam preparing only Criscuolo's textbook.

In the examination, which will be held orally, one or more specific topics contained in the indicated texts will be proposed to the candidate. The candidate will be asked to illustrate these topics with a critical spirit, 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 addressed during the lessons will also be tested.

The intermediate written test will consist of a grid of questions on some fundamental themes and moments in modern history (3 open questions: one relating to a topic dealt with in GP Romagnani's book and two relating to topics dealt with in V Criscuolo's textbook).

Exam schedule

FURTHER INFORMATION

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