90017 - European Universities in the Middle Ages (1) (LM)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student knows the history of european universities in the Middle Ages in relation to the social, economic, political and cultural milieu and has a depth knowledge of the historiographical debate and of the different methodological and thematic approaches. The student can critically read texts and data, communicate using appropriate terminology, and evaluate the relevance of a research problem and identify the sources necessary to deal with it, also with awareness of the consequences of the unavailability of data.

Course contents

--> lessons will start on Monday November 9, 2020

 

In the general part of the course it will address the fundamental stages of the birth and development of medieval universities, exploring issues in teaching methods, the subjects taught, the student component, the figure of the doctors and the role of political powers in respect of General Studia. In particular and by way of example, a focus will be especially on the Studium of Bologna and its role in the evolution of European medieval universities.

 

Main topics covered:

• The system of knowledge and higher education in the Middle Ages
• The birth of universities: Bologna
• The birth of universities: Paris
• The students' universitates: the "Bolognese model"
• Universities and public authorities
• The university students
• The teachers: role and status of the doctores
• University teaching
• The university book
• The final exam and the degree
• University medicine in the Middle Ages
  

Readings/Bibliography

Past knowledge: For those who did not support the course of medieval history, it is recommended to read a handbook, at least the section about the Late Middle Ages: eg., A. Zorzi, Manuale di storia medievale, Torino 2016, pp. 273-368.

ATTENDING STUDENTS (those who attend AT LEAST 12 lessons):

In addition to the notes and material used during the lessons, attending students will prepare the exam on THREE essays among the following:

a. G. Arnaldi, A Bologna tra maestri e studenti, in Il pragmatismo degli intellettuali. Origini e primi sviluppi dell'istituzione universitaria. Antologia di Storia medievale, a cura di R. Greci, Torino 1996 [available on Virtuale [http://virtuale.unibo.it] ]

b. A. Padovani, Alle origini dell'università di Bologna: L'insegnamento di Irnerio, in "Bulletin of Medieval Canon Law", 33 (2016), pp. 13-25 [available on Virtuale [http://virtuale.unibo.it] ]

c. D. Jacquart, La scolastica medica, in Storia del pensiero medico occidentale. Antichità e Medioevo, a cura di M.D. Grmek, Roma-Bari 2007, pp. 261-322 [available on Virtuale [http://virtuale.unibo.it] ]

d. N.G. Siraisi, Avicenna and the teaching of practical medicine, in Ead., Medicine & the Italian Universities, 1250-1600, Leiden 2001, pp. 63-78 [available on Virtuale [http://virtuale.unibo.it] ]

e. T. Duranti, The Origins of the Studium of Medicine of Bologna: a Status Quaestionis, in "CIAN-Revista de Historia de las Universidades", 21/1 (2018), pp. 121-149 [available on CIAN [https://e-revistas.uc3m.es/index.php/CIAN/article/view/4193/2818] ]

f. C. Frova, Maestri, in Storia delle università in Italia, a cura di G.P. Brizzi, P. Del Negro, A. Romano, Messina 2007, vol. II, pp. 5-36 [available on Virtuale [http://virtuale.unibo.it] ]

g. T. Duranti, Il collegio dei dottori di medicina di Bologna: università, professioni e ruolo sociale in un organismo oligarchico della fine del medioevo, in "Annali di Storia delle università italiane", XIII/2 (2017), pp. 151-176 [available on Virtuale [http://virtuale.unibo.it] ]

h. S. Jenkins, Violence between Student Nations in Medieval Oxford, in "Annali di Storia delle università italiane, 1 (2016), pp. 7-25 [available on Virtuale [http://virtuale.unibo.it] ]

i. T. Kouamé, Ex communi consensu omnium magistrorum. Enjeux et fonctionnement des congregationes dans les universités de type parisien (XIIIe-XVe siècle), in Opinion, conseil et délibération en France et en Espagne, VIe-XVIe siècle (Univ. Bordeaux 3/Univ. d’Orléans), Pessac 2006, p. 223-252 [available on Virtuale [http://virtuale.unibo.it] ]

l. S. Zucchini, Studenti, copisti, cuochi, panettieri. I tedeschi nel collegio studentesco della Domus Sapientiae di Perugia (sec. XV), in "QFIAB" 99 (2019), pp. 151-183 [available on Virtuale [http://virtuale.unibo.it] ]

m. R. Lambertini, Il sistema formativo degli Studia degli ordini mendicanti: osservazioni a partire dai risultati di recenti indagini, in Die Ordnung der Kommunikation und die Kommunikation der Ordnungen, I, Netzwwerke:Klöster und Orden im Europa des 12. und 13. Jahrhundert, a cura di C. Andenna – K. Herbers – G. Melville, Stuttgart 2016, pp. 135-146 [available on Virtuale [http://virtuale.unibo.it] ]

NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS:

1. P. Rosso, La scuola nel Medioevo. Secoli VI-XV, Roma, Carocci, 2018, CHAPTERS: 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 16

