00929 - Modern History

Academic Year 2008/2009

  • Docente: Angela De Benedictis
  • Credits: 10
  • SSD: M-STO/02
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in DAMS - Drama, Art and Music Studies (cod. 0343)

Learning outcomes

The students will obtain knowledge of the general themes and issues of the modern age (from the second half of the fifteenth century to the beginning of the nineteenth century), as well as a particular knowledge of both the theme confronted in the specialized (monographic) course and its relative sources.

As the lessons will explicitly address the issues of historical method and historical knowledge, students will also be able to recognize the complexity and problematic nature of every historical “construction.”

Course contents

Beginning of lessons: 2 February 2009 (2nd Semester)

Time and place of lessons: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday; 13:00-15:00. Aula V, Via Zamboni 38.

 

Part I (Period III: 2 February 2009 – 4 March 2009)

The lessons in part 1 are aimed for students who will take the Modern History (1) exam for 5 or 6 credits, and for those who will take the Modern History exam for 10 credits.

 

1. Themes and problems of the history of the modern age, from the second half of the fifteenth century until the age of Napoleon (with projections of maps from historical atlases).

2. Witch Hunts and Trials for Witchcraft in Modern Europe (Introduction).

 

Part II (IV Period IV: 23 March 2009 - 29 April 2009 circa).

The lessons in Part II are aimed solely for those students who will take the Modern History exam for 10 credits.

 

Specialized (monographic) course: Witch Hunts and Trials for Witchcraft in Modern Europe. 

Readings/Bibliography

Plan for the exam:

A) For those students who attended Part 1 (Modern History (1) for 5 or 6 credits):

I. M.T. Silvestrini, Le date della storia moderna, Roma, Carocci, 2004.

The students must prepare for the exam in general history necessarily using a historic atlas (any of those which are for sale or consultable in every library).

II. The bibliography relative to the specialized theme, Witch Hunts and Trials for Witchcraft in Modern Europe (Introduction), will be supplied at the beginning of lessons.  

B) For those students who attended Parts 1 and 2 (Modern History for 10 credits):

I. 1. Storia generale:

A. Musi , Le vie della modernità , Firenze, Sansoni, 2000.

OR

F. Benigno , L'età moderna, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 20074.

The students must prepare for the exam in general history necessarily using a historic atlas (any of those which are for sale or consultable in every library).

I. 2. Problems of historical method: M. Bloch, Apologia della storia o Mestiere di storico, Torino, Einaudi, 1998.

II. Specialized (monographic) course: Caccia alle streghe e processi per stregoneria nell'Europa moderna. The bibliography will be supplied at the beginning of lessons.

 

C) For those students not enrolled in Modern History (1) for 5 or 6 credits:

1. M.T. Silvestrini, Le date della storia moderna, Roma, Carocci, 2004.

2. W. Beringher, Le streghe, Bologna, il Mulino, 2008 + G.G. Merlo, Streghe, Bologna, il Mulino, 2006

or

G. Ricci, I turchi alle porte, Bologna, il Mulino, 2008

or

G. Ricci, I giovani, i morti. Sfide al Rinascimento , Bologna, il Mulino, 2007.

or

M. Simonetta, L'enigma Montefeltro. Arte e intrighi dalla Congiura dei Pazzi alla Cappella Sistina, Milano, Rizzoli, 2008.

3. (only for 6 credits)

M.L. Lanzillo, Tolleranza , Bologna, il Mulino, 2002.

or

V. I. Comparato, Utopia , Bologna, il Mulino, 2005.

 

D) For those students not enrolled in Modern History for 10 credits:  

I. Storia generale: A. Musi, Le vie della modernità, Firenze, Sansoni, 2000, oppure F. Benigno, L'età moderna , Roma-Bari, Laterza, 20074.

The students must prepare for the exam in general history necessarily using a historic atlas (any of those which are for sale or consultable in every library).

II. Themes and problems of the history of the modern age.

Third-year students must choose a book from each of the following three groups (in group 3 some titles are joined by a + symbol, which means that together they equal one book).

1.

M. Bloch, Apologia della storia o Mestiere di storico , Torino, Einaudi, 1998.

F. Chabod, Lezioni di metodo storico , Roma-Bari, Laterza, 1995.

R. Bizzocchi, Guida allo studio della storia moderna , Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2002.

P. Prodi, La storia moderna , Bologna, il Mulino, 2005.

2.

E. Greblo, Democrazia , Bologna, il Mulino, 2000.

L. Bonanate, La guerra , Roma-Bari, Laterza, 1998.

M. Barberis, Libertà , Bologna, il Mulino, 1999.

M. Ricciardi, Rivoluzione , Bologna, il Mulino, 2001.

D. Quaglioni, Sovranità , Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2004.

M.L. Lanzillo, Tolleranza , Bologna, il Mulino, 2002.

V. I. Comparato, Utopia , Bologna, il Mulino, 2005.

3 . 

- Y.M. Bercé, Il re nascosto. Miti politici popolari nell'Europa moderna , trad. it., Torino, Einaudi, 1996.

- E. Brambilla, La giustizia intollerante. Inquisizione e tribunali confessionali in Europa, Roma, Carocci, 2006.

- A. De Benedictis, Politica, governo e istituzioni nell'Europa moderna , Bologna, il Mulino, 2001.

