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 should prepare for the exam on:
1. their class notes
2. the slides and the materials available on Moodle
3. Anya Zilberstein, A temperate empire : making climate change in early America, Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019
Suggested readings (for students who cannot / do not wish to attend lessons):
The Oxford History of Britain, chapters 5, 6, 7, 8
Anya Zilberstein, A temperate empire : making climate change in early America, Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019
Linda Colley, The Gun, the Ship and the Pen : Warfare, Constitutions and the Making of the Modern World, London : Profile Books, 2021
Robert Darnton, Censors at work : how states shaped literature, New York ; London : W. W. Norton & Company, 2015
John Brewer and Roy Porter, (eds.), Consumption and the world of goods. London-New York : Routledge, 1993

Students will be asked to actively participate in class and to complete the activities of the online lessons. Students will be asked to propose a case study on which they will prepare an oral presentation. The schedule for oral presentations will be organized at the beginning of the course.
Exam: oral.
Number of questions and structure:
-if a student completes all the online activities and presents in class, the exam will consist on two questions on class notes, slides and other Moodle materials (i.e they will not have to study 3. Anya Zilberstein, A temperate empire : making climate change in early America, Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019)
-if a student doesn't complete all the online activities and/or doesn't present in class, the exam will consist of three questions (i.e they will have to study 1. their class notes; 2. the slides and the materials available on Moodle; 3. Anya Zilberstein, A temperate empire : making climate change in early America, Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019 or the list of suggested readings)
Detailed description of the expected learning results.
Oral presentation: 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 materials. It will therefore consist of two/three questions. The approximate duration is 15-20 minutes: expected learning results 1.Knowledge and understanding, 3.Judgement abilities, 4. Communicative abilities, and 5.Learning abilities.

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Il/la docente ha il dovere di vigilare affinché siano rispettate le regole di autenticità e originalità delle prove d'esame. Di conseguenza, nei casi in cui vi sia il sospetto di un comportamento irregolare, l'esame può prevedere un ulteriore approfondimento, contestuale alla prova d'esame, che potrà essere realizzato anche in modalità differente rispetto alle modalità sopra riportate.

Regarding the grading, the exam will be marked on a scale ranging from 0 to 30. The minimum passing grade is 18. Honors ("lode") will be granted only for exceptional capacity of judgment and excellent knowledge of the topics under evaluation

Lectures followed by discussion on assigned texts
Seminars
Primary source analysis
Case study analysis
Ppt presentations
Digital Humanities

Questo insegnamento tratta argomenti connessi alla macroarea "Cambiamento climatico e energia" e concorre alla realizzazione dei relativi obiettivi ONU dell'Agenda 2030 per lo Sviluppo Sostenibile