Teaching Workshop
A.Y. 2020/2021
Learning objectives
The aim of the workshop is professionalizing providing students with the primary basics of the knowledge and skills needed for the work of writing for a historical journal.
Expected learning outcomes
By the end of the workshop the student will be able to know and analyze the characteristics of a historical journal and the differences that exist between popular magazines, scientific periodicals and popular websites.
Based on these theoretical and practical notions, students will be called upon to analyse a single journal or group of journals, presenting the result of their research in the classroom. Students will be required to write a short review of a book agreed upon by the instructor. The best reviews will be submitted for publication in the journal Parlare di Storia, an online periodical in the Department of Historical Studies of the University of Milan.
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.
Based on these theoretical and practical notions, students will be called upon to analyse a single journal or group of journals, presenting the result of their research in the classroom. Students will be required to write a short review of a book agreed upon by the instructor. The best reviews will be submitted for publication in the journal Parlare di Storia, an online periodical in the Department of Historical Studies of the University of Milan.
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: Second 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
Second semester
Lectures will be delivered live with simultaneous streaming online via Teams. Lectures will be delivered remotely if the public health situation will not be recovered.
On the course page on Ariel, students will be able to find all the information on the lectures and any changes to the program and its related documents (bibliography etc) in case of lockdown.
The means and criteria for participation in the live lectures, which will need booking through a specific app, will be indicated on the University website.
Finally, in case it proves impossible to hold the exam face to face, the exam will take place remotely, in ways which will be communicated on the course page on Ariel at the end of the course.
On the course page on Ariel, students will be able to find all the information on the lectures and any changes to the program and its related documents (bibliography etc) in case of lockdown.
The means and criteria for participation in the live lectures, which will need booking through a specific app, will be indicated on the University website.
Finally, in case it proves impossible to hold the exam face to face, the exam will take place remotely, in ways which will be communicated on the course page on Ariel at the end of the course.
Course syllabus
Since the origins of the discipline, historians have investigated the character, structure and history of their profession. Recent technological innovations and the rapid evolution of mass media have prompted historians to focus on the institutionalization of their methods of communication, including historical journals, founded since 1800 in various countries of the Western world. The seminar intends to address this issue from different points of view, providing students with the tools to know and analyze the characteristics of a historical journal.
The past and present of the main historical journals of the Western world, and the ideal reasons that led some scholars to found them, will form the subject of the first introductory lessons. Some practical lessons will follow, paying particular attention to the concrete characteristics of the work in a journal and to the differences that exist between divulgation magazine, scientific periodicals and divulgation websites.
Based on these theoretical and practical notions, students will be asked to analyse a single journal or group of journals. Finally, in order to obtain the 3 CFU provided by the laboratory, each student will have to write at least a short review of a book
The past and present of the main historical journals of the Western world, and the ideal reasons that led some scholars to found them, will form the subject of the first introductory lessons. Some practical lessons will follow, paying particular attention to the concrete characteristics of the work in a journal and to the differences that exist between divulgation magazine, scientific periodicals and divulgation websites.
Based on these theoretical and practical notions, students will be asked to analyse a single journal or group of journals. Finally, in order to obtain the 3 CFU provided by the laboratory, each student will have to write at least a short review of a book
Prerequisites for admission
There are no specific requirements different from those requested for the degree admission.
Teaching methods
Class attendance is mandatory. The Laboratory consists of lessons aimed at providing the student with the basic tools to know and analyze the characteristics of a historical journal. The following elements will form an integral part of the course program:
-Building a bibliography through the available research tools (online catalogues and repertoires, dictionaries, databases);
-Knowing the main historical journals;
-Presenting in class the results of a research on a historical journal or on a group of historical journals;
-Writing al least a review of a historical book;
Frontal lectures by the teacher will be complemented with presentations by the students. The confrontation with the teacher forms an integral part of the course and is aimed at developing the students' critical sense in the reading and analysis of historical texts.
-Building a bibliography through the available research tools (online catalogues and repertoires, dictionaries, databases);
-Knowing the main historical journals;
-Presenting in class the results of a research on a historical journal or on a group of historical journals;
-Writing al least a review of a historical book;
Frontal lectures by the teacher will be complemented with presentations by the students. The confrontation with the teacher forms an integral part of the course and is aimed at developing the students' critical sense in the reading and analysis of historical texts.
Teaching Resources
Attending students
-Knowledge of the subjects addressed in class
-Knowledge of the subjects addressed in class
Assessment methods and Criteria
- Method: evaluation at the end of the course
-Type of examination: in addition to attending lessons, it will be necessary to have written at least a review of a historical book. The book will have to be agreed with the teacher.
- 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.
- Type of evaluation method: approval of 3 CFU
The format of the assessment for students with disabilities should be arranged in advance with the lecturer.
-Type of examination: in addition to attending lessons, it will be necessary to have written at least a review of a historical book. The book will have to be agreed with the teacher.
- 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.
- Type of evaluation method: approval of 3 CFU
The format of the assessment for students with disabilities should be arranged in advance with the lecturer.
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