BRITISH HISTORY

British History provides the historical background necessary to understand also literary and cultural phenomena which have their roots in the early modern age (15th-19th century)
Objectives:
-Provide students with a clear historical framework to understand British society and culture
-Analyze themes of British History in a multidisciplinary perspective able to encompass political, economic and cultural factors
-Analyze the key-events of British History and their historical development during the Early Modern Age

1. Knowledge and understanding
- Understand the general framework of British History
- Understand the multidisciplinary character of History through the thematic cases presented
2. Ability of applying knowledge and understanding
- Understand the general framework of British History> Ability of discussing subjects related to the field in a specialized language and according to an historical methodology and to explain them to classmates
- Understand the multidisciplinary character of History through the thematic cases presented> Ability of applying the historical methodology through the cases analyzed also to other fields of study (e.g. final dissertation)
3. Judgement abilities
- Ability of connecting the facts and data learnt during lessons
- Ability of organizing the course materials (lessons and readings) in a coherent interpretation
- Ability of interpreting and commenting the weekly reading materials
4. Communicative abilities
- Ability of presenting the issues related to the field of study using specialized language
- Ability of presenting the knowledge acquired from lessons and readings in a coherent discourse
- Ability to gather data and to create learning supports (e.g. hand-out, ppt presentation) in order to present one own’s results during lessons and seminars
5. Learning abilities
- Ability of taking notes during lessons
- Ability of critically reading the assigned bibliography
- Ability of connected the knowledge acquired to nowadays issues

A thorough knowledge of general history (15th – 19th centuries). E.g.: students must know the meaning of concepts such as modern-state, nation-state, human rights, natural law, international law, public opinion and their historical development. They also must have a clear knowledge of the major events and phenomena of the Early Modern Age such as the Conquest of America, the Renaissance, the Protestant Reform and the Catholic reaction, the 30 Years War, the 7 Years War, the Enlightenment, the American Revolution, the French Revolution, the Napoleonic age.
Students who realize they do not possess the requested basic knowledge can follow the class, but are kindly invited to catch up with the basics before taking the exam. They might refer to:
-Introduzione alla storia moderna, a cura di Marco Bellabarba, Vincenzo Lavenia, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2018
-The Oxford handbook of early modern european history, 1350-1750, edited by Hamish Scott, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2015
-The Oxford handbook of the Atlantic world : c.1450-c.1850 / edited by Nicholas Canny and Philip Morgan, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2011

This course is a course in EARLY MODERN HISTORY (15th – 19th centuries) and it will take into account the major issues in Early Modern British History, from the Tudors to the Victorian Age. The major themes will be:
-The Tudor age
-A focus on the Elizabethan Age
-Thomas More between reality, utopia, and fictions
-The Stuarts and the Revolution
-A focus on the freedom of speech
-The consolidation of Britain as a global power
-A focus on exploration and exploitation
-A focus on England VS France
-The Victorian age
-A focus on imperialism
-Global goods and consumerism
-Constitutionalism
-The British and the Mediterranean
-Royal celebrities

Students who regularly attend the class should prepare for the exam on:
1. their class notes
2. the slides and the materials available on Moodle

For students who do not have the possibility to complete the preparation in the classroom by participating to the lessons, the following materials are indicated:
1. All the reading materials uploaded on Moodle (section "non attending students")
2.TBD

Students will be asked to actively participate in class and to complete the activities of the online lessons. The participation to online activities will not receive a grade but it is a necessary pre-requisite to be considered attending students.
At the end of the first part of the course (before lesson 12), students will be asked to submit a written paper (1.500-2.000 words) in which they critically discuss a chosen topic, in relation with the other materials and themes presented in class (lessons 1-11), and also by comparing them with today's issues. Based on the composition and size of the class, the papers will be discussed with an individual or group oral presentation in lessons 12-15. In any case, lessons 12-15 will be seminars during which there will be a general discussion.
The written paper will receive a score between 0 and 3 and such score will be added, in case, to the grade achieved in the oral exam (Expected learning results 2.Ability of applying knowledge and understanding, 3.Judgement abilities and 4. Communicative abilities)
Final oral exam. The exam aims to assess the critical understanding of the contents discussed during the course and the individual reflection on the assigned bibliography. It will therefore consist of two questions. The approximate duration is 15-20 minutes.
-The first question will ask students to discuss and present their essay (see above), so that they can show their ability of organizing information in a coherent discourse and in a historical perspective, to critically engage them and to integrate them with previously acquired knowledge (expected learning results 1.Knowledge and understanding and 4. Communicative abilities).
-The second question will be on an issue explored during lessons so that students can show their ability of personal re-elaboration and of critical listening (expected learning results 3.Judgement abilities and 5.Learning abilities).

Students who do not have the possibility to complete the preparation in the classroom by following the lessons and by submitting and discussing the paper will have to study thoroughly the integrative materials (see above referral texts).
Final oral exam. The exam aims to assess the critical understanding of the contents discussed during the course and the individual reflection on the assigned bibliography. It will therefore consist of three questions. The approximate duration is 25-30 minutes.
-The first question will ask students to discuss a chosen topic, so that they can show their ability of organizing information in a coherent discourse and in a historical perspective, to critically engage them and to integrate them with previously acquired knowledge (expected learning results 1.Knowledge and understanding and 4. Communicative abilities).
-The second and third question will be on an issue explored in the reading materials so that students can show their ability of personal re-elaboration, critical reading, understanding of scholarly literature connection with already acquired information (expected learning results 2.Ability of applying knowledge and understanding, 3.Judgement abilities and 5.Learning abilities).

Lectures followed by discussion on assigned texts (lessons 1-11)
Seminars (lessons 12-15)
Case study analysis
Ppt presentations
Digital Humanities

English

The professor is always available for questions concerning the course at her office hours and by email at giulia.delogu@unive.it. Emails have to be written in a formal style (not "Hi prof." or "Salve prof.", but "Good morning", "Buongiorno", "Dear Professor" and the likes). The professor will not reply to messages asking questions whose answer can be found in the information contained in this syllabus.

Students with disabilities can contact the Disability and Accessibility Office (disabilita@unive.it) to take advantage of the services available (e.g. alternative examination methods, readers, etc.).

Students interested in carrying out a master's degree thesis in Global History can contact the professor, after passing the exam, for the appropriate vademecum (by writing directly to giulia.delogu@unive.it) or they can meet to the professor in her office hours. A preliminary vademecum is available at the Notices section of the professor's webpage.

oral

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Human capital, health, education" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development