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SUBJECT SEMESTER CFU SSD LANGUAGE
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MODERN HISTORY First Semester 8 M-STO/02 ita

Learning objectives

The general purpose of the course is to understand the history of the Euro-American West throughout the long modern age (1350-1915). To this end, the course is divided between 1) a general part grounded on the study of the textbook; 2) a part centered on the recommended readings; 3) an interdisciplinary part that will address a cross-cutting theme. At the end of the course, according to the learning objectives established in Dublin, students must been able to: 1) increase their critical awareness of historical events and identify the historical roots of current historical-political developments (Knowledge and understanding); 2) develop autonomous research projects, as original as possible, also by resorting to the examination of printed or digital sources (Knowledge and understanding applied); 3) analyze and synthesize original texts and documents, inspired by the works of the major scholars but also, if necessary, by dissenting from their theses (Autonomous judgment); 4) present the results of their readings, obviously recommended, integrated by digital research (Communication skills); 5) understand and fill any previous gaps (Ability to learn). In this process it will be essential to respect the work of all students, in groups or individuals, and to respect deadlines to better coordinate specific insights.

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HISTORY OF IRAN AND IRANIAN-CULTURE COUNTRIES First Semester 8 L-OR/14 ita

Learning objectives

The objective of the course is to provide students with the basic tools to know the history of Iran of 19th and 20th centuries. In that period the major transformation that have taken place in that country, somehow suspended between tradition and innovation, have led to the construction of a new identity. For this purpose, emphasis will be put on issues concerning the origin of the modernization process in the Qajar period (with particular reference to the reign of Nasiroddin Shah and his cultural politics), the European imperialism, the Constitutional Revolution; the modernization process during the Pahlavi dynasty; the 1953 coup d’état and the Islamic Revolution, with the shaping of the Islamic Republic of Iran and its consolidation at the beginning of 21st c. A Particular attention will be given to the genesis of the Iranian nationalist movement and its different ideological components; among these, the exaltation of the pre-Islamic past, the reconstruction of which racist theories of European origin have also contributed.
Expected learning outcomes at the end of the course: 1) (Knowledge and understanding) basic historical knowledge of the main political and social events and problems of Iran of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; 2) (Applied knowledge and understanding) on the basis of the acquired historical knowledge, ability to understand and analyze the contemporary political processes of the geopolitical area studied, 3) (Making judgments) flexibility of judgment and ability to compare and select based on a vision of Iran and the Middle East area more critical than the commonly widespread, eurocentristic one; 4) (Communicative skills) acquisition of communication techniques appropriate to the description of the problems treated thanks to the involvement of the students in the laboratory activities performed during the course, and to the forms of verification in itinere; 5) (Learning skills) ability to critically read texts related to Iran and other countries of the Middle East and to adequately use basic bibliographic and historical research tools; these skills are acquired thanks to joint laboratory activities and individual in-depth study.

HISTORY OF EASTERN EUROPE First Semester 8 M-STO/02 ita

Learning objectives


The course's primary goal is to provide adequate tools to analyze and study the History and specificities of the Eastern European countries in their reciprocal political-diplomatic, social and cultural relations and those that occurred with Continental Europe in the Ages. Modern. The issues will be addressed from a multidisciplinary perspective (historical, cultural, religious, social), giving the opportunity to critically and analytically understand the current dynamics of Eastern Europe within the European and global context.
"Case Study" will bring out the major historiographical problems relating to the Slavic counties, which will consist of the history, which is fascinating as it is tragic, of Modern-Age Poland. Instead of the Polish-Lithuanian Confederation, one of Europe's largest countries, it included present-day Poland, Lithuania, Belarus, and Ukraine. His role as Ante-mural Christianitatis placed on the strategic quadrant between the Baltic and Black Seas, with the shadow of Muscovy to the east and the Ottomans to the south, will be one of the course's main themes.
The themes will be studied and analyzed in the classroom using unpublished or rare texts, essays, and archive documents (travel reports, diplomatic documents, handwritten notices related to the geopolitical area of analysis) that will be presented and discussed collectively.
The course is enriched by the "Seminar Cycle on the History of Eastern Europe", in which researchers and personalities from the world of institutions, national and foreign, participate. The meetings will also take place in English.
The attending student will be invited to take an active part in the course by writing minor written theses, PowerPoint presentations and guided discussions on topics established and scheduled by the teacher during the first lessons of the course.
A self-assessment and anonymous test are planned to test learning progress.
For particularly interested students, there is the possibility to participate in the organizational and editorial activities of the international scientific journal Eastern European History Review and the CESPoM (Center for Studies on the Age of Sobieski and Modern Poland), with the possibility of coming into contact with experts sector and institutions - national and international -.
At the start of the course, the student will have in-depth material already uploaded on the course page (Essays, Books, Maps, videos, and newspaper articles in Italian and English).
For Erasmus students, there is an English program with texts provided by the professor.

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FURTHER FOREIGN LANGUAGES COMPETENCES First Semester 6 ita

Learning objectives

EDUCATIONAL AIMS:
The course aims to develop language skills at a pre-intermediate level (B1 in The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages), focusing on building essential grammatical and lexical foundations.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
The student can:
- understand texts that consist mainly of high-frequency everyday or job-related language;
- understand the description of events, feelings, and wishes in personal letters;
- understand the main points of clear standard speech on familiar matters;
- enter into a conversation on topics that are familiar, of personal interest or pertinent to everyday life;
- connect phrases in a simple way in order to describe experiences and events, his/her dreams, hopes and ambitions;
- briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions related to scientific topics as well;
- write simple connected text on topics that are familiar or of personal interest;
- write personal letters describing experiences and impressions, and short stories sticking to specific hints.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCES IN INFORMATICS First Semester 6 ita
FORMATIVE AND GUIDANCE TRAININGS First Semester 6 ita
OTHER USEFUL SKILLS FOR JOB GUIDANCE First Semester 6 ita
17412 - CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN LETERATURE

First Semester 8 L-FIL-LET/11 ita
18145 - ITALIAN LITERATURE

Second Semester 8 L-FIL-LET/10 ita

Learning objectives

The course aims to frame the Italian travel writers within a literary canon refractory to absorb a hybrid and "borderline" writing. The student will therefore have to know and recognize the writing dynamics of an odeporic matrix.
The objective of the course is to allow students to achieve good knowledge and understanding of the subject, as well as the application of these notions (applying knowledge and understanding) to the exam subject, aimed at an autonomy of making judgments demonstrating acceptable communication skills and learning skills

119854 - GROPUS

Second Semester 8 M-STO/08 ita

Learning objectives

The aim of this course is to provide to students both theoretical and methodological tools for a better understanding of computer science and computational tools, especially with regard to modeling skills, the main cause of the changes that have occurred in the production and dissemination of information, together with the wide spread of telematic networks in recent years. For this reason, it will be analyzed in detail how the traditional analogical modalities, in particular the book object on the one hand and cognitive environments such as libraries and archives on the other, have been 're-mediated' computationally and telematically, in order to provide at the same time an almost ubiquitous access to the historical-documental heritage, together with new forms of analysis and visualization of literary texts.

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MEDIEVAL HISTORY First Semester 8 M-STO/01 ita

Learning objectives

Module 1. The module aims to offer a synthesis of medieval geopolitical evolution, with a focus on the Mediterranean area and continental Europe. Its overall aim is to provide the historical tools for a more conscious reading of the current map of Europe.

Module 2. The module aims to offer an overview of the Medieval millennium through an in-depth analysis of a series of phenomena/themes habitually associated with it in the common imagination as keywords (e.g. feudalism, crusade, monasticism, etc.), with the goal of placing them precisely back in their context by clearing the field of anachronisms, clichés and manipulations. An important objective will also be the discussion of the notion of the Middle Ages itself, so as to make the student aware of the problematic nature of this notion, of the historiographical discussions arisen around the definition of its chronological limits, and of the origin of the "negative" view that continues to accompany the term Middle Ages even today in the common imagination and language.

