27280 - Seminars (1) (G.C)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the seminar students will be able to interpret issues related to specific historical phenomena in a diachronic and transversal perspective, thought the elaboration and synthesis of the data coming from the analysis of written records and material sources and from the collective debate originated from the contact with other people. They will be able to formulate autonomously and in an organized way a research path or an intellectual work, using the specific acquired tools with methodological rigour, precision and accuracy.

Course contents

The course aims to introduce students to modern and contemporary archives, the primary historical source for research. After an initial introductory part, aimed at familiarizing with the basic concepts, the types of archives and the archival inventories, the course will focus on the analysis of contemporary archival material. There will be some visits to archives in Bologna.

Readings/Bibliography

In addition to the bibliography recommended during the lessons, the reading of the following texts is suggested:

• Penzo Doria, Una nuova definizione di archivio, «JLIS.it», v. 13 (2022), n. 2, pp. 156-173 (https://www.jlis.it/index.php/jlis/article/view/465/450)

• De Pasquale, Gli archivi privati in biblioteca. Tipologie, acquisizione, trattamento e descrizione, «JLIS.it», v. 10 (2019), n. 3, pp. 34-46 (https://www.jlis.it/index.php/jlis/article/view/65/65)

• Nove secoli di storia dell'Università di Bologna (https://www.unibo.it/it/ateneo/chi-siamo/la-nostra-storia/nove-secoli-di-storia-1) - compresi approfondimenti per i secoli XIX e XX

Teaching methods

Frontal lesson and exercises on documents.

Assessment methods

24-HOUR ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY TO OBTAIN FINAL ELIGIBILITY.


At the end of the Seminar, each student will present an in-depth analysis on a theme, agreed with the teacher, in oral form.


The presentation will contribute, together with the active participation during the activities proposed in the Seminar, to the evaluation of suitability.

Teaching tools

The presentations of the lessons, an extensive in-depth bibliography, sample documents and case studies will be made available to students on Virtual.

Office hours

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