| 10595504 | ISLAMIC CULTURES IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA [L-OR/10] [ENG] | 2nd | 2nd | 6 |
Educational objectives Knowledge
The present course aims at providing students with basic knowledge of the contribution of Islam, both as a religion and as a culture, to the social, political, religious and cultural life of Africa south of the Sahara. Students will familiarize themselves both with the history of Islamic presence in sub-Saharan Africa from the early Middle Ages to the present, and with its current diffusion and dynamics in different areas of the continent. They will also get acquainted with some of the main theoretical and methodological debates related to different disciplinary approaches to this scholarly field, including “classical” Islamic studies, anthropology, religious studies, oral literature and literacy studies.
Skills
This course aims at nurturing the following skills in students:
- Collocating in time and space the main events and processes in the history of medieval and modern African Muslims from different parts of the continent.
- Tracing back, at least in broad terms, the remote origins and historical developments of key social, political and religious institutions, as well as other longue-durée features, which still characterize African Muslim societies.
- Deconstructing with a critical mind some simplistic, essentialist representations of Islam in Africa (whatever their leanings) which are currently spread through a variety of media, by putting them into historical perspective.
- Considering religion, and particularly Islam, through the methodological approach of human sciences, regardless of one’s own personal beliefs, by combining empathy with critical thinking, and joining the use of neutral language with an understanding from within of Islamic key concepts.
- Understanding the historical nature of religious phenomena under scrutiny, in both their genesis and their further development, by relating them to the different historical contexts in which they originated and to a variety of changes in African Muslim societies.
- Using in an appropriate way some technical terms from historical sciences, anthropology, Islamic studies and African studies.
- Reasoning on acquired notions and concepts and on their possible interactions instead of reproducing them passively.
- Being able (and feeling motivated) to pursue their study of this discipline autonomously, by building both upon bibliographical suggestions provided throughout the course, and upon some examples of ongoing scholarly debates which will have been introduced by the teacher.
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| 10606688 | Queering and Querying Narratives: Spiritualities, Desires and Sensibilities [L-OR/18] [ENG] | 2nd | 2nd | 6 |
Educational objectives The course is divided in two modules where the students will be asked to study and analise the histories, the cultures and the philosophies of Tibet and South Asia; the course will provide knowledge and understanding of the methodological, critical and applicable aspects of the Disciplines of Indology and Tibetology, underling the interconnectivity of the area of study and its historical dimension (from past to present); it proposes general questions and specific perspectives by focusing on their interactions on a global scale; it shows the variability of fields of interest; it enables the student to master the specific topics in order to use them and apply them in other fields of study while using the correct specific language. With the acquired knowledge the student will be able to develop autonomous ability of connections with other disciplines in the various historical epochs and cultural contexts.
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| 10616492 | EAST ASIAN HISTORIES AND CULTURES [L-OR/23] [ENG] | 2nd | 2nd | 6 |
Educational objectives The course aims to provide knowledge and understanding of the methodological, critical and applicable aspects of the Discipline; it proposes general questions and specific perspectives by focusing on their interactions on a global scale; it shows the variability of fields of interest; it enables the student to master the specific topics in order to use them and apply them in other fields of study while using the correct specific language. With the acquired knowledge the student will be able to develop autonomous ability of connections with other disciplines in the various historical epochs and cultural contexts.
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| 10606609 | Social Anthropology [M-DEA/01] [ENG] | 2nd | 1st | 6 |
Educational objectives The course will provide students with the basic
theoretical-methodological tools that anthropology has developed in
order to examine the topic of identity and alterity, as it observable
in social institutions and practices, representations and forms of
heritage, in both European and non-European contexts.
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| 10595509 | POPULATION MIGRATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT [SECS-S/04] [ENG] | 2nd | 1st | 6 |
Educational objectives This course provides a broad overview of population and migration analysis in the context of human development. It is both globally and comparatively oriented and will give students the opportunity to become versed in migration processes and population problems that are being discussed on the national and international scale. The course is also designed to make students self-sufficient in understanding and taking part in the population and migration policies debate
The course will provide students with the fundamental knowledge and methodological tools in the demographical and socio-political analysis of population and migration processes. At the end of the course students will be able to describe and explain basic demographic concepts and measures, to discuss demographic processes (mortality, fertility, migration) and their recent trends. To know and critically discuss the 21st century main population challenges and related policies. Students will also have improved skills in presenting and discussing population topics
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| 10595511 | INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS NATIONALISMS AND MINORITIES [SPS/06] [ENG] | 2nd | 1st | 6 |
Educational objectives OBJECTIVES
The course in International Relations, Nationalisms and Minorities aims to provide knowledge and understanding of the methodological, critical and applicable aspects of the Discipline; it proposes geographical areas and sectorial perspectives in which related projects are activated; it shows the variability of fields of interest; it enables the student to master the specific topics in order to use them and apply them in other fields of study while using the correct specific language. With the acquired knowledge the student will be able to develop autonomous ability of connections with other disciplines in the various historical epochs and cultural contexts.
