STORIA MEDIEVALE

Academic Year 2023/2024 - Teacher: EMANUELE PIAZZA

Expected Learning Outcomes

The expected learning objectives, declined according to the Dublin Descriptors, are the following:

- Knowledge and understanding (DD1) = The course investigates the historical dimension of the Middle Ages, offering students a critical approach to the different cultural, social and religious facets of this issue, also framing it in the context of the political transformations that occurred in this era.

- Applying knowledge and understanding (DD2) = The student will acquire the skills to connect the theoretical and methodological contents learned with the interpretation of past, present and future events and processes.

- Making judgements (DD3) = The student will acquire the ability to make critical judgments of the content learned and grasp the connection between the objectives and results of research in the field of medieval history.

- Communication (DD4) = Student's competence in justifying historiographical knowledge and methodologies in oral and written form is one of the educational objectives of the discipline.

- Lifelong learning skills (DD5) = The student will acquire the cognitive tools necessary to deal with complex historiographical issues and also to focus on training needs.

Course Structure

Lectures.

Required Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of the Middle Ages.

Attendance of Lessons

Optional.

Detailed Course Content

During the lessons will be explored critical topics ranging chronologically from the Roman-Barbarian kingdoms to Charlemagne, from the 10th century to the crusade movement, from Frederick II to the 15th century. The course focuses on the fundamental events and problems of the Middle Ages, a central period in the formation of European civilisation and identity, with particular attention to the main historical dynamics of the Mediterranean area and Sicily.

Textbook Information

1) L. Tanzini, F.P. Tocco, Un Medioevo mediterraneo. Mille anni tra Oriente e Occidente, Roma, Carocci editore, 2020 (ISBN:9788829000661), pp. 21-422.

2) E. Piazza, Tra l’Etna e Cariddi. La Sicilia nell’immaginario altomedievale, Bari, Mario Adda editore, 2019 (ISBN: 9788867174218), pp. 31-51; 75-94.

Course Planning

	Subjects	Text References
1	L’ETA’ TARDOANTICA TRA POLITICA E RELIGIONE-L’ACCULTURAZIONE TRA ROMANITAS E BARBARITAS-L’EREDITA’ POLITICA ROMANA TRA RIELABORAZIONI, ASSESTAMENTI E RECUPERI-L’ISLAM DELLE ORIGINI TRA ASIA E MEDITERRANEO-L’ECONOMIA E LA SOCIETA’ NEL PRIMO MEDIOEVO-LA POLITICA VISTA DA ROMA-DUE IMPERI: CAROLINGI E ABBASIDI-CENTRI E PERIFERIE NEL MEDITERRANEO DEL X SECOLO-GLI OTTONI, BISANZIO E IL CRISTIANESIMO DEI CONFINI-L’OCCIDENTE DEI POTERI LOCALI	TESTO 1), PP. 21-155
2	I NEMICI INTERNI ED ESTERNI (X-XI SECOLO)-I NUOVI POPOLI E LE NUOVE CULTURE-L’OCCIDENTE VERSO IL MEDITERRANEO (XI-XII SECOLO)-IL DECOLLO DELLE CITTA’-LA SOCIETA’ DELLA PERSECUZIONE: LA CHIESA ROMANA FINO AL XIII SECOLO-GLI IMPERI E I REGNI MEDITERRANEI: TRADIZIONE E INNOVAZIONE-I REGNI OCCIDENTALI FINO ALL’INIZIO DEL DUECENTO-LA CASA DI SVEVIA E LA PARABOLA DELL’UNIVERSALISMO IMPERIALE-IL XIII SECOLO E LA RINASCITA DELLA POLITICA-IL MONDO CITTADINO NEL XIII E XIV SECOLO	TESTO 1), PP. 157-290
3	L’EUROPA E IL MEDITERRANEO NEL DUECENTO-I MONGOLI, I MAMELUCCHI E IL MEDITERRANEO ISLAMICO-IL TRECENTO: ECONOMIA E SOCIETA’-LA VITA RELIGIOSA NEL TARDO MEDIOEVO-IL DIALOGO DEI POTERI NELL’EUROPA DEL TRECENTO-L’ITALIA DEL TRE E QUATTROCENTO-UN SECOLO TRA PAURE E NUOVI ORIZZONTI (1291-1402)-IL MEDITERRANEO NEL QUATTROCENTO: ASCESA OTTOMANA, ASSESTAMENTI E INNOVAZIONI MERCANTILI-GOVERNARE CON IL CONSENSO-IL QUATTROCENTO: POLITICA E CULTURA	TESTO 1), PP. 291-422
4	DA AGOSTINO A BEDA IL VENERABILE: UNO SGUARDO SULLA SICILIA NELLA LETTERATURA PATRISTICA	TESTO 2), PP. 31-51
5	L'ISOLA E I SUOI VULCANI IN ETA' OSTROGOTA	TESTO 2), PP. 75-94

Learning Assessment

Learning Assessment Procedures

Oral exam. During the course of the lessons, specific indications will be provided regarding the carrying out of one or more optional in itinere tests. These indications will also be published online by the teacher.

Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises

Rather than a list of frequently asked questions, which, moreover, refer to the topics indicated in the above-mentioned syllabus, it is pointed out that in the examination the student is asked to:

- a correct spatial-temporal collocation of the events;

- an adequate critical re-elaboration of the topics addressed by the teaching;

- an effective ability to make connections between the various topics addressed in the course of the lectures.

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