History and Web
A.Y. 2021/2022
Learning objectives
The course, in addition to providing a historical perspective on the subject, intends to introduce students to digital history, highlighting its transmedia, experimental and collaborative character and links with digital humanities.
Expected learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the student will have acquired knowledge of the methodological problems associated with digital history and many of the projects and texts related to it. They will also be able to independently articulate a critical discourse on digital humanities, to describe the polemics surrounding the use of digital sources for research and to actively collaborate to conceive forms of dissemination built around historical issues relevant from the academic perspective. These skills will be acquired through a direct and continuous meeting with the instructor in the classroom. The discussion around the proposed sources will be an essential moment of critical reflection and methodological learning. Participation in meetings and seminars organized within the Department of Historical Studies will also be of great importance. Students opting not to attend the lessons will be able to make use of the educational tools provided by the instructor on Ariel, deepen their knowledge of main topics through special readings with the agreement with the instructor, and of course contact the instructor either by e-mail and during office hours.
Lesson period: Second semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
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
Lesson period
Second semester
- Lessons will take place in person, with live streaming (on Teams).
- The starting time does not include the "academic" quarter of an hour, so the start of lessons will be at 4.30 pm. The final quarter hour is reserved for sanitation.
- The occupation of the classrooms is 100%.
- The starting time does not include the "academic" quarter of an hour, so the start of lessons will be at 4.30 pm. The final quarter hour is reserved for sanitation.
- The occupation of the classrooms is 100%.
Course syllabus
Course's title: Forms of scientific communication
Part 1: Introduction. Topics taught: history of the European 'Republic of letters'; structures of the book trade (1500-1700); birth of universities; use of new media.
Part 2: The case studies. Topics taught: Galilean and post-Galilean science in Italy; Newton and the Royal Society; China and the Jesuits; astronomy in the Mongol empires.
Part 3: Software. Topics taught: methodological questions of the transition from digital humanities to computational history.
Part 1: Introduction. Topics taught: history of the European 'Republic of letters'; structures of the book trade (1500-1700); birth of universities; use of new media.
Part 2: The case studies. Topics taught: Galilean and post-Galilean science in Italy; Newton and the Royal Society; China and the Jesuits; astronomy in the Mongol empires.
Part 3: Software. Topics taught: methodological questions of the transition from digital humanities to computational history.
Prerequisites for admission
There are no specific requirements different from those requested for the degree admission.
Teaching methods
Attending classes is strongly recommended although not compulsory. Teaching is delivered both through lectures, aimed primarily at the acquisition of knowledge, competence and specific language of the subject, and through laboratories. Discussion with the teacher in the classroom is part of the aims at promoting a critical attitude and the capacity to apply the acquired competence and knowledge. Teaching is also based on supplementary material provided on Ariel.
Teaching Resources
ATTENDING students
Programme for 6 cfu:
1. Knowledge of the topics taught in lectures (Teaching unit A and B)
2. Knowledge of the following volumes:
- Asa Briggs - Peter Burke, Storia sociale dei media. Da Gutenberg a Internet, Bologna, il Mulino, 2010, capitoli 1-5.
- Antonella Romano, Impressioni di Cina: Saperi europei e inglobamento del mondo (secoli XVI-XVII), Roma, Viella, 2020.
Programme for 9 cfu:
1. Knowledge of the topics taught in lectures (Teaching unit A, B and C)
2. Knowledge of the following volumes:
- Asa Briggs - Peter Burke, Storia sociale dei media. Da Gutenberg a Internet, Bologna, il Mulino, 2010, chapters 1-5.
- Antonella Romano, Impressioni di Cina: Saperi europei e inglobamento del mondo (secoli XVI-XVII), Roma, Viella, 2020.
- Knowledge of two of the following volume: Rolando Minuti, Le riviste storiche «on line», in «Studi Storici», Anno 53, No. 2, pp. 351-368 and freely available on JSTOR.
NON-ATTENDING students
Programme for 6 cfu:
1. Asa Briggs - Peter Burke, Storia sociale dei media. Da Gutenberg a Internet, Bologna, il Mulino, 2010, chapters 1-5.
2. Antonella Romano, Impressioni di Cina: Saperi europei e inglobamento del mondo (secoli XVI-XVII), Roma, Viella, 2020.
3. The following volumes:
- Dániel Margócsy, "A long history of breakdowns: A historiographical review", Social Studies of Science 47, 2017, pp. 307-325.
- Steven J. Harris, "Confession-Building, Long-Distance Networks, and the Organization of Jesuit Science", Early Science and Medicine 1, 1996, pp. 287-318.
Programme for 9 cfu:
1. Asa Briggs - Peter Burke, Storia sociale dei media. Da Gutenberg a Internet, Bologna, il Mulino, 2010, chapters 1-5.
2. Antonella Romano, Impressioni di Cina: Saperi europei e inglobamento del mondo (secoli XVI-XVII), Roma, Viella, 2020.
3. Rolando Minuti (a cura di), Il web e gli studi storici. Guida critica all'uso della rete, Roma, Carocci, 2015. Except chapters 4 and 6.
