HISTORY OF MEDITERRANEAN CIVILIZATIONS IN THE MEDIEVAL AGE

Claudio AZZARA HISTORY OF MEDITERRANEAN CIVILIZATIONS IN THE MEDIEVAL AGE

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DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE UMANE, FILOSOFICHE E DELLA FORMAZIONE
EQF7
PEDAGOGICAL STUDIES
2021/2022

YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2019
SPRING SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
636LESSONS
Objectives
LEARNING KNOWLEDGE OF HISTORY OF THE MEDITERRANEAN WORLD IN THE MIDDLE AGES
OUTCOMES:
- ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE ON THE FUNDAMENTAL HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL PHAENOMENA OF THE MEDITERRANEAN WORLD IN THE MIDDLE AGES.
- ABILITY TO INDIVIDUATE IN PARTICULAR FIELDS THE CONTINUITY LINES BETWEEN ANCIENT HISTORY AND THE FOLLOWING HISTORICAL PHASES.
Prerequisites
THE TEACHING IMPROVES KNOWLEDGES AND ABILITIES THAT THE STUDENTS ALREADY ACQUIRED IN THE FORMER STUDIES IN THE SAME FIELD. IT IS SUPPOSED THAT STUDENTS ARE ALREADY ACQUAINTED WITH THE BASIC ELEMENTS OF THE DISCIPLINE.
Contents
THE ARABS IN ITALY IN THE MIDDLE AGES. THE COURSE AIMS TO ANALYZE THE ARAB PRESENCE IN ITALY IN THE MEDIEVAL AGE, CONSIDERING BOTH THE CASES OF DIRECT POLITICAL DOMINATION (IN PARTICULAR IN SICILY) AND THE MULTIPLE POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL RELATIONS BETWEEN THE PENINSULA AND THE ARABIC AND ISLAMIC WORLD.

Teaching Methods
-LESSONS WITH WIDE CONTENTS, WITH A FINAL DISCUSSION ON THE CENTRAL TOPICS OF THE LESSON.
-LECTURES BASED ON TEXTS, WITH THEIR ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION BY STUDENTS.
Verification of learning
THE FINAL ORAL PROOF IS BASED ON QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE ISSUES ON WHICH STUDENTS CAN FIND A SUFFICIENT INFORMATION IN THE BOOKS AND THE OTHER MATERIALS OFFERED BY THE TEACHER. THE WHOLE PROOF WILL BE EXTENDED SO LONG AS NECESSARY FOR ASCERTAINING NOT ONLY THE STUDENT’S KNOWLEDGE OF THE CONTENTS, BUT ALSO HER/HIS ABILITY TO EXPRESS THEM CORRECTLY. OTHER PROOFS MAY BE EVENTUALLY INTRODUCED IN ORDER OF MAKING EASIER THE FINAL PROOF
Texts
AMEDEO FENIELLO, SOTTO IL SEGNO DEL LEONE. STORIA DELL'ITALIA MUSULMANA, LATERZA, ROMA-BARI 2011.
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