15320 - LATIN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

Second Semester 8 L-FIL-LET/04 ita

Learning objectives

The course aims to provide an essential knowledge of the main features of Latin literary history; the mastery of the theoretical and critical tools necessary for the analysis and interpretation of Latin literary texts; to offer direct knowledge of Martial’s poetic text through reading and commentary.

Expected learning outcomes: At the end of the teaching the student will have:

1) Knowledge of the main features of the history of latin literature; knowledge of the peculiar features of Martial’s epigrammatic corpus
2) Ability to analyse Latin literary history and comprehend her diachronic development; ability to analyse and discuss appropriately Martial’s epigrams
3) Ability to formulate autonomous judgements on the course’s themes
4) Ability to adequately communicate what learned
5) Ability to comprehend and interpret autonomously literary phenomena and similar texts not included in the programme.

SUBJECT SEMESTER CFU SSD LANGUAGE
15254 - EXAMS OPEN TO STUDENT'S CHOISE

First Semester 8 ita
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GREEK HISTORY Second Semester 8 L-ANT/02 ita

Learning objectives


The course aims to strengthen the possession of a conscious and critical knowledge of the topic treated and developed in class. If there is availability, seminars will be organized, during which specific topics will be illustrated by the students.

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EDUCATIONAL LINGUISTIC Second Semester 8 L-LIN/02 ita

Learning objectives

According to the Dublin descriptors, students are expected to acquire the following by the end of the course:

1. Knowledge and understanding: The course aims to provide students with theoretical and methodological tools to understand the conceptual and historical framework of educational linguistics, the processes of language acquisition/learning, methods and approaches for language teaching, with particular reference to Italian as L2, linguistic-cultural levels, and language policies.

2. Ability to apply knowledge and understanding of phenomena (being able to reflect on the processes of linguistic acquisition in general and those specific to Italian as L2; being able to analyze the repertoire of contemporary Italian in its grammatical structures and varieties; developing metalinguistic and language teaching competence in relation to Italian; developing effective methods of assessment and correction of "errors" in Italian L2);

3. Develop autonomy of judgment in relation to the proposed content, the relationships between linguistic skills and levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, and language competence certification systems.

4. Ability for autonomous learning, in relation to the stimuli coming from the lessons.

5. Communicative skills (consolidate the skills necessary to plan and propose didactic itineraries for Italian as a second language/foreign language).

At the end of the course, the student will be able to:

· Reconstruct the conceptual and historical framework of Italian educational linguistics.

· Define the fundamental features of language acquisition and learning processes, with particular attention to second languages.

· Recognize and evaluate, based on learners' educational needs, methods and approaches for language teaching, with a focus on Italian as L2.

· Analyze linguistic-cultural levels and European language policies.

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GROPUS Second Semester 8 L-ART/04 ita

Learning objectives

The course aims to provide a basic knowledge of artistic literature, understood as the whole of written testimonies on the arts, and in particular on painting and sculpture, from the Middle Ages to the Seventeenth century.
The student will be able to analyze different typologies of literary sources on painting and sculpture (treatise, recipe book, diary, artists’s correspondence, travel book, account book and artist’s biographies), by identifying the lexicon and the relevant historical context
At the end of the course students will be able to:
1. Know the main sources of artistic literature examined (Knowledge and understanding);
2. Carry out research on the sources examined, using annotated editions and critical texts (Applied knowledge and understanding);
3. Know how to differentiate the characteristics of artistic sources (Autonomy of judgement);
4. Expose the results of your readings, integrated with digital research (Communication skills);
5. Know the main characteristics of the artistic vocabulary compared to the purely literary one (Ability to learn).

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FRENCH LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION Second Semester 10 L-LIN/04 ita

Learning objectives

The course aims to highlight the differences between oral and written French with a focus on some relevant aspects of the phonetics, spelling and morphology of the French language and related transcription problems.

At the end of the teaching, students will have to prove that they:
- know the main notions of phonetics related to the French language;
- know how to recognize the sounds of French that do not exist in Italian;
- know the API;
- define and identify homophones;
- know the history of the French language;
- know how to summarize the content of a novel in French.

GROPUS Second Semester 10 L-LIN/12 ita
17392 - ITALIAN LITERATURE

Second Semester 8 L-FIL-LET/10 ita

Learning objectives

Class aims to get students familiar with Early Italian Literature, from its beginning to the final part of Fourteenth Century. Comparisons are made with linguistical, artistical, social, political and intellectual history of medieval age, thus stressing the contribution of literature to the early birth of of an Italian identity, however limited to cultural dimension. It is intented that students acquire both knowledge and understanding of early literary works as documents of fhe forming of the Italian humanistic tradition, and knowledge and understanding applied to texts (considered as linguistical structures specifically shaped). Making judgements, communication skills (f.i. how to make an oral report to class on an author or a text) and a self-counsciousness
of learning skills should be additional valuable qualities of graduates.

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MEDIEVAL ART HISTORY Second Semester 8 L-ART/01 ita

Learning objectives

The course aims to provide an accurate overview of medieval art from the Late Antiquity to the Fourteenth century (4th-14th centuries), especially in the Italian peninsula, but with an open gaze to the entire European continent.
The medieval artwork will be analyzed in its technical-material, formal, iconographic and iconological components through the specific language of the subject. The relationships between artists, patrons and production centers will be traced, whenever possible.
Particular insights will be reserved for Viterbo, city on the Via Francigena of great importance in the central centuries of the Middle Ages.

1. Knowledge and understanding: students will have to master the subject and recognize both the artworks commented during the lessons and those studied in the reference texts.
2. Applying knowledge and understanding: classroom discussion, observation exercises guided by the teacher, research activities carried out in possible study groups, educational visits and seminars will contribute to the development of an active and personal understand of the subject.
3. Making judgments: students will have to acquire a certain capacity for critical judgment with respect to the reference texts, but also with respect to what the teacher proposes during her lessons, in relation to the debate on the studies.
4. Communication skills: students will have to acquire the specific language of the material and they will have to know how to use it in the best possible way to describe and contextualize both a medieval artwork in particular and an artistic phenomenon in general.
5. Learning skills: students will have to contextualize a medieval artwork in time and space, in relation to the cultural, social, political, ideological and material transformations that have determined/influenced a certain artistic phenomenon.

17389 - LINGUISTICS

Second Semester 8 L-LIN/01 ita

Learning objectives

General Linguistics is not taught in the school and therefore it aims at providing the learner with the methodological and operational skills to analyze the linguistic behavior of speakers of a language (this behavior is attested in written or oral data), and to predict that part of the their linguistic behavior which is not yet attested in available data: in short, general linguistics teaches how to construct what is traditionally called "GRAMMAR" of a language. The scientific grammar of a language can be represented as a set of predictions, i.e., rules which - if correctly formulated - allow the construction of expressions (sentences, oral or written texts) deemed "acceptable" by the speakers of that language. These predictive rules generally refer to the grammatical components called phonetics-phonology, lexicon, morphology, syntax and pragmatic. Each of these components requires learning specific operational analysis techniques. Therefore, normative grammar will not be taught, writing/speaking in Italian or other languages will not be taught, Italian or other language spelling will not be taught, but students will be taught to observe the behavior of speakers (regardless of whether it is respectful or not of normative grammar), to build a linguistic database and to use it to construct a grammar, in a scientific, non-normative sense. In addition to the Italian language, the linguistic data will also be extracted from other European and non-European languages, depending on the skills of the learners. Likewise, data from fictitious languages will be used, on which to practice extracting the grammatical rules, without the need - for obvious reasons - for the learner to have a previous knowledge of the language in question. In summary: The objectives of the lecture are: knowledge of methods of phonetics, phonology, morphology and syntax, the ability to transcribe phonetically and analyze phonologically, morphologically and syntactically a sentence in Italian and in a language of the student's choice.
In compliance with the so-called "Dublin indicators" – as better detailed in the "Evaluation" field – the objectives will be aimed at achieving:
1) Knowledge and comprehension skills: ability to extract linguistic data from a sample of speakers
2) Applied knowledge and understanding: ability to produce a minimum scientific grammar from a set of linguistic data produced by a sample of speakers
3) Making judgments: ability to compare and evaluate comparatively different grammars that account in a different and competing way for the same set of linguistic data produced by a sample of speakers
4) Communication skills: ability to communicate the reasons for the comparative judgment referred to in point 3)
5) Learning skills: ability to orient oneself in the relevant scientific bibliography.

