39545 - History of Family and Society in the Middle Ages (1) (LM)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, students will have the ability to evaluate the historiographic orientations as regards the subject matter of the course, and they will be able to read and interpret hand written as well as published documents, they will learn to contextualize general issues by working on specific research cases. Students will be aware of the importance and historicization  of concepts linked with both society and family, and will be able to interpret the lexicon as well as  its analytical categories.

Course contents

Marriage, Family and Kinship (secc. XIV-XV)

The course concern the two central elements of the system of relationship in medieval society: the family and kinship. The lectures are focused in these basic elements of medieval life using social history and historical anthropology. Kinship and marriage will be considered in their evolution from the middle age to modern age. Main topics of the course are: privacy; family and kinship; the family and its history; marriage and family.

Readings/Bibliography

Christiane Klapisch-Zuber, La famiglia e le donne nel Rinascimento a Firenze, Bari-Roma, Laterza, 1988 o edizioni successive. The book can be found in the Library of Dipartimento di Storia Culture Civiltà, piazza San Giovanni in Monte n. 2

Teaching methods

Language of instruction: italian

Assessment methods

This exam is an oral exam through which the critical and methodological abilities acquired by the student during the course will be evaluated; the student will be invited to discuss the issues addressed during the course. The following abilities will be evaluated positively: a student's ability to familiarize him/herself with bibliographical material and sources with the aim of selecting information from the literature that can be used to illustrate  aspects and areas of culture pertaining to the discipline. The ability to reach a critical and systematic vision of the discipline and the ability to demonstrate the possession of a descriptive command and of appropriate  field-specific language will be rewarded with a mark of excellence.

 

Office hours

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