87405 - STORIA DEL DIRITTO MEDIOEVALE E MODERNO

Learning outcomes

The course aims to develop in the student a critical capacity for understanding and analyzing human rights in sub-Saharan Africa, through their historical-cultural contextualization.

Course contents

The course aims the critical-analytical exposition of some of the main constitutions of sub-Saharan Africa as well as of the juridical and criminal practice between indigenous law and European law in the colonial and post-colonial age. More specifically will be analyzed the problem of the violation of human rights following the continuing criminalization of witchcraft and magic practices. For the understanding of this kind of problems, in front of the generality of the legislative dictates it will be necessary the knowledge of the fundamental traits of the African popular culture in its interactions with the European one also on the religious level. An analytical examination of legislative and customary norms, sentences and anthropological dossiers is foreseen.

Readings/Bibliography

A. Bellagamba, L'Africa e la stregoneria. Saggio di antropologia storica, Roma-Bari, Laterza edit., 2008, pp. 3-183

Attending students will take the exam only on the lecture notes and on the optional written report.

Teaching methods

The oral lessons will be held in the first semester. Lectures will be accompanied by the screening of slides. There will be areas for in-depth study and discussion for attending students, who can produce - if they want - written reports on different subjects.

Assessment methods

The final exam is presented in oral form and will focus on the topics indicated in the programs and contents section. The evaluation of the test will be carried out taking into consideration: 1. analytical and synthetic knowledge of the contents; 2. ability to make connections between the different parts of the program; 3. ability to develop critical arguments; 4. accuracy of exposure and language properties.

 

At the end of the course an optional oral exam will follow, closely connected to the topics covered in class and reserved for students who have achieved 80% of the attendance at the lectures. T

he attendant status ends with the September sessions of the academic year 2018/2019. Frequency detection will be performed by occasional collection of presence signatures.

 

THESIS: The degree theses are assigned by Professor Marco Cavina who will indicate as tutor Dr. Sonia Abis or Dr. Damigela Hoxha.

Teaching tools

Slides

Office hours

See the website of Marco Cavina