39440 - Social History of the Middle Ages (1)

Learning outcomes

At end of the course, the student acquires a basic knowledge of the social history of medieval Europe. He can read and comment critically texts and data; he is able to communicate in oral and written forms on the topics of the discipline, using proper terminology.

Course contents

The first module (6 CFU) will focus on the theoretical principles of the medieval economic and social History. In the second module (6 CFU) the stories of some Italian cities will be deepened.  

Readings/Bibliography

Program for attending students (6 CFU):

- Carlo Maria Cipolla, Storia economica dell'Europa preindustriale, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2002 (excluding chapters VII e VIII of the second Part).

- Bruno Figliuolo, Alle origini del mercato nazionale. Strutture economiche e spazi commerciali nell'Italia medievale, Udine, Forum, 2020 (limited to the premise and chapters  I, II, III, IX, X).

Program for non-attending students (6 CFU):

- Carlo Maria Cipolla, Storia economica dell'Europa preindustriale, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2002 (excluding chapters VII e VIII of the second Part).

- Bruno Figliuolo, Alle origini del mercato nazionale. Strutture economiche e spazi commerciali nell'Italia medievale, Udine, Forum, 2020 (limited to the premise and chapters I, II, III, IX, X).

- Franco Franceschi, Ilaria Taddei, Le città italiane nel Medioevo. XII-XIV secoli, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2012.

Program for attending students (12 CFU):

- Carlo Maria Cipolla, Storia economica dell'Europa preindustriale, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2002 (excluding chapters VII e VIII of the second Part).

- Bruno Figliuolo, Alle origini del mercato nazionale. Strutture economiche e spazi commerciali nell'Italia medievale, Udine, Forum, 2020 (the whole content of the book).

Program for non-attending students (12 CFU):

Carlo Maria Cipolla, Storia economica dell'Europa preindustriale, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2002 (a esclusione dei capitoli VII e VIII della Parte seconda).

- Bruno Figliuolo, Alle origini del mercato nazionale. Strutture economiche e spazi commerciali nell'Italia medievale, Udine, Forum, 2020 (da preparare integralmente).

- Franco Franceschi, Ilaria Taddei, Le città italiane nel Medioevo. XII-XIV secoli, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2012.

- Giovanni Vitolo, L'Italia delle altre città. Un'immagine del Mezzogiorno medievale, Napoli, Liguori, 2014.

 

Teaching methods

Frontal lessons of historiographic kind and of thematic focus.

Assessment methods

Attending students: 

The verification of learning consists of an oral discussion about the course texts and the lesson content.

With regard to the verification of 12 CFU, the student can present the whole program (module 1+2) at the oral examination, or divide the program in two parts, by presenting first module 1 and then module 2, in two separate examination sections. In this case, the program of module 1 will consist of: material uploaded to virtual space + Cipolla (First Part: in full; Second Part: Introduction + chap. I, II; III); Figliuolo (chap. I, II, III). The program of module 2 will be the following: material uploaded to virtual space + Cipolla (Second Part: chap. IV, V, VI); Figliuolo (chap. IV-XI). 

 

Non-attending students:

The verification of learning consists of an oral discussion about the course texts. 

With regard to the verification of 12 CFU, the student can present the whole program (module 1+2) at the oral examination, or divide the program in two parts, by presenting first module 1 and then module 2, in two separate examination sections. In this case, the program of module 1 will consist of: Cipolla + Figliuolo; while the program of module 2: Franceschi + Vitolo. 

 

Assessment criteria. The student's achievement of a critical knowledge of the course contents as well as the mastery of specific language will be evaluated with marks of excellence. A mnemonic knowledge of the subjet together with the ability to synthesise and analyze will lead to a discrete assessment. Training gaps and/or inappropriate language will lead to a sufficient grade. Significant gaps in knowledge, inappropriate language and a little knowledge of bibliographic materials can only be evaluated negatively.

The course (6 CFU) belongs to the integrated Course "Economic and social history of the Middle Ages". If a student has the entire integrated course (12 CFU) in his study plan, the final mark will be calculated as the arithmetical average of the marks obtained in each exam of both courses ("Economic History of the Middle Ages" and "Economic and social history of the Middle Ages”).

Teaching tools

Texts and images in PowerPoint and reproduction of written sources in PDF format, available on the IOL platform.

Office hours

See the website of Francesca Pucci Donati