HISTORY OF MODERN EUROPE

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Course code:

EUR001

Academic Year of enrolment:

2022

Year of supply:

2022/2023

Type of Course:

Characterising

Degree:

Course of 2nd Cycle Degree in PHILOLOGY, LINGUISTICS AND LITERARY TRADITIONS

Disciplinary Sector:

MODERN HISTORY

Location:

CHIETI

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

MROZEK ELISZEZYNSKI GIUSEPPE

Cycle:

Second semester

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

108

Prerequisites:

Knowledge of the main outlines of the general history of the modern age based on the textbook indicated for the corresponding examination of the three-year course of study is assumed

Objectives

In the context of the educational objectives of the Master's Degree Course, the course aims to contribute in the various aspects of
Knowledge and understanding: to develop a thorough knowledge of the phenomena of rebellion and revolution in different contexts to establish connections between political, religious, economic, social, cultural history; to examine the various historiographical currents on the above themes; to activate the use to different sources (biographies, normative texts, charters)
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: develop the application of knowledge in a comprehensive way, with critical analysis of events contextualizing them within complex and multidisciplinary themes and giving them an accomplished organization through individual work on texts to be discussed in class seminars
Autonomy of judgment: fostering a critical and autonomous analytical approach to sources and texts related to the course topic
Communication skills: developing ownership of specific language for oral and written communication of acquired knowledge and skills
Learning skills: preparation for the attainment of the ability to independently develop a method of study and historiographical analysis that is up to the standard of higher education (PhDs) and access to training paths for teaching in schools

Contents

TITLE:
REVOLUTIONS IN EARLY MODERN EUROPE BETWEEN HISTORY AND HISTORIOGRAPHY

The course aims to follow the phenomenon of revolutions that took place on the European continent in the centuries of the modern age particularly from the seventeenth century to the first half highlighting the different typologies from rural and urban revolts to wars of independence with the different underlying motivations (religious, social, economic, political) and their overlapping, as well as the positioning of the different classes on these occasions with a special focus on the comparison between the various cases by analyzing the historiography on the subject.

Extended Syllabus

A first series of lectures will be devoted to the reconstruction of the main revolutionary phenomena of the period from the seventeenth century to the first half of the nineteenth century. Finally, the course will focus on the abundant historiography related to uprisings and revolutions, which has given rise to controversial interpretations and historiographical debates, also related to different ideological views and the changing sensibilities of historians over the long period.

Recommended Bibliography

The preparation for the exam is to be conducted on THREE books. Other texts will be indicated during the course, which will have a seminar format.
For students attending the course, it is possible to do a written paper on a text (chosen from a list proposed by the lecturer and possibly accompanied by other bibliography) displayed orally in class and bring only TWO texts to the exam.

The texts for the exam are indicated below with the WARNING that until the beginning of the course (March 2023) changes may be introduced in this bibliography based on the availability of new texts. In addition some study material may be provided in class.

General text:
F. Benigno, Rivoluzioni tra storia e storiografia, Roma, Officina Edizioni, 2021

Group B (monographs): N.B.: two volumes should be chosen that refer to different episodes of revolt or revolution.

- R. Sabbatini, La sollevazione degli straccioni, Lucca 1531. Politica e mercato, Roma, Salerno editore, 2020
- F. Benigno, Favoriti e ribelli. Stili della politica barocca, Roma, Bulzoni, 2011 (pp. 43-62, 167-253)
- C. Hill, Il mondo alla rovescia. Idee e movimenti rivoluzionari nell’Inghilterra del Seicento, Torino, Einaudi, 1981
- G. Mrozek Eliszezynski, Ascanio Filomarino. Nobiltà, Chiesa e potere nell'Italia del Seicento, Roma, Viella, 2017
- L. Ribot, La rivolta antispagnola di Messina. Cause e antecedenti (1591-1674), Rubbettino 2011
- F. Furet-D.Richet, La rivoluzione francese, Bari-Roma, Laterza, 2020
- D. Di Bartolomeo, Nelle vesti di Clio. L’uso politico della storia nella rivoluzione francese, Roma, Viella, 2014
- A. Arisi Rota, Risorgimento. Un viaggio politico e sentimentale, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2019

Teaching Methods

Lectures and seminar-style lectures (with students presenting short "papers" or “tesina”) with possible participation of experts

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

The final test consists of an oral examination on the course content. Knowledge of the content and bibliography provided by the course, quality of oral expression, and critical and methodological skills will be evaluated. For those who have opted for the writing and presentation of the "paper, (tesina)" the same will be included in the evaluation. The score ranges from 1 to 30 with honors, according to the following: 1-17 inadequate, 18-21 sufficient, 22-24 fair, 25-27 good, 28-29 very good, 30-30 with distinction excellent

Contacts/More Information

The course takes place in the second semester
For exam preparation purposes, knowledge of the topics covered in the course lectures is also very useful. The use of a good geographical or historical-geographical atlas is recommended for exact location of events. Grant materials may be provided during the course. For frequent attendees only (i.e., students who have taken the course continuously and not occasionally), a paper on a monographic volume (list will be provided during the course) is scheduled to be written and presented in the classroom, allowing only one of the two volumes of choice to be taken in the exam. For NON-attenders, there is NO textbook addition.

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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