- E.L. Eisenstein, Le rivoluzioni del libro. L'invenzione della stampa e la nascita dell'età moderna , trad. it., Bologna, il Mulino, 1995.

- M. Firpo, Artisti, gioiellieri, eretici. Il mondo di Lorenzo Lotto tra Riforma e Controriforma, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2001.

- G. Fragnito, Proibito capire : la Chiesa e il volgare nella prima età moderna , Bologna, il Mulino, 2005

- Ch. Hill, Il mondo alla rovescia. Idee e movimenti rivoluzionari nell'Inghilterra del Seicento , trad. it., Torino, Einaudi, 1981.

- M. Infelise, I libri proibiti , Roma-Bari, Laterza, 1999 + L. Braida, Stampa e cultura in Europa tra XV e XVI secolo , Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2001.

- Th. Kaufmann, Lutero, trad.it., Bologna, il Mulino, 2007 + C. Vivanti, Le guerre di religione nel Cinquecento, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2007.

- B.P. Levack, La caccia alle streghe in Europa agli inizi dell'età moderna, 1. ed. ampl., condotta sulla 3. ed. inglese, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2008.

- M. Livi Bacci, Conquista: la distruzione degli indios americani , Bologna, il Mulino, 2005.

- A. Musi, La rivolta di Masaniello nella scena politica barocca , Napoli, Guida, 2002 +  R. Villari, Elogio della dissimulazione. La lotta politica nel Seicento , Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2003.

- A. Musi, Il feudalesimo in età moderna, Bologna, il Mulino, 2007.

- O. Niccoli, Rinascimento anticlericale : infamia, propaganda e satira in Italia tra Quattro e Cinquecento , Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2005 + A. De Benedictis, Una guerra d'Italia, una resistenza di popolo. Bologna 1506 , Bologna, il Mulino, 2004. 

- A. Padgen, Signori del mondo. Ideologie dell'impero in Spagna, Gran Bretagna e Francia 1500-1800 , trad. it., Bologna, il Mulino, 2006.

- G. Procacci, Machiavelli nella cultura europea dell'età moderna , Roma-Bari, Laterza, 1995.

- A. Prosperi, Tribunali della coscienza. Inquisitori, confessori, missionari , Torino, Einaudi, 1996.

- G. Ricci, I turchi alle porte, Bologna, il Mulino, 2008 + G. Ricci, I giovani, i morti. Sfide al Rinascimento, Bologna, il Mulino, 2007.

- M. Roggero, Le carte piene di sogni. Testi e lettori in età moderna , Bologna, il Mulino, 2006.

- L. Schorn-Schütte, La riforma protestante , trad. it., Bologna, il Mulino, 1998 + M. Firpo, Riforma protestante ed eresie nell'Italia del Cinquecento , Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2006.

- L. Schorn-Schütte, La riforma protestante , Bologna, trad. it., il Mulino, 1998 + A. Prosperi, Il Concilio di Trento. Una introduzione storica , Torino, Einaudi, 2001.

- E. Tortarolo, L'Illuminismo. Ragioni e dubbi della modernità , Roma, Carocci, 1999 + M. Vovelle, La mentalità rivoluzionaria. Società e mentalità durante la rivoluzione francese , trad. it., Roma-Bari, Laterza, 1999.

- G. S. Wood, I figli della libertà. Alle origini della democrazia americana , trad. it., Firenze, Giunti, 1997.

- J. S. Woolf, Napoleone e la conquista dell'Europa , Roma-Bari, Laterza, 1990.

N.B. Old four-year system. The students must choose one book each from groups 1 and 2, and must choose two books from group 3 (in which the books joined by the + symbol equal one book).

Teaching methods

Classroom teaching.

WARNING: Those students enrolled in a Laurea in Lettere whose last names begin with A through L (Prof. Valerio Marchetti), and those who are enrolled in other courses of laurea, can take the exam only if they participate in the internal cycle (attending at least two-thirds of the lessons). The will submit a transfer request at the beginning of lessons by filling out an application form which will be made available and distributed by the professor at the beginning of classes. Students are able to write to the professor before classes begin. If their attendance must be interrupted or if they do not attend the required number of lessons, they must take the exam with prof. Valerio Marchetti or with other professors.

Assessment methods

A. Students attending either Modern History (1) for 5 or 6 credits or Modern History for 10 credits:

1. Evaluation of knowledge of general history (from the manual) will occur through one written test (5/6 credits) or two written tests (10 credits). The dates of the tests will be supplied at the beginning of classes.

2. Evaluation of knowledge of the relative literature and Witch Hunts and Trials for Witch Craft in Modern Europe (10 credits), will take place through oral examination.

B. Students attending Modern History for 10 credits who did not take the written tests during the course:

The exam will be divided into two parts: I. general history; II. themes and problems of the history of the modern age. The two parts must be evaluated on different dates. Between part I and part II, however, no more than six months may elapse or the validity of the general history exam (part I) will expire. Part II may be evaluated in the exam period immediately following that of Part I.

C. Students not attending Modern History for 5/6 credits:

There is only one oral exam.

D. Students not attending Modern History for 10 credits:

See B.

Signing up at exam periods: should be made available through the website http://www.dds.unibo.it (the notice regarding the particular opening and closing dates for signing up and the exam calendars will be released). 

Teaching tools

Overhead projector, video projector, audiovisuals, power point.

Office hours

See the website of Angela De Benedictis