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ITALIAN LINGUISTICS Second Semester 8 L-FIL-LET/12 ita

Learning objectives

The main formative goals of the course in academic year 2023-24 are: Knowledge of fundamental moments in the history of the Italian language from its origins to the present day. Knowledge of the main evolutionary phenomena of the passage from popular Latin to Italian: phonology, morphology, syntax elements. In-depth knowledge of the history of language and linguistic thought in the 17th century.
At the end of the course the student will know the essential elements, in a historical key, of the phonetic and morphological structure of Italian , will know how to orient himself in the linguistic history of post-unification Italy, and will have specific skills on the linguistic debate of the seventeenth century in Italy; will be able to consult critically the main lexicographic tools of Italian in print and online and will have knowledge related to Italian grammars.

Dublin descriptors
Expected learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will know the essential elements, in a historical key, of the phonetic and morphological structure of Italian, will know how to orient himself in the linguistic history Italy from 13 up to 21 century; will be able to consult critically the main lexicographic tools of Italian in print and online.
At the end of the teaching activity the student will have achieved the following learning outcomes, consistent with the Dublin indicators
1) Knowledge and understanding;
will have an overview of the Italian linguistic history; will know the elements of the historical grammar of the Italian language.
2) Applying knowledge and understanding; will be able to indicate, in an ancient Italian text (13th-18th century), the main phonetic and morphological evolutionary phenomena in the transition from Latin to Italian.
3) Making judgements;
will be able to gain autonomous critical capacity in the studies on the Italian linguistic history.
4) Communication skills;
will be able to critically discuss, with the lecturer and with colleagues, the topics covered during the course
5) Learning skills
will be familiar with the main bibliographical tools of Italian linguistic history (manuals, grammars, dictionaries) and will know how to use the most important online repertories.

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ROMAN HISTORY Second Semester 8 L-ANT/03 ita

Learning objectives

The course aims to provide the primary methodology to deal with the analysis of different types of sources, both written and archaeological, related to the study of Roman history.
Taking into account the guidelines outlined by the 'Dublin Descriptors', the objectives are as follows:
1) Knowledge and understanding: knowledge of the historical data, methodologies and documents proposed; acquisition of a basic scientific vocabulary.
2) Applying knowledge and understanding: to be able to read and discuss a historical source by inserting it within its context; to be able to use the fundamental bibliographical to
3) Making judgements:to be able to identify causal links and interpret a historical phenomenon critically; to be aware of the complexity and "relativity" of historical phenomena.
4) Communication skills: to be able to present the acquired knowledge in a correct, orderly and consequential way.
5) Learning skills: to be able to use the knowledge and skills acquired and the specific language learned in view of a continuation of their learning path or the development of non-specialized professional activities.

SUBJECT SEMESTER CFU SSD LANGUAGE
GROPUS - - - -
GREEK LITERATURE 8 L-FIL-LET/02 ita

Learning objectives

– knowledge of authors, themes and problems of Greek Literature
– ability of a critical reading of texts, in Greek for students aiming to obtain 24 credits in the SS-L-FIL-LET / 02 for the 'teaching class' A 13, in Italian translation with elements of Greek lexicon for students following other curriculums
– knowledge of main critical instruments
– methodological skills useful for analysis and independent research.

ITALIAN PHILOLOGY 8 L-FIL-LET/13 ita

Learning objectives

Knowledge of the practices of Italian philology and related technical terminology. Knowledge of the paper and electronic tools of philological research. Philological and historical-literary examination of the Farnese epistolary tradition, on which the 'Farnese Encyclopaedia' research project focuses.
1) Improvement of knowledge and ability to understand text and context in a micro-analytical perspective of literary products;
2) Improvement of knowledge and understanding skills applied to the textual and philological analysis of literary texts and epistolary documents in the Farnese field;
3) Increase in autonomy of judgment following an acquired autonomy of investigation in the panorama of bibliographic tools (paper and electronic) related to the philological discipline;
4) Enhancement of written and oral communication skills through debates and in-depth seminars on formalized writings;
5) Development of the ability to learn through the consideration of texts in function of the history of the oral, manuscript and printed tradition of the same.

HISTORY OF WRITING 8 M-STO/09 ita

Learning objectives

The course focuses on Paleography, or the history of writing in Latin characters from the Roman Age to the beginning of the Modern Age.
Knowledge and understanding: Students will learn the fundamental principles and methodology of Paleography, the main phases of its history, as well as the fundamental notions necessary to identify the different scripts by assigning them to a specific area and era, to understand the different alphabetic signs and accessories and to decipher the abbreviations that accompany them.
Applying knowledge and understanding: Thanks also to the exercises, the student will be able to recognize the most widespread epigraphic, book and documentary writings in the Italian peninsula, to place them in time and space, to read and correctly transcribe a manuscript text.
Making judgments: The student will acquire the tools to deal independently with a single handwritten testimony and to deepen their knowledge in the paleographic field.
Communication skills: Students will be able to clearly present the knowledge acquired and the topics covered by the course.
Learning skills: Students will have acquired the ability to independently continue the study of Paleography.

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ROMANCE PHILOLOGY AND LINGUISTICS 8 L-FIL-LET/09 ita

Learning objectives

The course is dedicated to the fundamentals of the discipline, in particular to the analysis of the processes that lead to the birth of the Romance languages ​​and to the study of the cultural phenomena that characterize the origins of Italian literary history. Knowledge: Students will learn the history of the formation of Romance languages ​​and the birth of literatures written in those languages, the main linguistic changes that characterize the transition from spoken Latin to Romance languages ​​and some of the distinctive characters that identify them, the elements that characterize the Romance poetry compared to the tradition of classical Latin poetry and Middle Latin and will be familiar with the history of the troubadour and Italian literary tradition of the origins. Application of knowledge and development of critical thinking: At the end of the course they will possess the fundamental philological and linguistic tools for the in-depth study of languages ​​derived from Latin (in particular Italian, Provençal, French, Spanish and Portuguese) and they will know how to orient themselves in the literary history of medieval Europe and in the thematic, linguistic and formal analysis of a medieval text. Communication of knowledge: class reports and ongoing tests will allow them to directly practice written and oral communication techniques. Self-learning: In the in-depth activities, they will deal directly with bibliographic and historical, linguistic and literary research tools.

GERMAN PHILOLOGY 8 L-FIL-LET/15 ita

Learning objectives

The module contributes to the achievement of the specific educational objectives of the ‘Linguistic, Literary and Historical Studies’ curriculum of the Humanities degree course (L10). The general objective is to provide the basic notions to understand linguistic change over time, with particular reference to Germanic languages.
Learning outcomes:
1) knowledge: students will learn the history of Germanic languages in the development from Common Germanic to modern Germanic languages and the historical background that characterize the early literatures in those languages, with particular reference to English and German. The topics discussed contribute to enrich the study of modern Germanic languages, giving them scientific depth and historical perspective.
2) Applying knowledge and development of critical thinking: at the end of the course the student will be able to apply theoretical and practical fundamentals in order to the in-depth study of early Germanic languages and literatures as well as to read, translate and analyse simple passages in Anglo-Saxon and Old German.
3) Communication skills: ability to communicate and accuracy in the use of language and terminology will derive from the learning level of the programme topics and the develop of critical-thinking and scientific reasoning skills.
4) Self-learning: in the autonomous in-depth activities the student will interact directly with the main scientific tools currently available for philological research on ancient germanic Languages.

