27280 - Seminars (1) (G.B)

Learning outcomes

The philosophy Seminars propose general objectives, which are those specific teaching seminar: (1) to train the students to philosophical discussion urging participation in conferences and presentations of Italian and foreign scholars; (2) deepen the topics of the courses through participation in philosophical lectures by specialists also of other universities; (3) broaden their thematic and methodological horizons to complete offered teaching.

Course contents

Medicine, the Body, and Sexuality in the Medieval Arabic-Islamic World

Following an introduction to the historical and cultural context of the premodern Arabic-Islamic world, the seminar will focus on issues of gender through the analysis of medieval Arabic sources from both the literary and the technical/scientific traditions (in translation).

This thematic focus will provide an opportunity for students to engage with the seminar's topics in a personal, original, and creative way, developing their own reflections on the issues and sources discussed.

 

Readings/Bibliography

A reading of choice between: 

- 1) Al-Tusi, The Sultan's Sex Potions;

- 2) Al-Shayzari, Los Secretos del Coito;

- 3) Al-Nafzawi, Il Giardino Profumato.

Reference textbook (particularly for students who do not attend the seminar): Pernilla Myrne, Female Sexuality in the Early Medieval Islamic World: Gender and Sex in Arabic Literature. Early and Medieval Islamic World. London: I.B. Tauris, 2020.

The detailed syllabus of the seminar, including the supplemetary readings, and the related materials will be available in the online platform Virtuale .

Teaching methods

The course will consist of lectures that will also include the analysis of primary sources in translation and the discussion of images (objects and manuscripts), with the aim of introducing students to the history of Arabic-Islamic science.

Participants will be encouraged to pursue topics of particular interest that emerge during the course and to present the results of their individual or group research in class. More generally, students will be encouraged to take an active part in class discussions.

Assessment methods

To obtain eligibilty it will be necessary to attend al least 11 lessons out of the total of 15.

From this compulsory attendance will be excepted only

• Students who are currently abroad on Erasmus program
• Working students, who must document, by a declaration of their employer, that their working time makes attendance impossible for them
  
• Students with a certification of disability
• Students who are sick and can produce a medical certificate

Only for these two categories of students, eligibility will be obtained by taking a short oral examination.

Students with disabilities and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students with disabilities or Specific Learning Disorders are entitled to special adjustments according to their condition, subject to assessment by the University Service for Students with Disabilities and SLD. Please do not contact teachers or Department staff, but make an appointment with the Service. The Service will then determine what adjustments are specifically appropriate, and get in touch with the teacher. For more information, please visit the page:
https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en/for-students

Office hours

See the website of Lucia Raggetti