Teaching Workshop
A.Y. 2019/2020
Learning objectives
The aim of the workshop is to provide the methodological, bibliographic and archival tools of criminal research in the modern age, conducted from the analysis of various sources indicated by the instructor, and aimed, as a research question, at the distinction between small neighborhood crime and organized crime. In addition, it is intended to teach the student how to construct an analysis of these sources and methods in writing, and then gives a small demonstration through the instrument of the review of a historiographical work on the subject.
Expected learning outcomes
By the end of the workshop, the student will have acquired an awareness of the main types of sources of criminal history and the main research methodologies. They will be able to navigate the multiplicity of sources available to the modern historian. The student will then be able to use the historiographical lexicon to express in the written form, clearly and effectively, the results of the research conducted under the guidance of the instructor.
These skills will be acquired through a direct and ongoing meeting with the teacher in the classroom; The discussion around the proposed sources will provide additional time of critical reflection and methodological learning. Individual work will also be of great importance, with reports assigned by the instructor and then discussed collectively.
Students unable to attend will be able to make use of the educational tools provided by the instructor on Ariel, investigate special readings proposed by the instructor to strengthen their knowledge, and of course contact the instructor both by email and during the office hours.
These skills will be acquired through a direct and ongoing meeting with the teacher in the classroom; The discussion around the proposed sources will provide additional time of critical reflection and methodological learning. Individual work will also be of great importance, with reports assigned by the instructor and then discussed collectively.
Students unable to attend will be able to make use of the educational tools provided by the instructor on Ariel, investigate special readings proposed by the instructor to strengthen their knowledge, and of course contact the instructor both by email and during the office hours.
Lesson period: First semester
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
First semester
Course syllabus
Title of the course: sources and methods for the study of crime
Prerequisites for admission
There are no specific requirements different from those requested for the degree admission.
Teaching methods
Attendance to classes is mandatory. Laboratory is delivered through lectures aimed at providing the student with the essential tools to carry out research in criminal history, with particular reference to contemporary history:
· building a bibliography through the available research tools (catalogues and online repertories, dictionaries, databases);
· knowing the main types of sources: reading published records and finding the way through the unpublished;
· writing up research results by using specific language of the subject and editorial style of essays.
These skills will be first acquired through classes, by practicing on research tools and sources, and then through the individual drafting of a short paper, on the basis of reading and discussion of essays and published sources. Discussion with the teacher during lectures is integrant part of the didactic method and aims at promoting a critical attitude and the ability to apply the acquired competence and knowledge.
Laboratory is also based on didactic material provided on ARIEL.
· building a bibliography through the available research tools (catalogues and online repertories, dictionaries, databases);
· knowing the main types of sources: reading published records and finding the way through the unpublished;
· writing up research results by using specific language of the subject and editorial style of essays.
These skills will be first acquired through classes, by practicing on research tools and sources, and then through the individual drafting of a short paper, on the basis of reading and discussion of essays and published sources. Discussion with the teacher during lectures is integrant part of the didactic method and aims at promoting a critical attitude and the ability to apply the acquired competence and knowledge.
Laboratory is also based on didactic material provided on ARIEL.
Teaching Resources
1. L. Benadusi, Il nemico dell'uomo nuovo. L'omosessualità nell'esperimento totalitario fascista, Feltrinelli, 2005.
2. F. Benigno, La mala setta. Alle origini di mafia e camorra (1859-1878), Einaudi, 2015.
3. R. Canosa, Storia della criminalità in Italia dal 1946 a oggi, Feltrinelli, Milano, 1995.
4. G. Criaco, Anime nere, Rubbettino, 2014 [FICTION].
5. J. Dickie, Onorate società, Laterza, 2012.
6. C. Emsley, Crime and Society in Twentieth-Century England, Pearson, 2011.
7. E. J. Hobsbawm, I banditi. Il banditismo sociale nell'età moderna, Einaudi, Torino, 1971.
8. D. Kalifa, Les bas-fonds. Histoire d'un imaginaire, Éditions du Seuil, 2013.
9. M. Marmo, Il coltello e il mercato. La camorra prima e dopo l'unità d'Italia, L'Ancora del Mediterraneo, 2010.
10. P. Monzini, Gruppi criminali a Napoli e a Marsiglia. La delinquenza organizzata nella storia di due città (1820-1990), Meridiana Libri, 1999.
11. L. Mucchielli, Sociologia della delinquenza, Milieu, 2017.
12. P. Pezzino, Le mafie, Giunti, 2003.
13. M. Portanova, G. Rossi, F. Stefanoni, Mafia a Milano. Sessant'anni di affari e delitti, Melampo, 2012.
14. L. Vergallo, Muffa della città. Criminalità e polizia a Marsiglia e Milano (1900-1967), Milieu, 2016.
2. F. Benigno, La mala setta. Alle origini di mafia e camorra (1859-1878), Einaudi, 2015.
3. R. Canosa, Storia della criminalità in Italia dal 1946 a oggi, Feltrinelli, Milano, 1995.
4. G. Criaco, Anime nere, Rubbettino, 2014 [FICTION].
5. J. Dickie, Onorate società, Laterza, 2012.
6. C. Emsley, Crime and Society in Twentieth-Century England, Pearson, 2011.
7. E. J. Hobsbawm, I banditi. Il banditismo sociale nell'età moderna, Einaudi, Torino, 1971.
8. D. Kalifa, Les bas-fonds. Histoire d'un imaginaire, Éditions du Seuil, 2013.
9. M. Marmo, Il coltello e il mercato. La camorra prima e dopo l'unità d'Italia, L'Ancora del Mediterraneo, 2010.
10. P. Monzini, Gruppi criminali a Napoli e a Marsiglia. La delinquenza organizzata nella storia di due città (1820-1990), Meridiana Libri, 1999.
11. L. Mucchielli, Sociologia della delinquenza, Milieu, 2017.
12. P. Pezzino, Le mafie, Giunti, 2003.
13. M. Portanova, G. Rossi, F. Stefanoni, Mafia a Milano. Sessant'anni di affari e delitti, Melampo, 2012.
14. L. Vergallo, Muffa della città. Criminalità e polizia a Marsiglia e Milano (1900-1967), Milieu, 2016.
Assessment methods and Criteria
- Method: evaluation at the end of the course
- Type of examination: in itinere assessment and at the end of the course, on the basis of attendance of lectures and writing of a short essay
- Evaluation criteria: ability to demonstrate and elaborate knowledge; ability for critical reflection on the completed work; quality of expression, competence in the use of specialised lexicon, efficacy, clarity.
Realization and discussion in the classroom of the review of one of the books suggested
- Type of evaluation method: approval of 3 cfu
The format of the assesement for students with disabilities should be arranged in advance with the lecturer.
- Type of examination: in itinere assessment and at the end of the course, on the basis of attendance of lectures and writing of a short essay
- Evaluation criteria: ability to demonstrate and elaborate knowledge; ability for critical reflection on the completed work; quality of expression, competence in the use of specialised lexicon, efficacy, clarity.
Realization and discussion in the classroom of the review of one of the books suggested
- Type of evaluation method: approval of 3 cfu
The format of the assesement for students with disabilities should be arranged in advance with the lecturer.
- University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor:
Vergallo Luigi
Shifts:
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Professor:
Vergallo LuigiProfessor(s)