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FRENCH LITERATURE 8 L-LIN/03 ita

Learning objectives

The course aims to investigate and highlight the links between the rhetorical tradition and literary production during the Ancien Régime, through the case study of the novel genre. The course aims to provide students with some historical reference points and the philological, stylistic, rhetorical and hermeneutic tools to read and appreciate Early Modern texts. Through an literary and philologiacl approach to the the text, students will develop critical skills and the ability to work autonomously on texts from the 17th and 18th centuries, also learning to master the tools of the discipline and to find, select and use the secondary bibliography in the most effective way. The course will therefore provide students not only with theoretical knowledge but also with the hermeneutic tools to understand the texts addressed (1: knowledge and understanding, and 2: applying knowledge and understanding) and the expressive ones to form, nourish, nuance and discuss their judgment on questions of literary history through a meticulous reading of the texts (3: making judgements), as well as to communicate clearly and effectively on these themes in front of a heterogeneous audience (4: communication skills) and extend the reflection in a autonomous through the acquisition of the skills that will allow them to undertake the subsequent course of study (5: learning skills).

GROPUS 8 L-LIN/21 ita

Learning objectives

The course aims at giving: 1. a general introduction to the Russian culture; 2. a picture of the most important moments of Russian literary history up to the end of 19th century; 3. knowledge in depth of selected moments and authors of Russian 19th century (focus: the duel as subject).
After the course students should: 1. know the main trends of Russian literature and culture, with careful consideration of the historical context; 2. have a solid knowledge of the most important authors, applying the general knowledge; 3. be able to critically evaluate, at a certain extent, authors and literary groups; 4. be able to set out clearly the contents of the course; 5. be able to apply their knowledge approaching new authors and/or literary groups. In other words they should have developed their skills and competences according to Dublin descriptors.

GROPUS 8 L-FIL-LET/14 ita

Learning objectives

The course aims to to equip students with critical tools commonly used in various cultural traditions students and to aquaint them with comparative approaches. This will enable them to view literary phenomena more broadly than merely within the context of national literatures. Upon completing the course, students will possess the necessary analytical tools to examine texts from different cultures. They possess an understanding of the connections, disparities, and similarities among various literary works and can analyze themes and structures through a comparative approach.

18307 - GEOGRAPHY

First Semester 8 M-GGR/01 ita
118655 - GROPUS

First Semester 8 M-STO/04 ita

Learning objectives

The objectives of the 2023/2024 course of Contemporary History are multiple. First, the course aims to consolidate the knowledge of the history of the 19th and 20th centuries and the ability to understand the historical evolution of European and non-European societies in the last two centuries. With recommended readings students‘ learning ability will be improved. The aim is to educate students in independent judgment and to be able to form their own critical thinking. It will also aim to strengthen their analysis skills of contemporary events. Finally, particular attention will be paid during the lessons on methodologies to develop and improve their communication skills.

15276 - EXAMS OPEN TO STUDENT'S CHOISE

Second Semester 8 ita
17453 - FINAL EXHAMINATION

Second Semester 8 ita
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ENGLISH LITERATURE 8 L-LIN/10 ita

Learning objectives

The course aims to investigate aspects and problems of English poetry from the Renaissance to the Modern Age and to provide critical skills in the analysis of significant literary texts. Through the analysis of texts according to precise critical methodologies and thanks to the connection to the relative historical and cultural contexts, students will be able to understand and evaluate the literary quality of the works they have read and commented on with full autonomy of judgement.

Specifically, the learning outcomes should be:
1) to know the main features and characteristics of English literature and culture of the periods;
2) to know how to analyse and comment on the texts in question;
3) to be able to formulate judgements on the subject independently;
4) to be able to communicate what they have learned appropriately;
5) to be able to understand and interpret similar literary phenomena not covered in the syllabus independently.

Obiettivi formativi

The general purpose of the course is to understand the history of the Euro-American West throughout the long modern age (1350-1915). To this end, the course is divided between 1) a general part grounded on the study of the textbook; 2) a part centered on the recommended readings; 3) an interdisciplinary part that will address a cross-cutting theme. At the end of the course, according to the learning objectives established in Dublin, students must been able to: 1) increase their critical awareness of historical events and identify the historical roots of current historical-political developments (Knowledge and understanding); 2) develop autonomous research projects, as original as possible, also by resorting to the examination of printed or digital sources (Knowledge and understanding applied); 3) analyze and synthesize original texts and documents, inspired by the works of the major scholars but also, if necessary, by dissenting from their theses (Autonomous judgment); 4) present the results of their readings, obviously recommended, integrated by digital research (Communication skills); 5) understand and fill any previous gaps (Ability to learn). In this process it will be essential to respect the work of all students, in groups or individuals, and to respect deadlines to better coordinate specific insights.

Obiettivi formativi

Module 1. The module aims to offer a synthesis of medieval geopolitical evolution, with a focus on the Mediterranean area and continental Europe. Its overall aim is to provide the historical tools for a more conscious reading of the current map of Europe.

Module 2. The module aims to offer an overview of the Medieval millennium through an in-depth analysis of a series of phenomena/themes habitually associated with it in the common imagination as keywords (e.g. feudalism, crusade, monasticism, etc.), with the goal of placing them precisely back in their context by clearing the field of anachronisms, clichés and manipulations. An important objective will also be the discussion of the notion of the Middle Ages itself, so as to make the student aware of the problematic nature of this notion, of the historiographical discussions arisen around the definition of its chronological limits, and of the origin of the "negative" view that continues to accompany the term Middle Ages even today in the common imagination and language.

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The objective of the course is to provide students with the basic tools to know the history of Iran of 19th and 20th centuries. In that period the major transformation that have taken place in that country, somehow suspended between tradition and innovation, have led to the construction of a new identity. For this purpose, emphasis will be put on issues concerning the origin of the modernization process in the Qajar period (with particular reference to the reign of Nasiroddin Shah and his cultural politics), the European imperialism, the Constitutional Revolution; the modernization process during the Pahlavi dynasty; the 1953 coup d’état and the Islamic Revolution, with the shaping of the Islamic Republic of Iran and its consolidation at the beginning of 21st c. A Particular attention will be given to the genesis of the Iranian nationalist movement and its different ideological components; among these, the exaltation of the pre-Islamic past, the reconstruction of which racist theories of European origin have also contributed.
Expected learning outcomes at the end of the course: 1) (Knowledge and understanding) basic historical knowledge of the main political and social events and problems of Iran of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; 2) (Applied knowledge and understanding) on the basis of the acquired historical knowledge, ability to understand and analyze the contemporary political processes of the geopolitical area studied, 3) (Making judgments) flexibility of judgment and ability to compare and select based on a vision of Iran and the Middle East area more critical than the commonly widespread, eurocentristic one; 4) (Communicative skills) acquisition of communication techniques appropriate to the description of the problems treated thanks to the involvement of the students in the laboratory activities performed during the course, and to the forms of verification in itinere; 5) (Learning skills) ability to critically read texts related to Iran and other countries of the Middle East and to adequately use basic bibliographic and historical research tools; these skills are acquired thanks to joint laboratory activities and individual in-depth study.

