EARLY MODERN HISTORY I

The module Early Modern History I is part of the bachelor's degree programme in Humanities, Philosophy and History of Art. Students enrolled in the EGART and TARS degree programme must take Prof. Dall'Aglio's module of the same name. The regulations do not allow students to switch from one module to another.

By the end of the module, students will be able to understand and critically evaluate historical dynamics and events that characterised the early modern period.

Knowledge of the Italian language.

The module provides students the historiographical and methodological tools for analysing the dynamics of the ancient regime. The course is developed by following the historical events and themes that characterised the early modern period, including: oceanic voyages and geographical discoveries, the Reformation and Counter-Reformation, sixteenth-century Europe, Ottoman expansionism, the English Revolution(s), Absolutism, the Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment, the American and French Revolutions, the Napoleonic period.

Exam preparation will be based on the following:
A) Carlo Capra. Storia moderna (1492-1848), Milano, Mondadori, 2011 (including other editions, with the integration of the missing chapters)

B) Notes and materials uploaded to Moodle

C) A book of choice from the following [PROVISIONAL LIST]
- Timothy Brook, Il cappello di Vermeer. Il Seicento e la nascita del mondo globalizzato (Einaudi, 2015)
- Claire Judde de Larivière, Avviso al popolo! Vite veneziane del Cinquecento (Wetlands, 2025)
- Ottavia Niccoli, Vedere con ogli occhi del cuore. Alle origini del potere delle immagini (Laterza, 2011 e 2021)
- Nicholas Terpstra, Ragazze perdute. Sesso e morte nella Firenze del Rinascimento (Carocci, 2015)

More specific details will be provided at the beginning of the module.

A final written examination with open questions based on the compulsory readings (see Referral texts).

written

Assessment criteria:
- accuracy and competence in the use of language and vocabulary specific to the discipline;
- accuracy and completeness of knowledge of the topics covered in class and those learned through individual study;
- demonstrate critical thinking and independent analysis.

Grade criteria for the assessment:
- marks between 18 and 21 will be assigned where the above-mentioned points reach a sufficient level;
- marks between 22 and 24 will be assigned where the above-mentioned points reach a fair level;
- marks between 25 and 27 will be assigned where the above-mentioned points reach a satisfactory level;
- marks between 28 and 30 will be assigned where the above-mentioned points reach a good level;
- honours [lode] will be awarded where the above-mentioned points reach an excellent level.

The module consists in frontal lectures with the use of PowerPoints, with images, maps and graphs.

Attendance is not compulsory but is highly recommended. All students are asked to read the lecturer's notices on her web page and on Moodle.

Students with disabilities and/or SLD, who might need support services, are invited to contact the teacher and the University Office for Inclusion (inclusione@unive.it).

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