AND

2. Three essays among the following:

a. G. Arnaldi, A Bologna tra maestri e studenti, in Il pragmatismo degli intellettuali. Origini e primi sviluppi dell'istituzione universitaria. Antologia di Storia medievale, a cura di R. Greci, Torino 1996 [available on Virtuale [http://virtuale.unibo.it] ]

b. A. Padovani, Alle origini dell'università di Bologna: L'insegnamento di Irnerio, in "Bulletin of Medieval Canon Law", 33 (2016), pp. 13-25 [available on Virtuale [http://virtuale.unibo.it] ]

c. D. Jacquart, La scolastica medica, in Storia del pensiero medico occidentale. Antichità e Medioevo, a cura di M.D. Grmek, Roma-Bari 2007, pp. 261-322 [available on Virtuale [http://virtuale.unibo.it] ]

d. N.G. Siraisi, Avicenna and the teaching of practical medicine, in Ead., Medicine & the Italian Universities, 1250-1600, Leiden 2001, pp. 63-78 [available on Virtuale [http://virtuale.unibo.it] ]

e. T. Duranti, The Origins of the Studium of Medicine of Bologna: a Status Quaestionis, in "CIAN-Revista de Historia de las Universidades", 21/1 (2018), pp. 121-149 [available on CIAN [https://e-revistas.uc3m.es/index.php/CIAN/article/view/4193/2818] ]

f. C. Frova, Maestri, in Storia delle università in Italia, a cura di G.P. Brizzi, P. Del Negro, A. Romano, Messina 2007, vol. II, pp. 5-36 [available on Virtuale [http://virtuale.unibo.it] ]

g. T. Duranti, Il collegio dei dottori di medicina di Bologna: università, professioni e ruolo sociale in un organismo oligarchico della fine del medioevo, in "Annali di Storia delle università italiane", XIII/2 (2017), pp. 151-176 [available on Virtuale [http://virtuale.unibo.it] ]

h. S. Jenkins, Violence between Student Nations in Medieval Oxford, in "Annali di Storia delle università italiane, 1 (2016), pp. 7-25 [available on Virtuale [http://virtuale.unibo.it] ]

i. T. Kouamé, Ex communi consensu omnium magistrorum. Enjeux et fonctionnement des congregationes dans les universités de type parisien (XIIIe-XVe siècle), in Opinion, conseil et délibération en France et en Espagne, VIe-XVIe siècle (Univ. Bordeaux 3/Univ. d’Orléans), Pessac 2006, p. 223-252 [available on Virtuale [http://virtuale.unibo.it] ]

l. S. Zucchini, Studenti, copisti, cuochi, panettieri. I tedeschi nel collegio studentesco della Domus Sapientiae di Perugia (sec. XV), in "QFIAB" 99 (2019), pp. 151-183 [available on Virtuale [http://virtuale.unibo.it] ]

m. R. Lambertini, Il sistema formativo degli Studia degli ordini mendicanti: osservazioni a partire dai risultati di recenti indagini, in Die Ordnung der Kommunikation und die Kommunikation der Ordnungen, I, Netzwwerke:Klöster und Orden im Europa des 12. und 13. Jahrhundert, a cura di C. Andenna – K. Herbers – G. Melville, Stuttgart 2016, pp. 135-146 [available on Virtuale [http://virtuale.unibo.it] ]

- For those who want a general overview about history of european universities, it's recommended to read J. Verger, Le università del Medioevo, Bologna 1982.

Teaching methods

Frontal lectures: presentation of the themes and deepening into specific aspects, contextualized in the late medieval period. During the class, some sources, provided in Italian translation, will be used and commented. One lesson at least will take place through the visit to the main medieval university places in Bologna.

During the two teaching modules (prof. Duranti and prof. Guerrini) of the integrated course, some brief educational visits will be made to significant places for the history of the University of Bologna. Dates and places will be announced in class.

Assessment methods

Students who attend at least 75% of the lessons are considered to be attending.

The exam is oral. The assessment will be done through a few questions designed to ascertain the knowledge gained in the lessons and topics contained in the books in the program; the property of language and exposure; the ability to make links between the various topics.

The achievement of a comprehensive and critical knowledge of the studied themes and an articulated exhibition capacity will be assessed with a rating of excellence.

Knowledge only mnemonic of topics, with synthesis and exposure in a proper language will be evaluated with discrete votes.

Gaps in knowledge and an elementary language during exposure will be evaluated with just enough votes.

Gaps in knowledge, inappropriate language and lack of orientation within the materials indicated in the program will be evaluated negatively.

 

This course (6CFU) is part of the integrated course "HISTORY OF UNIVERSITY AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS (CI) (LM)". If the student has the Integrated Course (12CFU) in his / her study plan, the final grade will be the arithmetic average of the marks obtained in the two components ("History of the universities in the Middle Ages (1) (LM)" and "Universities and institutions of high culture in the modern age (1) (LM)")

Teaching tools

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Office hours

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