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The course's primary goal is to provide adequate tools to analyze and study the History and specificities of the Eastern European countries in their reciprocal political-diplomatic, social and cultural relations and those that occurred with Continental Europe in the Ages. Modern. The issues will be addressed from a multidisciplinary perspective (historical, cultural, religious, social), giving the opportunity to critically and analytically understand the current dynamics of Eastern Europe within the European and global context.
"Case Study" will bring out the major historiographical problems relating to the Slavic counties, which will consist of the history, which is fascinating as it is tragic, of Modern-Age Poland. Instead of the Polish-Lithuanian Confederation, one of Europe's largest countries, it included present-day Poland, Lithuania, Belarus, and Ukraine. His role as Ante-mural Christianitatis placed on the strategic quadrant between the Baltic and Black Seas, with the shadow of Muscovy to the east and the Ottomans to the south, will be one of the course's main themes.
The themes will be studied and analyzed in the classroom using unpublished or rare texts, essays, and archive documents (travel reports, diplomatic documents, handwritten notices related to the geopolitical area of analysis) that will be presented and discussed collectively.
The course is enriched by the "Seminar Cycle on the History of Eastern Europe", in which researchers and personalities from the world of institutions, national and foreign, participate. The meetings will also take place in English.
The attending student will be invited to take an active part in the course by writing minor written theses, PowerPoint presentations and guided discussions on topics established and scheduled by the teacher during the first lessons of the course.
A self-assessment and anonymous test are planned to test learning progress.
For particularly interested students, there is the possibility to participate in the organizational and editorial activities of the international scientific journal Eastern European History Review and the CESPoM (Center for Studies on the Age of Sobieski and Modern Poland), with the possibility of coming into contact with experts sector and institutions - national and international -.
At the start of the course, the student will have in-depth material already uploaded on the course page (Essays, Books, Maps, videos, and newspaper articles in Italian and English).
For Erasmus students, there is an English program with texts provided by the professor.

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EDUCATIONAL AIMS:
The course aims to develop language skills at a pre-intermediate level (B1 in The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages), focusing on building essential grammatical and lexical foundations.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
The student can:
- understand texts that consist mainly of high-frequency everyday or job-related language;
- understand the description of events, feelings, and wishes in personal letters;
- understand the main points of clear standard speech on familiar matters;
- enter into a conversation on topics that are familiar, of personal interest or pertinent to everyday life;
- connect phrases in a simple way in order to describe experiences and events, his/her dreams, hopes and ambitions;
- briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions related to scientific topics as well;
- write simple connected text on topics that are familiar or of personal interest;
- write personal letters describing experiences and impressions, and short stories sticking to specific hints.

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The course aims to strengthen the possession of a conscious and critical knowledge of the topic treated and developed in class. If there is availability, seminars will be organized, during which specific topics will be illustrated by the students.

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The course aims to provide the primary methodology to deal with the analysis of different types of sources, both written and archaeological, related to the study of Roman history.
Taking into account the guidelines outlined by the 'Dublin Descriptors', the objectives are as follows:
1) Knowledge and understanding: knowledge of the historical data, methodologies and documents proposed; acquisition of a basic scientific vocabulary.
2) Applying knowledge and understanding: to be able to read and discuss a historical source by inserting it within its context; to be able to use the fundamental bibliographical to
3) Making judgements:to be able to identify causal links and interpret a historical phenomenon critically; to be aware of the complexity and "relativity" of historical phenomena.
4) Communication skills: to be able to present the acquired knowledge in a correct, orderly and consequential way.
5) Learning skills: to be able to use the knowledge and skills acquired and the specific language learned in view of a continuation of their learning path or the development of non-specialized professional activities.

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According to the Dublin descriptors, students are expected to acquire the following by the end of the course:

1. Knowledge and understanding: The course aims to provide students with theoretical and methodological tools to understand the conceptual and historical framework of educational linguistics, the processes of language acquisition/learning, methods and approaches for language teaching, with particular reference to Italian as L2, linguistic-cultural levels, and language policies.

2. Ability to apply knowledge and understanding of phenomena (being able to reflect on the processes of linguistic acquisition in general and those specific to Italian as L2; being able to analyze the repertoire of contemporary Italian in its grammatical structures and varieties; developing metalinguistic and language teaching competence in relation to Italian; developing effective methods of assessment and correction of "errors" in Italian L2);

3. Develop autonomy of judgment in relation to the proposed content, the relationships between linguistic skills and levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, and language competence certification systems.

4. Ability for autonomous learning, in relation to the stimuli coming from the lessons.

5. Communicative skills (consolidate the skills necessary to plan and propose didactic itineraries for Italian as a second language/foreign language).

At the end of the course, the student will be able to:

· Reconstruct the conceptual and historical framework of Italian educational linguistics.

· Define the fundamental features of language acquisition and learning processes, with particular attention to second languages.

· Recognize and evaluate, based on learners' educational needs, methods and approaches for language teaching, with a focus on Italian as L2.

· Analyze linguistic-cultural levels and European language policies.

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The main formative goals of the course in academic year 2023-24 are: Knowledge of fundamental moments in the history of the Italian language from its origins to the present day. Knowledge of the main evolutionary phenomena of the passage from popular Latin to Italian: phonology, morphology, syntax elements. In-depth knowledge of the history of language and linguistic thought in the 17th century.
At the end of the course the student will know the essential elements, in a historical key, of the phonetic and morphological structure of Italian , will know how to orient himself in the linguistic history of post-unification Italy, and will have specific skills on the linguistic debate of the seventeenth century in Italy; will be able to consult critically the main lexicographic tools of Italian in print and online and will have knowledge related to Italian grammars.

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Expected learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will know the essential elements, in a historical key, of the phonetic and morphological structure of Italian, will know how to orient himself in the linguistic history Italy from 13 up to 21 century; will be able to consult critically the main lexicographic tools of Italian in print and online.
At the end of the teaching activity the student will have achieved the following learning outcomes, consistent with the Dublin indicators
1) Knowledge and understanding;
will have an overview of the Italian linguistic history; will know the elements of the historical grammar of the Italian language.
2) Applying knowledge and understanding; will be able to indicate, in an ancient Italian text (13th-18th century), the main phonetic and morphological evolutionary phenomena in the transition from Latin to Italian.
3) Making judgements;
will be able to gain autonomous critical capacity in the studies on the Italian linguistic history.
4) Communication skills;
will be able to critically discuss, with the lecturer and with colleagues, the topics covered during the course
5) Learning skills
will be familiar with the main bibliographical tools of Italian linguistic history (manuals, grammars, dictionaries) and will know how to use the most important online repertories.

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The course aims to provide a basic knowledge of artistic literature, understood as the whole of written testimonies on the arts, and in particular on painting and sculpture, from the Middle Ages to the Seventeenth century.
The student will be able to analyze different typologies of literary sources on painting and sculpture (treatise, recipe book, diary, artists’s correspondence, travel book, account book and artist’s biographies), by identifying the lexicon and the relevant historical context
At the end of the course students will be able to:
1. Know the main sources of artistic literature examined (Knowledge and understanding);
2. Carry out research on the sources examined, using annotated editions and critical texts (Applied knowledge and understanding);
3. Know how to differentiate the characteristics of artistic sources (Autonomy of judgement);
4. Expose the results of your readings, integrated with digital research (Communication skills);
5. Know the main characteristics of the artistic vocabulary compared to the purely literary one (Ability to learn).

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The course aims to provide an accurate overview of medieval art from the Late Antiquity to the Fourteenth century (4th-14th centuries), especially in the Italian peninsula, but with an open gaze to the entire European continent.
The medieval artwork will be analyzed in its technical-material, formal, iconographic and iconological components through the specific language of the subject. The relationships between artists, patrons and production centers will be traced, whenever possible.
Particular insights will be reserved for Viterbo, city on the Via Francigena of great importance in the central centuries of the Middle Ages.

1. Knowledge and understanding: students will have to master the subject and recognize both the artworks commented during the lessons and those studied in the reference texts.
2. Applying knowledge and understanding: classroom discussion, observation exercises guided by the teacher, research activities carried out in possible study groups, educational visits and seminars will contribute to the development of an active and personal understand of the subject.
3. Making judgments: students will have to acquire a certain capacity for critical judgment with respect to the reference texts, but also with respect to what the teacher proposes during her lessons, in relation to the debate on the studies.
4. Communication skills: students will have to acquire the specific language of the material and they will have to know how to use it in the best possible way to describe and contextualize both a medieval artwork in particular and an artistic phenomenon in general.
5. Learning skills: students will have to contextualize a medieval artwork in time and space, in relation to the cultural, social, political, ideological and material transformations that have determined/influenced a certain artistic phenomenon.

