Unit EARLY MODERN HISTORY
- Course
- Philosophy and ethics of relationships
- Study-unit Code
- 35067112
- Curriculum
- Filosofia e storia
- Teacher
- Chiara Coletti
- Teachers
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- Chiara Coletti
- Hours
- 72 ore - Chiara Coletti
- CFU
- 12
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2023
- Offered
- 2023/24
- Learning activities
- Affine/integrativa
- Area
- Attività formative affini o integrative
- Academic discipline
- M-STO/02
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- The course deals with problems related to the political, economic and social dynamics of states in the Modern Age from the mid-15th century up to the revolutionary age and the new order imposed by the Congress of Vienna. During the lessons, reference will be made to the various historiographic interpretations, the use of sources, and the disciplinary vocabulary, with the aim of
make students aware of the methods of historical work and the critical understanding of events. - Reference texts
- A. A textbook of modern history at undergraduate level.
Recommended:Vittorio Criscuolo, Modern History, Pearson 2019 Aurelio MUSI, A History Nursery. Europe in the modern world, Biblion editions 2020.
Students with disabilities and/or with SLDwho, havingcompleted regular accreditationthrough SOL, haveobtained access to University services, can apply for the compensatory tools ensured by law(e.g. textbooks in digital format; teachingmaterials in accessible formats: presentations, handouts, workbooks, providedifnecessary in advance of the lessons), for whichconsult https://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa.
For the request, students are invited to ask the teacher, whowill put them in contact with the Disability and/or DSA Department Coordinator (prof. Alessandra Di Pilla: alessandra.dipilla@unipg.it)
B. Course notes and material provided by the lecturer (will be made available to students during and after the course of the lectures on the course page in unistudium.
C. A volume related to the monographic study that will be indicated by the lecturer at the beginning of the lessons - Educational objectives
- At the end of the course the student :
-will have acquired knowledge of the political-institutional, socio-economic and cultural development of modern history
-will be able to place the most representative events and figures in their chronological and geographical contexts
- use a correct vocabulary specific to the discipline
- will be able to critically read historiographical works and use the main tools for research and analysis of sources. - Prerequisites
- It’s important to have taken at least the exam of Medieval History to understand the issues of teaching and the ways of the chronological development.
- Teaching methods
- Lectures with ppt presentations, examination of different types of historical sources from the modern era and short exercises in their examination; discussion around the proposed sources will be a moment of critical reflection and methodological learning.
- Other information
- For any further information, pleas contact the professor at the e-mail: chiara.coletti@unipg.it
Students with disabilities and/or SLD: for any information on University services, consult the page https://lettere.unipg.it/home/disabilita-e-dsa and contact the Disability and/or DSA Department Coordinator (prof. Alessandra Di Pilla: alessandra.dipilla@unipg.it) - Learning verification modality
- Partial written test during the course (if the course won't be on line)
final oral exam
Students with disabilities and/or with SLD who, having completed regular accreditation through SOL, haveobtained access to University services, can applyfor compensatory tools, dispensatorymeasures and inclusive technologiesensured by law, to be requested and agreed with the teacher well in advance of tests and exams. For general information, consult the page https://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa and contact the Disability and/or SLD Department Coordinator (prof. Alessandra Di Pilla: alessandra.dipilla@unipg.it). - Extended program
- Hints of historiography, use of sources and problems of periodisation.
Europe and new worlds: colonialism and early globalisation.
The economy in pre-industrial societies.
The order society: the social hierarchy
The forms and structures of power: states and empires in the modern age.
Politics and religions in the modern age.
Crisis of the Old Regime and the process of secularisation in the Age of Enlightenment.
The Industrial Revolution.
The age of revolutions between Europe and the Americas.