Alfonso TORTORA | MODER HISTORY
Alfonso TORTORA MODER HISTORY
cod. 0322100037
MODER HISTORY
| 0322100037 | |
| DEPARTMENT OF HUMANISTIC STUDIES | |
| EQF7 | |
| MODERN PHILOLOGY | |
| 2024/2025 |
| YEAR OF COURSE 1 | |
| YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2019 | |
| SPRING SEMESTER |
| SSD | CFU | HOURS | ACTIVITY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M-STO/02 | 9 | 45 | LESSONS |
| Exam | Date | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPELLO MAGGIO | 29/05/2025 - 10:00 | SESSIONE ORDINARIA | |
| APPELLO GIUGNO | 25/06/2025 - 10:00 | SESSIONE ORDINARIA | |
| APPELLO LUGLIO | 13/07/2025 - 10:00 | SESSIONE ORDINARIA | |
| APPELLO SETTEMBRE | 10/09/2025 - 10:00 | SESSIONE DI RECUPERO |
| Objectives | |
|---|---|
| THE AIM OF THE COURSE IS TO PROVIDE IN-DEPTH AND SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE ON THE MAJOR MOMENTS OF ITALIAN, EUROPEAN AND WORLD HISTORY AND THEIR GEOGRAPHICAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXTS OF STRUCTURAL AND LONG-TERM REFERENCE. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING THE STUDENT: - WILL KNOW THE DISCIPLINARY FOUNDATIONS OF THE GREAT THEMES OF EUROPEAN IDENTITY IN THE MODERN AGE THROUGH THE EXAMINATION OF THE MAJOR MOMENTS OF MODERN HISTORY; - IT WILL UNDERSTAND THE INSTITUTIONAL, ECONOMIC AND GEOGRAPHICAL RELATIONS OF MODERN EUROPE AND THE ORIGINAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE OTHER TERRITORIALITIES OF THE WORLD KNOWN AND CONQUERED, STOPPING ON THE MOST CHARACTERIZING MOMENTS OF THE HUMAN AND CULTURALDIVERSITIES DISCOVERED IN THE IN THE NEW WORLD. APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO: - IDENTIFY AND TRANSLATE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE NEED TO "UPDATE" THE HISTORICAL STUDY, OR TO FIND OUT IN THE TRADITION OF THE PAST THE TRACES OF THE SOCIO-CULTURAL DYNAMICS OF THE MODERNITY; - EXAMINING WITH PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE THE DIFFERENT AREAS OF HISTORICAL STUDIES RELATING TO THE MODERN AGE; - ELABORATE AND / OR APPLY ORIGINAL APPROACHES AND INTUITIONS TO MODERN HISTORY IN A WAY TO CONTRIBUTE TO OVERCOMING A HISTORICAL LOOK, WHICH OVERCOMES THE USUAL BARRIERS OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH; - SOLVE THE QUESTION OF THE EUROCENTRIC VISION OF MODERN HISTORY, FAVORING THE MOST POSSIBLE UNITARY PERCEPTION OF THE HISTORY OF THE MODERN WORLD. AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO: - SELECTING THE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE NEED TO "UPDATE" THE HISTORICAL STUDY, OR TO FIND OUT IN THE TRADITION OF THE PAST THE TRACES OF THE SOCIO-CULTURAL DYNAMICS OF OUR MOST STRINGING CURRENTITY; - IDENTIFY THE PROCESS OF GRADUALLY OVERCOMING HISTORIOGRAPHICAL, EVEN CLASSICAL ISSUES, IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE MOST GENERAL HORIZON OF RELATIONS BETWEEN HISTORICAL FACTS AND PROCESSES OF MODERNITY; - DISCOVER NEW KEYS TO READING AND INTERPRETING THE IDEA OF THE MODERN THROUGH THE EXAMINATION OF UNEXPLORED RELATIONS BETWEEN EPISODES AND PHENOMENA, WHICH ARE PLACED THE LOCAL OR REGIONAL HISTORICAL SCALE. COMMUNICATION SKILLS THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO: - TO SUSTAIN CONVERSATIONS ON MULTIPLE THEMES, WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO A DEEP KNOWLEDGE OF HISTORIOGRAPHICAL GUIDELINES RELATING TO MODERN HISTORY; - REPRESENT AND COMMUNICATE, THROUGH TEXTS OR VIRTUAL INSTRUMENTS, HISTORIOGRAPHICAL ISSUES WITH OWN PROCESSING. LEARNING SKILLS THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO: - USE THE TRADITIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHICAL TOOLS AND THE COMPUTER RESOURCES FOR ANALYSIS AND ARCHIVING SOME DATA; - CARRY OUT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, UNDERSTAND AND INTERPRET COMPLEX TEXTS, ADVERTISING OR LITERARY; - PROCEED WITH THE CONTINUOUS UPDATING OF KNOWLEDGE, USING THE REFERENCE TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE |