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The course aims to highlight the differences between oral and written French with a focus on some relevant aspects of the phonetics, spelling and morphology of the French language and related transcription problems.

At the end of the teaching, students will have to prove that they:
- know the main notions of phonetics related to the French language;
- know how to recognize the sounds of French that do not exist in Italian;
- know the API;
- define and identify homophones;
- know the history of the French language;
- know how to summarize the content of a novel in French.

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– knowledge of authors, themes and problems of Greek Literature
– ability of a critical reading of texts, in Greek for students aiming to obtain 24 credits in the SS-L-FIL-LET / 02 for the 'teaching class' A 13, in Italian translation with elements of Greek lexicon for students following other curriculums
– knowledge of main critical instruments
– methodological skills useful for analysis and independent research.

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Knowledge of the practices of Italian philology and related technical terminology. Knowledge of the paper and electronic tools of philological research. Philological and historical-literary examination of the Farnese epistolary tradition, on which the 'Farnese Encyclopaedia' research project focuses.
1) Improvement of knowledge and ability to understand text and context in a micro-analytical perspective of literary products;
2) Improvement of knowledge and understanding skills applied to the textual and philological analysis of literary texts and epistolary documents in the Farnese field;
3) Increase in autonomy of judgment following an acquired autonomy of investigation in the panorama of bibliographic tools (paper and electronic) related to the philological discipline;
4) Enhancement of written and oral communication skills through debates and in-depth seminars on formalized writings;
5) Development of the ability to learn through the consideration of texts in function of the history of the oral, manuscript and printed tradition of the same.

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The course focuses on Paleography, or the history of writing in Latin characters from the Roman Age to the beginning of the Modern Age.
Knowledge and understanding: Students will learn the fundamental principles and methodology of Paleography, the main phases of its history, as well as the fundamental notions necessary to identify the different scripts by assigning them to a specific area and era, to understand the different alphabetic signs and accessories and to decipher the abbreviations that accompany them.
Applying knowledge and understanding: Thanks also to the exercises, the student will be able to recognize the most widespread epigraphic, book and documentary writings in the Italian peninsula, to place them in time and space, to read and correctly transcribe a manuscript text.
Making judgments: The student will acquire the tools to deal independently with a single handwritten testimony and to deepen their knowledge in the paleographic field.
Communication skills: Students will be able to clearly present the knowledge acquired and the topics covered by the course.
Learning skills: Students will have acquired the ability to independently continue the study of Paleography.

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The course is dedicated to the fundamentals of the discipline, in particular to the analysis of the processes that lead to the birth of the Romance languages ​​and to the study of the cultural phenomena that characterize the origins of Italian literary history. Knowledge: Students will learn the history of the formation of Romance languages ​​and the birth of literatures written in those languages, the main linguistic changes that characterize the transition from spoken Latin to Romance languages ​​and some of the distinctive characters that identify them, the elements that characterize the Romance poetry compared to the tradition of classical Latin poetry and Middle Latin and will be familiar with the history of the troubadour and Italian literary tradition of the origins. Application of knowledge and development of critical thinking: At the end of the course they will possess the fundamental philological and linguistic tools for the in-depth study of languages ​​derived from Latin (in particular Italian, Provençal, French, Spanish and Portuguese) and they will know how to orient themselves in the literary history of medieval Europe and in the thematic, linguistic and formal analysis of a medieval text. Communication of knowledge: class reports and ongoing tests will allow them to directly practice written and oral communication techniques. Self-learning: In the in-depth activities, they will deal directly with bibliographic and historical, linguistic and literary research tools.

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The module contributes to the achievement of the specific educational objectives of the ‘Linguistic, Literary and Historical Studies’ curriculum of the Humanities degree course (L10). The general objective is to provide the basic notions to understand linguistic change over time, with particular reference to Germanic languages.
Learning outcomes:
1) knowledge: students will learn the history of Germanic languages in the development from Common Germanic to modern Germanic languages and the historical background that characterize the early literatures in those languages, with particular reference to English and German. The topics discussed contribute to enrich the study of modern Germanic languages, giving them scientific depth and historical perspective.
2) Applying knowledge and development of critical thinking: at the end of the course the student will be able to apply theoretical and practical fundamentals in order to the in-depth study of early Germanic languages and literatures as well as to read, translate and analyse simple passages in Anglo-Saxon and Old German.
3) Communication skills: ability to communicate and accuracy in the use of language and terminology will derive from the learning level of the programme topics and the develop of critical-thinking and scientific reasoning skills.
4) Self-learning: in the autonomous in-depth activities the student will interact directly with the main scientific tools currently available for philological research on ancient germanic Languages.

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The course aims to investigate and highlight the links between the rhetorical tradition and literary production during the Ancien Régime, through the case study of the novel genre. The course aims to provide students with some historical reference points and the philological, stylistic, rhetorical and hermeneutic tools to read and appreciate Early Modern texts. Through an literary and philologiacl approach to the the text, students will develop critical skills and the ability to work autonomously on texts from the 17th and 18th centuries, also learning to master the tools of the discipline and to find, select and use the secondary bibliography in the most effective way. The course will therefore provide students not only with theoretical knowledge but also with the hermeneutic tools to understand the texts addressed (1: knowledge and understanding, and 2: applying knowledge and understanding) and the expressive ones to form, nourish, nuance and discuss their judgment on questions of literary history through a meticulous reading of the texts (3: making judgements), as well as to communicate clearly and effectively on these themes in front of a heterogeneous audience (4: communication skills) and extend the reflection in a autonomous through the acquisition of the skills that will allow them to undertake the subsequent course of study (5: learning skills).

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The course aims at giving: 1. a general introduction to the Russian culture; 2. a picture of the most important moments of Russian literary history up to the end of 19th century; 3. knowledge in depth of selected moments and authors of Russian 19th century (focus: the duel as subject).
After the course students should: 1. know the main trends of Russian literature and culture, with careful consideration of the historical context; 2. have a solid knowledge of the most important authors, applying the general knowledge; 3. be able to critically evaluate, at a certain extent, authors and literary groups; 4. be able to set out clearly the contents of the course; 5. be able to apply their knowledge approaching new authors and/or literary groups. In other words they should have developed their skills and competences according to Dublin descriptors.

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The course aims to to equip students with critical tools commonly used in various cultural traditions students and to aquaint them with comparative approaches. This will enable them to view literary phenomena more broadly than merely within the context of national literatures. Upon completing the course, students will possess the necessary analytical tools to examine texts from different cultures. They possess an understanding of the connections, disparities, and similarities among various literary works and can analyze themes and structures through a comparative approach.

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The course aims to investigate aspects and problems of English poetry from the Renaissance to the Modern Age and to provide critical skills in the analysis of significant literary texts. Through the analysis of texts according to precise critical methodologies and thanks to the connection to the relative historical and cultural contexts, students will be able to understand and evaluate the literary quality of the works they have read and commented on with full autonomy of judgement.

Specifically, the learning outcomes should be:
1) to know the main features and characteristics of English literature and culture of the periods;
2) to know how to analyse and comment on the texts in question;
3) to be able to formulate judgements on the subject independently;
4) to be able to communicate what they have learned appropriately;
5) to be able to understand and interpret similar literary phenomena not covered in the syllabus independently.

