MODERN HISTORY I
Course objectives
The course aims to provide basic elements of the discipline; it enables the student to master the subjects in order to use it and apply it in other fields of study with the correct use of the specific technical language. With the acquired knowledge the student is able to develop autonomous ability of connections with other disciplines in the various historical-cultural epochs.
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ALESSIA CECCARELLI
Lecturers' profile
Program - Frequency - Exams
Course program
The course aims to provide knowledge and understanding of the methodological and critical aspects, applicable to the various disciplines that characterize its interdisciplinary aspect, modulated in relation to potential job opportunities.
Prerequisites
Course unit without requirements
Books
1. C. Capra, Storia moderna, 1492-1848, Le Monnier, 2021 (HANDBOOK of Early Modern History, from the late 15th century to the Congress of Vienna).
2. Careful READING of a book included in the following list:
- F. Braudel, Il Mediterraneo. Lo spazio, la storia, gli uomini, le tradizioni, Milano, Bompiani, 2017;
- P. Burke, La storia culturale, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2009;
- C. M. Cipolla, Vele e cannoni, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2001;
- N. Elias, La società di corte, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2006;
- P. Hazard, La crisi della coscienza europea, Torino, UTET, 2007;
- A. Koyré, Dal mondo del pressappoco all’universo della precisione, Torino, Einaudi, 2000;
- J. A. Maravall, La cultura del Barocco: analisi di una struttura storica, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2004 (about 300 pp. of your choice);
- E. Sereni, Storia del paesaggio agrario italiano, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 1996 (about 300 pp. of your choice);
- T. Todorov, La conquista dell'America: il problema dell’altro, Torino, Einaudi, 1984;
- M. Weber, L’etica protestante e lo spirito del capitalismo, Milano, Rizzoli, 2009.
3. Additional materials will be indicated or provided during the course (see the course's Google Classroom board).
Frequency
Non-attending students are admitted to the exam
Exam mode
Oral exam
Lesson mode
Frontal lessons
ALESSIA CECCARELLI
Lecturers' profile
Program - Frequency - Exams
Course program
The course aims to provide knowledge and understanding of the methodological and critical aspects, applicable to the various disciplines that characterize its interdisciplinary aspect, modulated in relation to potential job opportunities.
Prerequisites
Course unit without requirements
Books
1. C. Capra, Storia moderna, 1492-1848, Le Monnier, 2021 (HANDBOOK of Early Modern History, from the late 15th century to the Congress of Vienna).
2. Careful READING of a book included in the following list:
- F. Braudel, Il Mediterraneo. Lo spazio, la storia, gli uomini, le tradizioni, Milano, Bompiani, 2017;
- P. Burke, La storia culturale, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2009;
- C. M. Cipolla, Vele e cannoni, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2001;
- N. Elias, La società di corte, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2006;
- P. Hazard, La crisi della coscienza europea, Torino, UTET, 2007;
- A. Koyré, Dal mondo del pressappoco all’universo della precisione, Torino, Einaudi, 2000;
- J. A. Maravall, La cultura del Barocco: analisi di una struttura storica, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2004 (about 300 pp. of your choice);
- E. Sereni, Storia del paesaggio agrario italiano, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 1996 (about 300 pp. of your choice);
- T. Todorov, La conquista dell'America: il problema dell’altro, Torino, Einaudi, 1984;
- M. Weber, L’etica protestante e lo spirito del capitalismo, Milano, Rizzoli, 2009.
3. Additional materials will be indicated or provided during the course (see the course's Google Classroom board).
Frequency
Non-attending students are admitted to the exam
Exam mode
Oral exam
Lesson mode
Frontal lessons
- Lesson code1023885
- Academic year2025/2026
- CourseLiterature Music Performing Arts
- CurriculumSingle curriculum
- Year3rd year
- Duration12 months
- SSDM-STO/02
- CFU6