75830 - Medieval Archaeology and History of Art (1)

Academic Year 2021/2022

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Humanities (cod. 8850)

    Also valid for First cycle degree programme (L) in History (cod. 0962)

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course students will have a basic knowledge of archaeology and the history of medieval art from the 5th-6th to roughly the 12th century. From specific cases they will be able to describe the cultural encounters and understand multicultural contexts on the basis of surviving artworks and products of material culture. They will have learnt to listen, understand and debate respectfully with different viewpoints, and learnt to spot tie-ups among different disciplines

Course contents

The course is divided into two sections. The main themes and methodologies of Medieval Archaeology in Italy and Europe will be presented during the first section. The lessons will therefore address the ways of city dwelling and farming the countryside since the Early Middle Ages to the Modern age (5th-15th c.); Archaeology of craftsman, production and building techniques; the evolution of funerary practices and ritual. In a second section a number of specific insights about the material culture in different European regions.

Readings/Bibliography

ATTENDIND STUDENTS:

STUDENTI FREQUENTANTI:

Enrico Cirelli, Archeologia e cultura materiale nel medioevo, BUP, Bologna, 2020

Jean-Marie Pesez, Storia della cultura materiale, in Jacques Le Goff (éd.), La nuova storia, Mondadori, Milano, 1990, pp. 167-205.

 

NON ATTENDIND STUDENTS:

R. Francovich (a cura di), Archeologia e Storia del medioevo italiano, NIS, Roma.

(https://www.yumpu.com/it/document/view/15575155/francovich-riccardo-archeologia-e-storia-del-medioevo-italiano-pdf)

Enrico Cirelli, Archeologia e cultura materiale nel medioevo, BUP, Bologna, 2020

Jean-Marie Pesez, Storia della cultura materiale, in Jacques Le Goff (éd.), La nuova storia, Mondadori, Milano, 1990, pp. 167-205.

Teaching methods

The course is structured in frontal lessons and discussion of the data presented with the students. Visits and seminars will also be offered on the main sites mentioned during the classes.

Assessment methods

Oral exam about the contents of the classes (for attendants) and the recomended readings (for those who will not be able to follow the classes). Learning contents and methods will be evaluated. Lessons and knowledge required for discipline, the demonstration of the possession of an expressive and specific speaking will be evaluated with the highest grade. A mnemonic knowledge of the subject and ability to synthesize and analyze articulated in a correct language, but not always appropriate, will lead to discrete evaluations. Training gaps and / or inappropriate language, albeit in a context of minimal knowledge of the exam material, will lead to grades that will not exceed sufficiency. Training gaps, inappropriate language, lack of orientation within the bibliographic materials foreseen by the course will be evaluated negatively.

Teaching tools

During the lesson, archaeological contexts and themes will be presented through simple ppts and with plans and texts distributed to the classroom and left available to non-attendants on my web page.

Office hours

See the website of Enrico Cirelli

SDGs

Quality education Sustainable cities Responsible consumption and production Life on land

This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.