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| 10595512 | HISTORY AND POLITICS OF AFRICA [SPS/13] [ENG] | 2nd | 1st | 6 |
Educational objectives OBJECTIVES
The module aims to develop:
- an in-depth understanding of the methodological challenges posed by the study of African history;
- familiarity with the changing historiographical concerns of the sub-discipline over the course of the past fifty years;
- the students’ ability to sustain concentration and aim and to embark on independent research;
- the students’ ability to construct coherent arguments relating to the knowledge they have acquired.
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| 10611493 | Islam and Politics from the origins to Post-Ottoman times [L-OR/10] [ENG] | 2nd | 1st | 6 |
Educational objectives The course aims to provide knowledge and understanding of the methodological, critical and applicable aspects of the Discipline; it proposes general questions and specific perspectives by focusing on their interactions on a global scale; it shows the variability of fields of interest; it enables the student to master the specific topics in order to use them and apply them in other fields of study while using the correct specific language. With the acquired knowledge the student will be able to develop autonomous ability of connections with other disciplines in the various historical epochs and cultural contexts.
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| 10595513 | ASEAN HISTORY AND POLITICS [SPS/14] [ENG] | 2nd | 2nd | 6 |
Educational objectives The course "ASEAN History and Politics" is aimed at studying and deepening the knowledge of the histories and politics of South East Asia, following the national and transnational trajectories of the ten countries which today form and belong to ASEAN (Association of South-East Asian Nations: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam) from the 1940s until today.
The course aims to provide knowledge and understanding of the methodological, critical and applicable aspects of the disciplines of history and politics of South East Asia; it proposes general questions and specific perspectives by focusing on their interactions on a global scale; it shows the variability of fields of interest; it enables the student to master the specific topics in order to use them and apply them in other fields of study while using the correct specific language. With the acquired knowledge the student will be able to develop autonomous ability of connections with other disciplines in the various historical epochs and cultural contexts.
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| 10599921 | The Discovery of the Ancient Near East in Europe [L-OR/03] [ENG] | 2nd | 2nd | 6 |
Educational objectives Consistently with the educational objectives of the Course of Study in which it is inserted, the present course aims at providing participants with basic knowledge and understanding skills in the context of the historical, political, philosophical and ideological events that were at the basis of the discovery in the West. of the pre-classical tradition represented by the Oriental civilizations.
The course aims to offer a picture of the main ways through which Europe has tgried to appropriate the languages and cultures of the ancient East, with particular regard to Sumerian-Akkadian and Babylonian-Assyrian Mesopotamia. In doing so, we will provide a description of the cultural and ideological-religious situation in which the Old Continent was struggling between the end of the 18th century and the mid-20th century. Upon completion of the course, students will have acquired general notions about the methods and critical interpretation of research on the history of studies. Students will therefore be able to communicate the knowledge acquired in a competent and reflective way, making indipoendent judgments, and thus developing the skills necessary to undertake subsequent studies.
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| 10600033 | History of Colonial Postcolonial and Decolonial Thought [SPS/02] [ENG] | 2nd | 2nd | 6 |
Educational objectives The module aims to provide students with the knowledge and understanding of key
thinkers and key ideas of colonial, postcolonial and decolonial thoughts. The module will
stimulate the capacity to: a) acquire knowledge through the study of texts by key thinkers
and/or movies on the subject; b) to deepen their understanding of colonial, postcolonial and
decolonial thought. The aim of the module is to enable students to formulate opinions,
assessment and own interpretations on the meaning, contemporary relevance and limits of a
wide range of political thoughts and doctrines on coloniality.
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| 10616519 | Cinema TV Series and Politics in Contemporary Turkey [L-OR/13] [ENG] | 2nd | 1st | 6 |
Educational objectives The course aims to provide knowledge and understanding of the methodological, critical and applicable aspects of the Discipline; it proposes general questions and specific perspectives by focusing on their interactions on a global scale; it shows the variability of fields of interest; it enables the student to master the specific topics in order to use them and apply them in other fields of study while using the correct specific language. With the acquired knowledge the student will be able to develop autonomous ability of connections with other disciplines in the various historical epochs and cultural contexts.
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| 10620446 | Modern and Contemporary Korean History [L-OR/23] [ENG] | 2nd | 1st | 6 |
Educational objectives This course offers an insight into modern and contemporary Korea with an emphasis on major historical changes and continuities. It will explore particular topics relevant to understanding politics and society in modern and contemporary Korea.
The course will follow an historical and comparative approach, possibly with specific attention to the position of modern and contemporary Korea in the regional and world history context. In addition to lectures, the program uses readings from historical sources and audiovisual materials in order to bring the student as close as possible to historical events.
Specific Goals: By the end of the course, students will understand the main historical developments and gain a general insight into modern and contemporary Korean politics and society. The goal is not just the transmission of information, but to provide new perspectives on Korea to help students develop their own. In order to achieve this objective, the reading and the critical and contextualised analysis of some extracts from written sources, which are more representative for the examined historical period, will be particularly helpful.