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The general purpose of the course is to understand the history of the Euro-American West throughout the long modern age (1350-1915). To this end, the course is divided between 1) a general part grounded on the study of the textbook; 2) a part centered on the recommended readings; 3) an interdisciplinary part that will address a cross-cutting theme. At the end of the course, according to the learning objectives established in Dublin, students must been able to: 1) increase their critical awareness of historical events and identify the historical roots of current historical-political developments (Knowledge and understanding); 2) develop autonomous research projects, as original as possible, also by resorting to the examination of printed or digital sources (Knowledge and understanding applied); 3) analyze and synthesize original texts and documents, inspired by the works of the major scholars but also, if necessary, by dissenting from their theses (Autonomous judgment); 4) present the results of their readings, obviously recommended, integrated by digital research (Communication skills); 5) understand and fill any previous gaps (Ability to learn). In this process it will be essential to respect the work of all students, in groups or individuals, and to respect deadlines to better coordinate specific insights.

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The objectives of the 2023/2024 course of Contemporary History are multiple. First, the course aims to consolidate the knowledge of the history of the 19th and 20th centuries and the ability to understand the historical evolution of European and non-European societies in the last two centuries. With recommended readings students‘ learning ability will be improved. The aim is to educate students in independent judgment and to be able to form their own critical thinking. It will also aim to strengthen their analysis skills of contemporary events. Finally, particular attention will be paid during the lessons on methodologies to develop and improve their communication skills.

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The course will present the essential lines of the international history of photography, from its first experiments (1820s-1830s) to its most current expressions, in the perspective of cultural studies, with reference to the numerous interrelations with other visual languages and with the various fields of knowledge. The main objective will be to make students fully aware of the technical-linguistic evolution of the medium, of the different forms and types of production, of the ways in which images are used and disseminated, of the various functions and uses of the different objects to which photographic practice has given rise over time. To this end, students will be offered the basic information and the main historiographical tools for a critical knowledge of the general history of photography and for an orientation in the research, identification and interpretation of the images that the various photographic expressions and cultures have produced in the western world.
The course also provides a general orientation for the identification of the characteristics and peculiarities of the different photographic materials, and their contexts of origin, in order to prepare students for a correct evaluation and an autonomous interpretation of single works, or more complex collections, on the basis of the identification of their historical and expressive values and of their aspects of originality and authenticity.
The lessons will focus mainly on the following topics: the history of photography, from the experimental steps of its origins to the era of digital photography, in its relations with science, art and society: technical-linguistic evolution, forms and practices of production, ways of representation; genres and functions of images in the various contexts; venues, supports, formats and methods of presentation, publication and exhibition of images. Lastly, some particular and specific aspects of the history and culture of photography in Italy will be explored, including the processes of institutionalisation and patrimonialisation of photographic assets in both the public and private spheres.
1) Knowledge and understanding: in the course of the lessons, the various topics will be addressed in such a way as to stimulate in the students a curiosity and critical interest in the history of photography as a key element of modern culture, as a means of expression and communication that has profoundly marked and conditioned the knowledge, aspirations, judgement and imagination of modern society itself. Through the analysis of the technical-linguistic evolution of the medium, of the different languages used by professionals, amateurs and photographers artists (in relation to the various technologies available over time and to the different historical-economic and social contexts in which they have operated), of the multiple functions performed by the medium and of its relations with other media, an attempt will be made to provide students with the essential tools for a basic understanding of the historical development of the photographic representation of the world, as well as for the knowledge of the main historical and artistic events, cultural phenomena, thought and aesthetic theories that were at its origin.
2) Applying knowledge and understanding: through debate and discussion in the classroom, individual study, the reading (of their choice) of some of the proposed in-depth texts and the possible analysis or research work (also carried out in groups) on individual photographers or on particularly significant moments-movements in the history of photography, students will be able to develop autonomous interests and possible research projects.
3) Making judgements: students will have to be able to analyse and synthesise texts, images and documents, making use of the analyses of historians and critics who are experts on the various topics (through the texts adopted for the course, the recommended bibliography or other contributions identified by the students themselves); they will also have to be able to formulate their own judgement and express their own ideas on what they have acquired following the study, comparisons and critical in-depth studies.
4) Communication skills: students should be able to explain, using the specific terminology of the history of photography, the results of the critical readings recommended and agreed at the beginning of the course, possibly supplemented by personal research, also on the web.
5) Learning skills: students must be able to analyse and understand photographic works by placing them correctly in their historical and cultural contexts. In the course of lectures and seminar meetings, personal interlocutions and reflections will be solicited. In the learning process, it will be essential to respect group work and the relative deadlines set for the optimal coordination of the programme and the suggested in-depth studies.

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1) Knowledge and understanding: students will be increasing their critical awareness of historical events connected to the history of modern age travel and of travellers.
2) Applying knowledge and understanding: debating through specific asynchronous activities, through individual study and any necessary research activities in study groups, students will be able to develop autonomous research projects and submit them for evaluation.
3) Making judgements: students will be able to analyse and summarise original texts and documents, using research and reviews by leading experts in the field. They should also be able to express independent judgments.
4) Communication skills: students must be able to discuss the findings of the critical materials recommended and agreed upon at the beginning of the course, complementing with information gathered though appropriate web searches.
5) Learning skills: assessment of the knowledge acquired during the course will help students highlight and fill any pre-existing gap.

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Travel literature has been an important vehicle of knowledge and documentation of otherwise little-known realities, but it has also contributed to creating stereotyped images of the "Orient" and its inhabitants in the so-called "Western" culture. The course will address the history of travel, discovery and exploration of Kurdistan, the region inhabited by people of Kurdish language and culture spanning across the borders of present-day Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey, and Armenia. By examining excerpts of travel literature and other documentation produced by European travellers to Kurdish-inhabited lands, we will address problems related to their typology and study. The first part of the course will provide an introductory framework to contextualize further readings, and will briefly deal with the history of early European travels to Kurdistan. In the second part of the course, particular emphasis will be given to the ethnographic descriptions of socio-cultural traits (e.g., habits and customs, nomadism, religious beliefs, female roles) commonly found in European travel literature, with a closer look at the sources written in Italian between the 19th and the 20th centuries, and to women’s writings from the early 20th century.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: The treatment of these subjects will offer valuable tools for a review of the European imagery of the Kurds and for understanding the historical dynamics characterizing contemporary Kurdistan. At the end of the course, the students will have developed: 1. (Knowledge and understanding) basic knowledge of the geography of the Kurdish region and its ethnoreligious diversity; ability to analyze travel writings (historical periodization, authors’ ideological background, travel motivations, etc.); 2. (Applied knowledge and understanding) ability to contextualize historical events and processes in the Kurdish area; 3. (Making judgments) flexibility of judgment and critical thinking to spot Eurocentric stereotypes in the representation of Kurdistan and the Kurds; 4. (Communication skills) Ability to discuss the topics addressed, through active and purposeful participation in lectures and laboratory activities; 5. (Learning skills) ability to carry out bibliographic research and retrieve open-source materials for the independent study of the topics of interest.

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The course aims to provide a basic knowledge of artistic literature, understood as the whole of written testimonies on the arts, and in particular on painting and sculpture, from the Middle Ages to the Seventeenth century.
The student will be able to analyze different typologies of literary sources on painting and sculpture (treatise, recipe book, diary, artists’s correspondence, travel book, account book and artist’s biographies), by identifying the lexicon and the relevant historical context
At the end of the course students will be able to:
1. Know the main sources of artistic literature examined (Knowledge and understanding);
2. Carry out research on the sources examined, using annotated editions and critical texts (Applied knowledge and understanding);
3. Know how to differentiate the characteristics of artistic sources (Autonomy of judgement);
4. Expose the results of your readings, integrated with digital research (Communication skills);
5. Know the main characteristics of the artistic vocabulary compared to the purely literary one (Ability to learn).