4. The following volumes:
- Dániel Margócsy, "A long history of breakdowns: A historiographical review", Social Studies of Science 47, 2017, pp. 307-325.
- Steven J. Harris, "Confession-Building, Long-Distance Networks, and the Organization of Jesuit Science", Early Science and Medicine 1, 1996, pp. 287-318.
- Rolando Minuti, Le riviste storiche «on line», in «Studi Storici», Anno 53, No. 2, pp. 351-368 and freely available on JSTOR.
- Pietro Corrao, Gli studi medievali nella rete telematica fra specialismo, amatorialita' e cultura comune, liberamente consultabile in Reti Medievali http://www.rmoa.unina.it/1605/ (a stampa in La historia medieval hoy: percepcio'n academica y percepcio'n social, Semana de Estudios medievales, Estella 21-25 de julio 2008, Gobierno de Navarra, Pamplona 2009, pp. 263-284).
Programme for 6 cfu:
1. Knowledge of the topics taught in lectures (Teaching unit A and B)
2. Knowledge of the following volumes:
- Asa Briggs - Peter Burke, Storia sociale dei media. Da Gutenberg a Internet, Bologna, il Mulino, 2010, capitoli 1-5.
- Antonella Romano, Impressioni di Cina: Saperi europei e inglobamento del mondo (secoli XVI-XVII), Roma, Viella, 2020.
Programme for 9 cfu:
1. Knowledge of the topics taught in lectures (Teaching unit A, B and C)
2. Knowledge of the following volumes:
- Asa Briggs - Peter Burke, Storia sociale dei media. Da Gutenberg a Internet, Bologna, il Mulino, 2010, chapters 1-5.
- Antonella Romano, Impressioni di Cina: Saperi europei e inglobamento del mondo (secoli XVI-XVII), Roma, Viella, 2020.
- Knowledge of two of the following volume: Rolando Minuti, Le riviste storiche «on line», in «Studi Storici», Anno 53, No. 2, pp. 351-368 and freely available on JSTOR.
NON-ATTENDING students
Programme for 6 cfu:
1. Asa Briggs - Peter Burke, Storia sociale dei media. Da Gutenberg a Internet, Bologna, il Mulino, 2010, chapters 1-5.
2. Antonella Romano, Impressioni di Cina: Saperi europei e inglobamento del mondo (secoli XVI-XVII), Roma, Viella, 2020.
3. The following volumes:
- Dániel Margócsy, "A long history of breakdowns: A historiographical review", Social Studies of Science 47, 2017, pp. 307-325.
- Steven J. Harris, "Confession-Building, Long-Distance Networks, and the Organization of Jesuit Science", Early Science and Medicine 1, 1996, pp. 287-318.
Programme for 9 cfu:
1. Asa Briggs - Peter Burke, Storia sociale dei media. Da Gutenberg a Internet, Bologna, il Mulino, 2010, chapters 1-5.
2. Antonella Romano, Impressioni di Cina: Saperi europei e inglobamento del mondo (secoli XVI-XVII), Roma, Viella, 2020.
3. Rolando Minuti (a cura di), Il web e gli studi storici. Guida critica all'uso della rete, Roma, Carocci, 2015. Except chapters 4 and 6.
4. The following volumes:
- Dániel Margócsy, "A long history of breakdowns: A historiographical review", Social Studies of Science 47, 2017, pp. 307-325.
- Steven J. Harris, "Confession-Building, Long-Distance Networks, and the Organization of Jesuit Science", Early Science and Medicine 1, 1996, pp. 287-318.
- Rolando Minuti, Le riviste storiche «on line», in «Studi Storici», Anno 53, No. 2, pp. 351-368 and freely available on JSTOR.
- Pietro Corrao, Gli studi medievali nella rete telematica fra specialismo, amatorialita' e cultura comune, liberamente consultabile in Reti Medievali http://www.rmoa.unina.it/1605/ (a stampa in La historia medieval hoy: percepcio'n academica y percepcio'n social, Semana de Estudios medievales, Estella 21-25 de julio 2008, Gobierno de Navarra, Pamplona 2009, pp. 263-284).
Assessment methods and Criteria
- Method: oral exam;
- Type of examination: oral interview with marks in 30s;
- Evaluation criteria: capacity to demonstrate and elaborate knowledge; capacity for critical reflection on the completed work; quality of exposition, competence in the use of specialized lexicon, efficacy, and clarity;
- The format of the exam for students with disabilities should be arranged in advance with the professor, as well as the relevant office.
- Type of examination: oral interview with marks in 30s;
- Evaluation criteria: capacity to demonstrate and elaborate knowledge; capacity for critical reflection on the completed work; quality of exposition, competence in the use of specialized lexicon, efficacy, and clarity;
- The format of the exam for students with disabilities should be arranged in advance with the professor, as well as the relevant office.
Unita' didattica A
M-STO/04 - CONTEMPORARY HISTORY - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor:
Gulizia Stefano
Unita' didattica B
M-STO/02 - MODERN HISTORY - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor:
Gulizia Stefano
Unita' didattica C
M-STO/01 - MEDIEVAL HISTORY - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor:
Moglia Maddalena
Professor(s)