Lettere | MODERN HISTORY

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MODERN HISTORY

	0312600066
	DEPARTMENT OF HUMANISTIC STUDIES
	EQF6
	ARTS
	2017/2018

CURRICULUM LETTERE CLASSICHE

	YEAR OF COURSE 3
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2015
	SECONDO SEMESTRE

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	M-STO/02	6	30	LESSONS	SUPPLEMENTARY COMPULSORY SUBJECTS

	Objectives
	. THE MAIN GOALS OF THIS TEACHING COURSE ARE THE FOLLOWING: TO EMPHASIZE SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT MOMENTS ABOUT ITALIAN, EUROPEAN AND WORLD HISTORY AND THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR GEOGRAPHICAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXTS ACCORDING TO STRUCTURAL AND LONG-TERM REFERENCES; TO PROVIDE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING SKILLS: AWARENESS OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MAN AND THE ENVIRONMENT, BOTH IN TIME AND SPACE, AS WELL AS THE MAIN PROBLEMS CONNECTED TO THE RAPID AND CONTINUAL MOVING IN THE SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC WORLD. THE AIM IS TO ALLOW THE STUDENT TO A FIRST UNDERSTANDING WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF MORE DETAILED ANALYSES, OF THE CONSTANT INTERWEAVING WITH THE DIFFERENT DIMENSIONS OF HISTORY: ECONOMIC-SOCIAL, INSTITUTIONAL AND CULTURAL, AS WELL AS OF THE MOST INNOVATIVE AND CHARACTERIZING ELEMENTS OF THE MODERN AGE; TO SHOW ABILITY TO APPLY THE ACQUIRED INFORMATIONS: THE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING, AS DEFINED IN THE PREVIOUS POINT, WILL BE PERCEIVED AS USEFUL IN ADDRESSING INVESTIGATIONS, IN GENERAL, ON OTHER COUNTRIES AND DIFFERENT HISTORICAL MOMENTS.

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THE MAIN GOALS OF THIS TEACHING COURSE ARE THE FOLLOWING:
TO EMPHASIZE SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT MOMENTS ABOUT ITALIAN, EUROPEAN AND WORLD HISTORY AND THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR GEOGRAPHICAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXTS ACCORDING TO STRUCTURAL AND LONG-TERM REFERENCES;

TO PROVIDE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING SKILLS: AWARENESS OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MAN AND THE ENVIRONMENT, BOTH IN TIME AND SPACE, AS WELL AS THE MAIN PROBLEMS CONNECTED TO THE RAPID AND CONTINUAL MOVING IN THE SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC WORLD. THE AIM IS TO ALLOW THE STUDENT TO A FIRST UNDERSTANDING WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF MORE DETAILED ANALYSES, OF THE CONSTANT INTERWEAVING WITH THE DIFFERENT DIMENSIONS OF HISTORY: ECONOMIC-SOCIAL, INSTITUTIONAL AND CULTURAL, AS WELL AS OF THE MOST INNOVATIVE AND CHARACTERIZING ELEMENTS OF THE MODERN AGE;

TO SHOW ABILITY TO APPLY THE ACQUIRED INFORMATIONS: THE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING, AS DEFINED IN THE PREVIOUS POINT, WILL BE PERCEIVED AS USEFUL IN ADDRESSING INVESTIGATIONS, IN GENERAL, ON OTHER COUNTRIES AND DIFFERENT HISTORICAL MOMENTS.

	Prerequisites
	1. KNOW HOW TO DEVELOP AND / OR APPLY ORIGINAL APPROACHES AND INSIGHTS SO AS TO HELP ADVANCE THE STATUS OF YOUR RESEARCH IN THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT. 2. KNOW HOW TO WORK WITH PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE IN THE VARIOUS FIELDS OF CONTEMPORARY HISTORY STUDIES. 3. ABILITY TO CONDUCT DATA MANAGEMENT, ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL EVALUATION OF THE ISSUES ADDRESSED. 4. ABILITY TO IDENTIFY AND SOLVE PROBLEMS RELATED IN PARTICULAR TO THE NEED TO "ACTUALIZE" THE HISTORICAL STUDY, OR TO FIND IN THE TRADITION OF THE PAST THE TRACES OF THE SOCIO-CULTURAL DYNAMICS OF THE PRESENT.

Prerequisites

1. KNOW HOW TO DEVELOP AND / OR APPLY ORIGINAL APPROACHES AND INSIGHTS SO AS TO HELP ADVANCE THE STATUS OF YOUR RESEARCH IN THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT.
2. KNOW HOW TO WORK WITH PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE IN THE VARIOUS FIELDS OF CONTEMPORARY HISTORY STUDIES.
3. ABILITY TO CONDUCT DATA MANAGEMENT, ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL EVALUATION OF THE ISSUES ADDRESSED.
4. ABILITY TO IDENTIFY AND SOLVE PROBLEMS RELATED IN PARTICULAR TO THE NEED TO "ACTUALIZE" THE HISTORICAL STUDY, OR TO FIND IN THE TRADITION OF THE PAST THE TRACES OF THE SOCIO-CULTURAL DYNAMICS OF THE PRESENT.