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1. Knowledge and understanding
Students will acquire a general knowledge of topics related to the contemporary anthropological debate as well as the methodologies of the discipline, also in relation to their historical development.
2. Applying knowledge and understanding
By the end of the course students will be able to use advanced methodologies and theoretical concepts to operate and communicate competently within the scope of cultural heritage making processes.
3. Making judgments
The course encourages students to cast a critical look on the complex cultural phenomena of contemporaneity and to gain awareness of the relevant debates about cultural diversity.
4. Communication skills
Students are supposed to learn the vocabulary of cultural anthropology and make appropriate use of it in reporting - also through written papers - on the topics covered by the course.
5. Learning skills
Knowledge and skills acquired during the course will allow students to read anthropological texts and analyze ethnographic exhibits autonomously.

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The course aims to highlight the differences between oral and written French with a focus on some relevant aspects of the phonetics, spelling and morphology of the French language and related transcription problems.

At the end of the teaching, students will have to prove that they:
- know the main notions of phonetics related to the French language;
- know how to recognize the sounds of French that do not exist in Italian;
- know the API;
- define and identify homophones;
- know the history of the French language;
- know how to summarize the content of a novel in French;

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a) Knowledge of the history of contemporary art from the late eighteenth century to the present day in connection with its historical-cultural context and the general objectives of the course; b) Ability to understand the themes of contemporary art history in connection with the other disciplines of the course; c) Independent evaluation of the specific problems of the discipline; d) Communication skills for scientific and informative purposes (oral, written, through audiovisual instruments); e) Learning skills by acquiring methods for the continuous updating of one's knowledge.

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The course aims to provide an accurate overview of medieval art from the Late Antiquity to the Fourteenth century (4th-14th centuries), especially in the Italian peninsula, but with an open gaze to the entire European continent.
The medieval artwork will be analyzed in its technical-material, formal, iconographic and iconological components through the specific language of the subject. The relationships between artists, patrons and production centers will be traced, whenever possible.
Particular insights will be reserved for Viterbo, city on the Via Francigena of great importance in the central centuries of the Middle Ages.

1. Knowledge and understanding: students will have to master the subject and recognize both the artworks commented during the lessons and those studied in the reference texts.
2. Applying knowledge and understanding: classroom discussion, observation exercises guided by the teacher, research activities carried out in possible study groups, educational visits and seminars will contribute to the development of an active and personal understand of the subject.
3. Making judgments: students will have to acquire a certain capacity for critical judgment with respect to the reference texts, but also with respect to what the teacher proposes during her lessons, in relation to the debate on the studies.
4. Communication skills: students will have to acquire the specific language of the material and they will have to know how to use it in the best possible way to describe and contextualize both a medieval artwork in particular and an artistic phenomenon in general.
5. Learning skills: students will have to contextualize a medieval artwork in time and space, in relation to the cultural, social, political, ideological and material transformations that have determined/influenced a certain artistic phenomenon.

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Knowledge of the development and the protagonists of Early Modern Italian art from the early fifteenth century to the end of the eighteenth century. Ability to identify formal, technical, iconographic and typological works of art and architecture. Identification of the formal peculiarities of the different artistic techniques. Acquisition of the first rudiments of the specialized terminology of the discipline, development of argumentative skills in the matching between image and word. This path will be a first level to acquire independent judgment and argumentative skills.

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Module 1. The module aims to offer a synthesis of medieval geopolitical evolution, with a focus on the Mediterranean area and continental Europe. Its overall aim is to provide the historical tools for a more conscious reading of the current map of Europe.

Module 2. The module aims to offer an overview of the Medieval millennium through an in-depth analysis of a series of phenomena/themes habitually associated with it in the common imagination as keywords (e.g. feudalism, crusade, monasticism, etc.), with the goal of placing them precisely back in their context by clearing the field of anachronisms, clichés and m

CHOICE GROUPS YEAR/SEMESTER CFU SSD LANGUAGE
GROPUS - 8 - -
15376 - MODERN HISTORY First Year / First Semester 8 M-STO/02 ita
15379 - MEDIEVAL HISTORY First Year / Second Semester 8 M-STO/01 ita
GROPUS - 8 - -
15375 - HISTORY OF IRAN AND IRANIAN-CULTURE COUNTRIES First Year / First Semester 8 L-OR/14 ita
120296 - HISTORY OF EASTERN EUROPE First Year / First Semester 8 M-STO/02 ita
GROPUS - 18 - -
15381 - FURTHER FOREIGN LANGUAGES COMPETENCES First Year / First Semester 6 ita
15382 - SKILLS AND COMPETENCES IN INFORMATICS First Year / First Semester 6 ita
15317 - FORMATIVE AND GUIDANCE TRAININGS First Year / First Semester 6 ita
15316 - OTHER USEFUL SKILLS FOR JOB GUIDANCE First Year / First Semester 6 ita
GROPUS - 8 - -
18135 - GREEK HISTORY Second Year / First Semester 8 L-ANT/02 ita
16459 - ROMAN HISTORY Second Year / Second Semester 8 L-ANT/03 ita
GROPUS - 8 - -
120289 - EDUCATIONAL LINGUISTIC Second Year / First Semester 8 L-LIN/02 ita
16435 - ITALIAN LINGUISTICS Second Year / Second Semester 8 L-FIL-LET/12 ita
GROPUS - 8 - -
118476 - GROPUS Second Year / First Semester 8 L-ART/04 ita
15268 - MEDIEVAL ART HISTORY Second Year / Second Semester 8 L-ART/01 ita
GROPUS - 10 - -
15307 - FRENCH LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION Second Year / Second Semester 10 L-LIN/04 ita
119861 - GROPUS Second Year / Second Semester 10 L-LIN/12 ita
GROPUS - 8 - -
16441 - GREEK LITERATURE Third Year / First Semester 8 L-FIL-LET/02 ita
17411 - ITALIAN PHILOLOGY Third Year / First Semester 8 L-FIL-LET/13 ita
18152 - HISTORY OF WRITING Third Year / First Semester 8 M-STO/09 ita
GROPUS - 8 - -
15341 - ROMANCE PHILOLOGY AND LINGUISTICS Third Year / First Semester 8 L-FIL-LET/09 ita
15342 - GERMAN PHILOLOGY Third Year / First Semester 8 L-FIL-LET/15 ita
GROPUS - 8 - -
16455 - FRENCH LITERATURE Third Year / First Semester 8 L-LIN/03 ita
118428 - GROPUS Third Year / First Semester 8 L-LIN/21 ita
119862 - GROPUS Third Year / First Semester 8 L-FIL-LET/14 ita
15368 - ENGLISH LITERATURE Third Year / Second Semester 8 L-LIN/10 ita
GROPUS - 8 - -
15376 - MODERN HISTORY First Year / First Semester 8 M-STO/02 ita
118430 - GROPUS First Year / First Semester 8 M-STO/04 ita
GROPUS - 8 - -
119989 - GROPUS First Year / Second Semester 8 L-ART/06 ita
16443 - CINEMATIC LANGUAGE AND TECHNIQUES First Year / Second Semester 8 L-ART/06 ita
GROPUS - 8 - -
17414 - TRAVEL HISTORY AND HOSTORY OF TRAVELLERS OF THE MODERN ERA Second Year / First Semester 8 M-STO/02 ita
17415 - HISTORY OF TRAVEL AND TRAVELLERS IN THE MIDDLE EAST Second Year / First Semester 8 L-OR/14 ita
GROPUS - 8 - -
118476 - GROPUS Second Year / First Semester 8 L-ART/04 ita
13199 - CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY Second Year / Second Semester 8 M-DEA/01 ita
GROPUS - 10 - -
15271 - FRENCH LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION Second Year / Second Semester 10 L-LIN/04 ita
119861 - GROPUS Second Year / Second Semester 10 L-LIN/12 ita
GROPUS - 8 - -
13123 - HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY ART Third Year / First Semester 8 L-ART/03 ita
15278 - MEDIEVAL ART HISTORY Third Year / Second Semester 8 L-ART/01 ita
13122 - HISTORY OF MODERN ART Third Year / Second Semester 8 L-ART/02 ita
15379 - MEDIEVAL HISTORY Third Year / Second Semester 8 M-STO/01 ita