MODERN HISTORY I

Course objectives

Knowledge of the main events of early modern history with particular focus on the age of European discoveries and on the related cultural revolution

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ANDREA ZAPPIA Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
The program will explore various topics related to the history of fashion and dress in the modern age. In particular: - The evolution of men's dress in the modern age - The evolution of women's dress in the modern age - The depiction of dress in print in the modern age - The discrimination of Jews in early modern Italy through dress - The role of dress in the colonial context - The global textile trade - material culture in global perspective
Prerequisites
No cultural and/or curricular prerequisites are required.
Books
- Giorgio Riello, La moda. Una storia dal Medioevo a oggi, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2021 - Giulia Calvi, Vestire il mondo. Una storia globale di abiti, corpi, immaginari, Il Mulino, Bologna 2025 - handouts provided by the lecturer
Frequency
The attendance is recommended but not mandatory.
Exam mode
The evaluation (expressed in thirtieths) will be carried out through a written exam consisting of six open-ended questions related to the course program.
Lesson mode
The course will consist of lectures during which the topics outlined in the program will be covered.
ANDREA ZAPPIA Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
The program will explore various topics related to the history of fashion and dress in the modern age. In particular: - The evolution of men's dress in the modern age - The evolution of women's dress in the modern age - The depiction of dress in print in the modern age - The discrimination of Jews in early modern Italy through dress - The role of dress in the colonial context - The global textile trade - material culture in global perspective
Prerequisites
No cultural and/or curricular prerequisites are required.
Books
- Giorgio Riello, La moda. Una storia dal Medioevo a oggi, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2021 - Giulia Calvi, Vestire il mondo. Una storia globale di abiti, corpi, immaginari, Il Mulino, Bologna 2025 - handouts provided by the lecturer
Frequency
The attendance is recommended but not mandatory.
Exam mode
The evaluation (expressed in thirtieths) will be carried out through a written exam consisting of six open-ended questions related to the course program.
Lesson mode
The course will consist of lectures during which the topics outlined in the program will be covered.
  • Lesson code1023885
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • CourseModern humanities
  • CurriculumSingle curriculum
  • Year3rd year
  • Duration12 months
  • SSDM-STO/02
  • CFU6