	Contents
	THE FIRST GLOBALIZATION OF THE WORLD; THE FORMATION OF THE MODERN STATES IN EUROPE; ITALY IN THE WARS FOR ITS BALANCE; THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION AND THE COUNTER-REFORMATION; ECONOMY AND SOCIETY IN THE CINQUECENTO (THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY); THE SPANISH IMPERIAL SYSTEM; THE EXTRA EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND THE MODERN WORLD; THE CRISIS OF THE SEICENTO (THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY); THE MEDITERRANEAN AND ATLANTIC EUROPE; SCIENCES AND CULTURE AND POLITICS IN THE SEICENTO (THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY); ABSOLUTISM AND ANCIENT REGIME; BALANCE AND HEGEMONY IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY; ENLIGHTENMENTS AND REFORMATIONS; THE COLONIALISM AND THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION; THE AMERICAN AND FRENCH REVOLUTIONS; THE NAPOLEONIC TIME; THE RESTORATION; THE MEZZOGIORNO OF ITALY FROM THE AGE OF THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT TO THE UNITY; VARIABLE AND STANDARD FEATURES OF A HISTORICAL EUROPEAN EXPERIENCE.

Contents

THE FIRST GLOBALIZATION OF THE WORLD; THE FORMATION OF THE MODERN STATES IN EUROPE; ITALY IN THE WARS FOR ITS BALANCE; THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION AND THE COUNTER-REFORMATION; ECONOMY AND SOCIETY IN THE CINQUECENTO (THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY); THE SPANISH IMPERIAL SYSTEM; THE EXTRA EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND THE MODERN WORLD; THE CRISIS OF THE SEICENTO (THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY); THE MEDITERRANEAN AND ATLANTIC EUROPE; SCIENCES AND CULTURE AND POLITICS IN THE SEICENTO (THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY); ABSOLUTISM AND ANCIENT REGIME; BALANCE AND HEGEMONY IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY; ENLIGHTENMENTS AND REFORMATIONS; THE COLONIALISM AND THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION; THE AMERICAN AND FRENCH REVOLUTIONS; THE NAPOLEONIC TIME; THE RESTORATION; THE MEZZOGIORNO OF ITALY FROM THE AGE OF THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT TO THE UNITY; VARIABLE AND STANDARD FEATURES OF A HISTORICAL EUROPEAN EXPERIENCE.

	Teaching Methods
	FRONTAL LESSONS

	Verification of learning
	PERIODIC CHECKING ON THE PROGRAM AND FINAL ORAL EXAMINATION. DURING THE EXAMINATION WILL BE VERIFIED: 1) GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL MOMENTS IN THE HISTORY OF MODERN-DAY INSTITUTIONS AND THE PROCESSES THAT HAVE LED TO THEIR EVOLUTION; 2) THE ABILITY TO EXPRESS ITSELF CLEARLY USING PROPER AND APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE, DEMONSTRATING A GOOD MASTERY OF THE SPECIFIC VOCABULARY OF THE DISCIPLINE; 3) THE ABILITY TO ORGANIZE AN ARTICULATED AND PERTINENT SPEECH ON THE TOPICS PROPOSED, SELECTING THE MOST RELEVANT ASPECTS AND CONTEXTUALIZING THEM IN THE RIGHT FRAME OF HISTORICAL AND INSTITUTIONAL REFERENCES.

Verification of learning

PERIODIC CHECKING ON THE PROGRAM AND FINAL ORAL EXAMINATION.
DURING THE EXAMINATION WILL BE VERIFIED:
1) GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL MOMENTS IN THE HISTORY OF MODERN-DAY INSTITUTIONS AND THE PROCESSES THAT HAVE LED TO THEIR EVOLUTION;
2) THE ABILITY TO EXPRESS ITSELF CLEARLY USING PROPER AND APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE, DEMONSTRATING A GOOD MASTERY OF THE SPECIFIC VOCABULARY OF THE DISCIPLINE;
3) THE ABILITY TO ORGANIZE AN ARTICULATED AND PERTINENT SPEECH ON THE TOPICS PROPOSED, SELECTING THE MOST RELEVANT ASPECTS AND CONTEXTUALIZING THEM IN THE RIGHT FRAME OF HISTORICAL AND INSTITUTIONAL REFERENCES.

	Texts
	A. MUSI, LE VIE DELLA MODERNITÀ, FIRENZE, SANSONI, 2000;ALFONSO TORTORA, L'ERUZIONE VESUVIANA DEL 1631, UNA STORIA D’ETÀ MODERNA, ROMA, CAROCCI, 2015; ALFONSO TORTORA, I VALDESI NEL MEZZOGIORNO D’ITALIA UNA BREVE STORIA TRA MEDIOEVO E PRIMA ETÀ MODERNA, ROMA, CAROCCI, 2017; FRANCESCO BARRA,IL REGNO DELLE DUE SICILIE 1734-1861, VOL. I, LE RELAZIONI INTERNAZIONALI, IL TEREBINTO, 2018