Unit Exegesis of Medieval Historical Sources
- Course
- Philosophy and ethics of relationships
- Study-unit Code
- 35014909
- Curriculum
- Filosofia e storia
- Teacher
- Stefania Zucchini
- Teachers
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- Stefania Zucchini
- Hours
- 36 ore - Stefania Zucchini
- CFU
- 6
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2020
- Offered
- 2021/22
- Learning activities
- Affine/integrativa
- Area
- Attività formative affini o integrative
- Academic discipline
- M-STO/01
- Type of study-unit
- Opzionale (Optional)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- ENGLISH
- Contents
- The course deals with the main institutions and political structures of the late Middle Ages, with an in-depth study of the concept of freedom in Italian municipal cities and "signorie".
- Reference texts
- MAIN REFERENCE TEXT: "La libertà
nelle città comunali e signorili italiane",
a cura di Andrea Zorzi, Roma, Viella, 2020.
In addition for non-attending students: Lorenzo Tanzini,
"Emergenza, eccezione, deroga: tecniche e retoriche del potere nei comuni toscani del XIV secolo", in "Tecniche di potere nel tardo Medioevo. Regimi comunali e signorie in Italia", a cura di M. Vallerani, Roma, Viella, 2010, p. 149-182. - Educational objectives
- Detailed knowledge of the main institutions and political structures of the late Middle Ages; knowledge of the main historiographic tools and of the evolution of historiographic interpretations relating to structures and forms of power in the passage from the late medieval to the early modern age; use of the specific vocabulary of the subject and ability to orient oneself among the different types of sources relating to the topics of study; ability to formulate questions and solve problems through the interpretation of the topics studied. Some indications will also be provided for the in-depth study of the topics of study and the approach to historical research work.
- Prerequisites
- Students are required to take the Medieval History exam during the three-year degree course.
- Teaching methods
- Frontal lessons on all topics of the course, with reading and commenting of sources in Latin or in translation. If it will be possible, lectures will be also provided at the State Archives of Perugia for direct knowledge of the medieval historical sources.
- Other information
- Attendance is optional but strongly recommended.
- Learning verification modality
- The exam includes a final oral test, which consists of a discussion-interview on the topics covered during the course and in-depth on the recommended text.
- Extended program
- The course will deal with the main institutions and political structures of the late Middle Ages, with particular attention to the dynamics and phenomena that led to the evolution of the political frameworks of the Italian peninsula between the late Middle Ages and the early modern age, considered in a broader European context. With this in mind, the specific theme of the concept of freedom in Italian municipal and noble cities will be explored.