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10 Giu 2026 14:00

The "Normal Exception": Microanalysis and Generalizations

San Giobbe Room Saraceno

Prof. Francesca Trivellato, Institute for Advanced Studies, Princeton, NJ

ABSTRACT

“The normal exception” has long been a slogan of microhistory. This oxymoronic phrase
is the iconic rendering of an incidental sentence that appeared in a 1977 article by Edoardo Grendi. His article, titled “Micro-analisi e storia sociale” (Microanalysis and Social History), is cited more often than it is read. This companion to the first English translation of Grendi's piece introduces Grendi’s contribution by situating it within contemporary debates between historians and anthropologists. It also sheds light on the fate of the concept of “the normal exception” among its supporters and detractors. Finally, it clarifies some of the possibilities that other Italian microhistorians have laid out for deriving generalizations from case studies.

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L'evento si terrà in inglese

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Venice School of Management

Allegati

Grendi_Micro-analisi e storia sociale_1977 2746 KB
THE NORMAL EXCEPTION 137 KB
History and Theory - 2026 - TRIVELLATO - THE NORMAL EXCEPTION EDOARDO GRENDI MICROANALYSIS 203 KB

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