81859 - History of Historiography (1) (LM)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course students possess the tools to get a basic orientation in the international historiographic landscape of the last two centuries. They can recognize the most relevant historical schools, read the related literature, and evaluate the most important trends in historiography on the basis of their epistemological paradigms.

Course contents

The course focuses on the historiography of the last few decades, and more precisely on public history. It takes the form of seminars.

After a general course introduction (lesson 1), and setting the scene within the framework of contemporary historiography (lesson 2), we will read and comment chapters from the'Oxford Handbook of Public History (Oxford. OUP 2017) and other essays. 

We will be using on-line resources for historians, book reviews and other articles on the web.

This course is deeply connected with the one on Historians and Historical Practice, which focuses on history museums.

Students should therefore carefully read the program of this course as well, and possibly enrole both courses

One needs to possess a good passive grasp of English. Teaching will be in seminar form, so students will need to attend all lessons, read the texts as and when assigned, and take an active part. Those unable to do so can always opt for an oral exam at a later stage, as foreseen by the programme

Students who will have attended at least 12 lessons and participted actively in discussion might write a short essay of about 20.000 signs.

Readings/Bibliography

FOR STUDENTS NOT ATTENDING THE SEMINAR:

J. Gardner - P-Hamilton, The Past and Future of Public History' in The Oxford Hanbook of Public HIstory, Oxford, OUP, 2017) , reperibile on line tramite google preview.

Serge Noiret and Thomas Cauvin Internationalizing public history in The Oxford Hanbook of Public HIstory, Oxford, OUP, 2017.

J. Stine, Public History and the Environment in The Oxford Hanbook of Public HIstory, Oxford, OUP, 2017.

Sharon Leon, Complexitiìy and collaboration: Doing Public History In Digital Environment in The Oxford Hanbook of Public HIstory, Oxford, OUP, 2017.

Kee Ribbens, Popular Understanding of the Past: Interpreting HIstory through Graphic Novel in in The Oxford Hanbook of Public HIstory, Oxford, OUP, 2017.

Public History. La storia contemporanea a cura di Valentina Colombi e Giovanni Sanicola scaricabile al seguente link: http://fondazionefeltrinelli.it/app/uploads/2017/11/Public-History.-La-storia-contemporanea-1.pdf

Public History. Discussioni e pratiche a cura di Paolo Bertella Farnetti, Lorenzo Bertucelli e Alfonso Botti, Milano-Udine Mimesis, 2017.

Teaching methods

Teaching will be in seminar form, so students will need to attend all lessons, read the texts as and when assigned, and take an active part. Those unable to do so can always opt for an oral exam at a later stage, as foreseen by the programme

Assessment methods

Students attending the seminar will read and discuss the assignements every lesson. At the end they will write a paper (20.000 signs).

 

For students not attending the seminar, the exam will be oral.

Thorough in-depth knowledge of the topics covered in the course, together with analytical and critical skills and command of the specific language, will qualify for top marks (30-30L).

A good grasp of the topics covered in the course, together with good critical analysis and command of the specific language, will qualify for high marks (27-29).

A more mechanical and less articulate grasp, and/or correct use of language though not always appropriate, will qualify for a medium-range mark (23-26).

Weak analytical capacity and frequently inappropriate language – together with some knowledge of exam material – will receive a pass mark or little more (18-22).

Mistakes of spelling and syntax (by native Italian students) will be heavily penalized, as befits a university examination, especially in a humanistic subject.

 

 

Teaching tools

web resources for historians

Office hours

See the website of Ilaria Porciani