| Prerequisites | |
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| 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 | |
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| MODERNITY: CONCEPTS AND THESES; THE MODERN STATE IN EUROPE: INSTITUTIONS AND LAW; JUSTICE, POWER AND SOCIAL BODIES IN MODERN EUROPE; 17TH-18TH CENTURIES: FROM THE BALTIC SEA TO THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA: FIRST HISTORIES OF EUROPE FROM THE HISTORIOGRAPHER PUFENDORF TO THE HISTORIES OF ITALY BY GIULIO CESARE D'EUGENIO BRACCINI; THE KINGDOM OF NAPLES FROM THE MODERN AGE TO THE CONTEMPORARY AGE; DISEASES, EPIDEMICS, HEALTH STRUCTURES IN ITALY AND EUROPE BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND MODERN AGE. |
| Teaching Methods | |
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| FRONTAL LESSONS |
| Verification of learning | |
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| PERIODIC CHECK ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM AND FINAL ORAL EXAM. IN THE COURSE OF THE EXAM WILL BE VERIFIED - THE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL MOMENTS OF THE HISTORY OF THE INSTITUTIONS IN MODERN TIMES AND OF THE PROCESSES THAT HAVE LEAD TO THEIR EVOLUTION - THE ABILITY OF THE EXPRESS CLEARLY USING A CORRECT AND APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE, DEMONSTRATING A GOOD KNOWLEDGE OF THE SPECIFIC LANGUAGE OF THE DISCIPLINE - THE ABILITY TO ORGANIZE A ARTICULATED AND RELEVANT SPEECH ON THE PROPOSED ARGUMENTS, SELECTING THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ASPECTS AND INSERT THEM IN THE RIGHT HISTORICAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK. |
| Texts | |
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| FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT TAKEN THE MODERN HISTORY EXAM OF THE THREE-YEAR DEGREE, IT IS RECOMMENDED TO STUDY: GIUSEPPE GALASSO, PRIMA LEZIONE DI STORIA MODERNA, ROMA-BARI, LATERZA, 2009. MONOGRAPHIC PART FOR ALL STUDENTS: ALFONSO TORTORA, AL CENTRO DELLA MODERNITA. DAL MARE BALTICO AL MEDITERRANEO: ASPETTI DI STORIA EUROPEA TRA I SECOLI XVII-XVIII, BATTIPAGLIA, LAVEGLIA-CARLONE, 2024 AURELIO MUSI, MEZZOGIORNO MODERNO. DAI VICEREGNI SPAGNOLI ALLA FINE DELLE DUE SICILIE, ROMA, SALERNO EDITRICE, 2022 TO BE INTEGRATED WITH TWO VOLUMES OF THE STUDENTS' CHOICE FROM THE FOLLOWING: FRANCESCO BARRA, UNA PANDEMIA MEDIEVALE. REGNO DI NAPOLI E PRINCIPATO ULTRA TRA PESTE NERA E CRISI DEL TRECENTO, AVELLINO, IL TEREBINTO, 2023 PAUL SLACK, LA PESTE, BOLOGNA, IL MULINO, 2014 CARLO MARIA CIPOLLA, CONTRO UN NEMICO INVISIBILE. EPIDEMIE E STRUTTURE SANITARIE NELL'ITALIA DEL RINASCIMENTO, BOLOGNA, IL MULINO, 2023 CARLO MARIA CIPOLLA, IL PESTIFERO E CONTAGIOSO MORBO. COMBATTERE LA PESTE NELL'ITALIA DEL SEICENTO, BOLOGNA, IL MULINO, 2021 ROBERTO BIZZOCCHI, COME I PROMESSI SPOSI HANNO FATTO L'ITALIA, ROMA-BARI, LATERZA, 2022 PAOLO BECCHI, GENEALOGIA DEL DIRITTO, TORINO, GIAPPICHELLI, 2024 AURELIO MUSI, IL REGNO DI NAPOLI, BRESCIA, MORCELLIANA, 2016 GEOFFREY PARKER, LA RIVOLUZIONE MILITARE. LE INNOVAZIONI MILITARI E IL SORGERE DELL'OCCIDENTE, BOLOGNA, IL MULINO, 2014 |
| More Information | |
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| FURTHER INFORMATION CAN BE REQUESTED BY E-MAIL: ATORTORA@UNISA.IT |
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