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| 10616637 | Iran and the Middle East: Histories Cultures Politics [SPS/14] [ENG] | 2nd | 1st | 6 |
Educational objectives The course aims to provide knowledge and understanding of the methodological, critical and applicable aspects of the Discipline; it proposes general questions and specific perspectives by focusing on their interactions on a global scale; it shows the variability of fields of interest; it enables the student to master the specific topics in order to use them and apply them in other fields of study while using the correct specific language. With the acquired knowledge the student will be able to develop autonomous ability of connections with other disciplines in the various historical epochs and cultural contexts.
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| 10616795 | Ancient Mesopotamian Law [L-OR/03] [ENG] | 2nd | 1st | 6 |
Educational objectives Consistent with the educational objectives of the Study Programme in which it is embedded, the course aims to provide students with a solid foundation of knowledge and understanding of the legal traditions of ancient Mesopotamia, spanning the period from the 3rd to the 1st millennium BCE.
Through the critical analysis of both primary and secondary sources, students will develop a nuanced understanding of the main features of Mesopotamian legal traditions, including the study of major law collections such as the Code of Hammurabi, which are essential for understanding legal practices and concepts in the ancient Near East and their place in the broader history of law. This exploration will include both the examination of normative collections and the study of judicial practices as documented in Mesopotamian sources.
The course aims to provide an overall framework of the social, economic, and legal structures of ancient Mesopotamia, enabling students to approach these topics in a comparative perspective and to appreciate their significance within the wider context of legal history.
By the end of the course, students will be able to communicate the knowledge they have acquired in a clear and critical manner, formulate independent judgments, and develop the skills necessary to pursue further studies in the field of ancient law and legal history.
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| 10620901 | Eurasia: Histories and Cultures [SPS/06] [ENG] | 2nd | 2nd | 6 |
Educational objectives We intend to provide the student with tools to get reasonably comprehensive knowledge of the area from the Baltic to the historic borders with China, starting with General history data to then focus on regional benchmarking leading to light similarities and differences and puts them in a context broader national stories. The historic route will cover the transnational political and cultural phenomena and the birth of nation States from the 19th and 20th centuries, cradle of the contemporary monolitic States by analyzing the main historical processes and the underlying issues.
The course aims to provide knowledge and understanding of the methodological, critical and applicable aspects of the Discipline; it proposes general questions and specific perspectives by focusing on their interactions on a global scale; it shows the variability of fields of interest; it enables the student to master the specific topics in order to use them and apply them in other fields of study while using the correct specific language. With the acquired knowledge the student will be able to develop autonomous ability of connections with other disciplines in the various historical epochs and cultural contexts.
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| 10620444 | Colonial Latin American History [SPS/05] [ENG] | 2nd | 2nd | 6 |
Educational objectives The course aims to develop:
- an in-depth understanding of the methodological challenges, critical and problematic aspects posed by the study of Latin American history in colonial times;
- familiarity with the changing historiographical concerns of the sub-discipline over the course of the recent decades;
- the students’ ability to sustain concentration and to develop intellectual autonomy through independent study;
- the students’ ability to apply the acquired knowledge and use the specific terminology of the discipline.
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| 10621314 | African Cities: History and Development [SPS/13] [ENG] | 2nd | 2nd | 6 |
Educational objectives The growth of cities is one of the key features of our times. Today more than half of the
world population lives in cities, and Africa have sustained decades of rapid and sustained
urbanisation. This course will explore a) the key academic debates on the relationship
between cities and development in Africa; b) the key factors driving the growth of cities in
Africa, from colonial times to the present and c) its implications for development.
The module will expose students to a number of theoretical approaches to the “urban” in
Africa. This will include a review of political economy and dystopic narratives on the city,
with their emphasis on inadequate services and lack of jobs as distinctive of urban settings in Africa, alongside that of postcolonial narratives on cities in the South, and their call to understand urban cities of the South “beyond development”. Central to their review will be attention to their disagreement on whether capitalism, development (or lack of development) is a useful entry point to understand the urban experience in Africa.
By the end of the module students will be able to command and demonstrate the following
knowledge and skills:
an historical and critical understanding of debates about cities, urbanisation and
development in Africa;
the policy implications of academic debates about cities and development, through
detailed engagement with both the academic literature and policy debates on Africa;
the diversity and similarities of cities in African countries;
ability to handle complex ideas and express their own view, both orally and in a written
form, in a structured and clear way.
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| 10621343 | African History and Development [SPS/13] [ENG] | 2nd | 2nd | 6 |
Educational objectives This course offers a broad introduction to Africa and global development. The syllabus is
designed to provide an understanding of the history of development in Africa, and on the
evolution of development debates from the 1960s to the present. The course emphasises the contested nature of development, and the link between competing theories of development and policy in Africa. The course is multidisciplinary and covers key foundational theoretical and analytical content of the history, politics, sociology, anthropology and economics of development in Africa.
The module will stimulate students’ capacity to: a) acquire knowledge through the study of
texts on global development and Africa; b) to deepen their understanding of development
debates in Africa and their contested nature. The aim of the module is to enable students to formulate opinions, assessment and own interpretations on global development in Africa.
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