MODERN HISTORY II
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- Versione italiana
- Academic year
- 2021/2022
- Teacher
- MATTEO PROVASI
- Credits
- 6
- Curriculum
- ARCHEOLOGIA E ARTI
- Didactic period
- Primo Semestre
- SSD
- M-STO/02
Training objectives
- Knowledge. The course will provide detailed knowledge on the following subjects:
- the main reasons of Europe's historical evolution in the modern age through the relationship with other cultures.
- the main characteristics of european colonialism and the most relevant historical studies on it; analyzed through geographical, economical, political, religious and cultural concepts.
- the main forms of travel and circulation of men, goods, ideas around Europe and out of Europe
Skills. Be able to:
- Identify and interpret the Renaissance values on which the european civilization is based.
- In a diachronic perspective, analyze the dynamic and mutual interaction with other civilizations, especially the ancient islamic world and the new american world. Prerequisites
- None
Course programme
- - Methodological themes: an overview on historiography and the developement of the idea of europe.
- Europe in the Renaissance: the political context, diplomacy, First and Second Italian Wars, the clashes against the turks, religious wars, late crusades.
- Discovering new worlds: geographical discoveries, colonialism models, slavery.
- Travel forms and strategies: circulation of goods, people, ideas, relationships between princes.
- Text analysis. Didactic methods
- Frontal lessons.
Document reading workshops.
Interpretation of historical films with the active partecipation of students.
Monday: Lessons in streaming (platform Gmeet).
Tuesday: Deepening meeting live (streaming too). Learning assessment procedures
- Oral test: Check of aware of the content of the books in bibliography and of skill to analyze documents examined during the lectures.
Written test (only first exam for every session): Check of aware of the content of the books in bibliography and of skill to analyze documents examined during the lectures. Reference texts
- The exam has to be prepared on the following books.
1. Europe and New World
- D. Abulafia, La scoperta dell’umanità. Incontri atlantici nell’età di Colombo, il Mulino, Bologna 2010, pp. 454.
- M. Donattini, Dal Nuovo Mondo all’America. Scoperte geografiche e colonialismo (secoli XV-XVI), Carocci, Roma 2004
2. Others Worlds in Europe
- A. Tallon, L’Europa del Cinquecento. Stati e relazioni internazionali, Carocci, Roma 2013, pp. 317.
- G. Ricci, Appello al turco. I confini infranti del Rinascimento, Viella, Roma 2011, pp. 182.
3. Europe on the move
- R. Mazzei, Per terra e per acqua. Viaggi e viaggiatori nell’Europa moderna, Carocci, Roma 2013, pp. 334
- G. J. Ames, L’età delle scoperte geografiche. 1500-1700, il Mulino, Bologna 2011, pp. 194
