HISTORY OF THE SOUTH OF ITALY

Maria Anna NOTO HISTORY OF THE SOUTH OF ITALY

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DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN, PHILOSOPHIC AND EDUCATION SCIENCES
EQF6
EDUCATIONAL SCIENCE
2024/2025

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 3
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2019
SPRING SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
636LESSONS
Objectives
THE TEACHING AIMS TO ENCOURAGE REFLECTION ON THE POLITICAL, INSTITUTIONAL, SOCIO-ECONOMIC, CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS ASPECTS THAT HAVE CHARACTERIZED THE HISTORY OF SOUTHERN ITALY BEFORE THE ITALIAN UNIFICATION, IN A CONTEXT OF CONTEXTUALIZATION AND COMPARISON WITH THE EUROPEAN HISTORY.

EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES:

- KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
TO KNOW THE HISTORICAL METHODS OF ANALYSIS OF THE PECULIARITIES OF THE SOUTHERN ITALIAN TERRITORY AS A PART OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION, ALSO WITH A VIEW TO ASSESSING THE CRITICAL ASPECTS, FROM A LONG-TERM PERSPECTIVE, OF THE HISTORY OF SOUTHERN ITALY.

- ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
TO KNOW HOW TO INTEGRATE THE PECULIAR ASPECTS OF TODAY’S ITALIAN SOUTHERN SOCIETY, INCLUDING THOSE THAT INVOLVE PROCESSES OF MARGINALIZATION AND EXCLUSION, WITHIN THE WIDER HISTORY OF SOUTHERN ITALY.
Prerequisites
THE TEACHING HAS NO OTHER REQUISITE, IF NOT THE KNOWLEDGE OF THOSE BASIC CONTENTS WHICH ARE NORMALLY TRANSMITTED BY THE PROGRAMS OF THE HIGH SCHOOL IN THIS FIELD OF STUDIES.
Contents
IN THE CONTEXT OF THE EDUCATIONAL OFFER, THIS TEACHING AIMS TO LEAD STUDENTS TO CRITICAL REFLECTION ON THE POLITICAL, INSTITUTIONAL, SOCIO-ECONOMIC, CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS ASPECTS THAT HAVE CHARACTERIZED THE HISTORY OF SOUTHERN ITALY.

MAIN TOPICS OF THE LESSONS WILL BE:


1) CONCEPTS OF KINGDOM-VICE KINGDOM-MEZZOGIORNO
2) THE BIRTH OF THE KINGDOM AND THE NORMAN HERITAGE
2) ANGEVINS AND ARAGONESE BETWEEN NAPLES AND SICILY
3) THE SPANISH VICE-KINGDOM IN NAPLES, IN SICILY, IN SARDINIA
4) POWER AND SENTIMENT: MARRIAGE STRATEGIES IN THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE
Teaching Methods
THE COURSE AIMS TO ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS, SUITABLE FOR UNDERTAKING THE EDUCATIONAL PROFESSIONS WITH THE POSSESSION OF A SOLID CULTURE AND INTERPRETATIVE SKILLS. THE TEACHING METHODS ADOPTED PROMOTE THIS PROCESS, THROUGH THE INTEGRATION OF DIFFERENT ACTIONS: LECTURES ON MAIN TOPICS, SUPPORTED BY THE USE OF MASS-MEDIA TOOLS, FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSION WITH STUDENTS ON THE TEACHING USE OF THE CONTENTS; READING AND CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF SHORT DOCUMENTS REPRESENTING IMPORTANT HISTORICAL EVENTS.
Verification of learning
FINAL ORAL EXAMINATION VERIFIES OBJECTIVES ABOUT KNOWLEDGE, CORRECT LANGUAGE, CRITICAL CAPACITIES. IT CONSISTS OF QUESTIONS ON THE SUBJECTS SUBMITTED DURING THE LESSONS AND REPERIBLE IN THE PRESCRIPTED BOOKS. IT CHECKS THE LEARNING OF THE CONTENTS, THE DISCUSSION CAPACITY, THE APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE, THE POSSESS OF CONCEPTS AND CONNEXIONS.
Texts
- A. MUSI, MEZZOGIORNO MODERNO. DAI VICEREGNI SPAGNOLI ALLA FINE DELLE DUE SICILIE, ROMA, SALERNO EDITRICE, 2022: INTRODUZIONE + CAPP. I-II-III, DA PAG. 7 A PAG. 129 (THE CHAPTERS TO STUDY CONCERNS ONLY THE PERIOD FROM THE BIRTH OF THE KINGDOM WITH THE NORMANS, TO THE END OF THE SPANISH VICE KINGDOMS OF NAPLES, SICILY AND SARDINIA)

- L. SCALISI, POTERE E SENTIMENTO. STRATEGIE MATRIMONIALI NEL RINASCIMENTO ITALIANO, ROMA, EDIZIONI DI STORIA E LETTERATURA, 2023.
More Information
ATTENDANCE IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED.
THE USE OF A HISTORICAL ATLAS IS ADVISED.

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