Programma
Il corso intende fornire un'introduzione all'approccio globale allo studio della storia medievale, con riguardo ai contatti interculturali tra l'Europa, il mondo mediterraneo e l'Asia, esaminati attraverso modelli di scambio, interazione e mistione culturale.
Prerequisiti
You must have passed the Methodology exam in order to take the Medieval History exam.
Testi di riferimento
Students will be assessed through an oral examination (approximately 15 minutes) on a book chosen from the following list:
- ABU-LUGHOD, J.L., Before European Hegemony. The World System A.D. 1250-1350, New York-Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1989.
- BARLETT, R., The Making of Europe. Conquest, Colonization and Cultural Change, 950-1350, Penguin Books, London, 1993.
- BENTLEY, J.H., Old World encounters. Cross-cultural contacts and exchanges in pre-modern times, New York, Oxford University Press, 1993.
- JACKSON, P., The Mongols and the West, 1221-1410, New York, Routledge, 2018.
- JORDAN, W.C., Europe in the High Middle Ages, Penguin Books, London, 2004.
- PHILLIPPS, J.R.S., The Medieval Expansion of Europe, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1988.
- RUBIÉS, J.P. (ed.), Medieval Ethnographies: European Perceptions of the World Beyond, Farnham, Asghate, 2009.
- Storia del Mediterraneo medievale, a cura di A. MUSARRA e P. SILANOS, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2025 (in Italian)
- WICKHAM, C., Framing the Middle Ages. Europe and the Mediterranean, 400-800, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2007.
- WICKHAM, C., Medieval Europe, New Haven, Yale University Press, 2016.
Modalità insegnamento
Lezioni frontali, presentazioni degli studenti e discussioni in aula.
Frequenza
La frequenza è consigliata.
Modalità di esame
The exam will be conducted orally. During the course, there will be in-class exercises with partial assessments.
Bibliografia
Students will be assessed through an oral examination (approximately 15 minutes) on a book chosen from the following list:
- ABU-LUGHOD, J.L., Before European Hegemony. The World System A.D. 1250-1350, New York-Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1989.
- BARLETT, R., The Making of Europe. Conquest, Colonization and Cultural Change, 950-1350, Penguin Books, London, 1993.
- BENTLEY, J.H., Old World encounters. Cross-cultural contacts and exchanges in pre-modern times, New York, Oxford University Press, 1993.
- JACKSON, P., The Mongols and the West, 1221-1410, New York, Routledge, 2018.
- JORDAN, W.C., Europe in the High Middle Ages, Penguin Books, London, 2004.
- PHILLIPPS, J.R.S., The Medieval Expansion of Europe, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1988.
- RUBIÉS, J.P. (ed.), Medieval Ethnographies: European Perceptions of the World Beyond, Farnham, Asghate, 2009.
- Storia del Mediterraneo medievale, a cura di A. MUSARRA e P. SILANOS, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2025 (in Italian)
- WICKHAM, C., Framing the Middle Ages. Europe and the Mediterranean, 400-800, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2007.
- WICKHAM, C., Medieval Europe, New Haven, Yale University Press, 2016.
Modalità di erogazione
Lezioni frontali, esercitazioni e discussione in classe.
