Teaching Workshop: Archival Skills and Philosophical Historiography
A.Y. 2021/2022
Learning objectives
The workshop will provide students with the methodological skills required to carry out archival research concerning the historical and philosophical analysis of given authors and of their cultural environments. Following a general introduction concerning the basic principles of archival science, students will be proposed a 'case studies' that they will use in order to familiarise themselves with archival research.
Expected learning outcomes
The workshop aims to develop the following skills:
Critical thinking skills:
By the end of the workshop, students will display a sufficiently independent critical approach in selecting and interpreting the notions that are most relevant their area of study and to the broader socio-cultural context in which they operate
Communication skills:
By the end of the workshop:
- students will be able to effectively communicate the acquired knowledge and disseminate it to the general public;
- student will have developed basic IT skills concerning knowledge preservation and transfer.
Learning skills:
By the end of the workshop, students will have developed the learning skills required to continue their studies in keeping with their own research interests. In order to meet this objective, students will also develop relevant skills in the independent interpretation of sources and in the use of basic IT tool for bibliographic research.
Critical thinking skills:
By the end of the workshop, students will display a sufficiently independent critical approach in selecting and interpreting the notions that are most relevant their area of study and to the broader socio-cultural context in which they operate
Communication skills:
By the end of the workshop:
- students will be able to effectively communicate the acquired knowledge and disseminate it to the general public;
- student will have developed basic IT skills concerning knowledge preservation and transfer.
Learning skills:
By the end of the workshop, students will have developed the learning skills required to continue their studies in keeping with their own research interests. In order to meet this objective, students will also develop relevant skills in the independent interpretation of sources and in the use of basic IT tool for bibliographic research.
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
The classes are held exclusively in presence. Students must refer to the provisions of the University:
https://www.unimi.it/it/studiare/frequentare-un-corso-di-laurea/segue-il-percorso-di-studi/didattica-presenza
Students are invited to consult and follow the Rector's Decrees and the information reported on the page dedicated to urgent measures for the university community.
https://www.unimi.it/it/coronavirus-misure-urgenti-la-comunita-universitaria
https://www.unimi.it/it/studiare/frequentare-un-corso-di-laurea/segue-il-percorso-di-studi/didattica-presenza
Students are invited to consult and follow the Rector's Decrees and the information reported on the page dedicated to urgent measures for the university community.
https://www.unimi.it/it/coronavirus-misure-urgenti-la-comunita-universitaria
Course syllabus
Module: "Professionalizing laboratory"
The laboratory aims to provide students with the methodological skills necessary to conduct archival research finalized at the historiographical-philosophical research about an author, of his relationships with other personalities and of his cultural environment. Specifically, after a general introduction to the basic notions of cataloging and archival conservation, students will be offered some "case studies" through which to approach this type of research: primarly Giovanni Vailati's Archive located in the Library of the Department of Philosophy, but also through other philosophical archives from the same library.
Module: "Bibliographic research and preparation of a scientific philosophical text"
- Methodologies, techniques and instruments of bibliographic research
-Writing of a scientific philosophical text
Calendar of classes:
Friday 15/10 h.14: 30-16: 30 (S. Antonio I)
Friday 22/10 h.14: 30-16: 30 (S. Antonio I)
Friday 29/10 h.12: 30-16: 30 (S. Antonio III)
Friday 05/11 h.14: 30-16: 30 (S. Antonio III)
Friday 12/11 h.14: 30-16: 30 (S. Antonio I)
Friday 19/11 h.12: 30-16: 30 (S. Antonio III)
Friday 26/11 h.14: 30-16: 30 (S. Antonio I)
Friday 3/12 h.14: 30-16: 30 (S. Antonio I)
To attend this laboratory, pre-enroll as indicated in the Laboratories section of the Philosophy website:
https://filosofia.cdl.unimi.it/it/insegnamenti/laboratori
The laboratory aims to provide students with the methodological skills necessary to conduct archival research finalized at the historiographical-philosophical research about an author, of his relationships with other personalities and of his cultural environment. Specifically, after a general introduction to the basic notions of cataloging and archival conservation, students will be offered some "case studies" through which to approach this type of research: primarly Giovanni Vailati's Archive located in the Library of the Department of Philosophy, but also through other philosophical archives from the same library.
Module: "Bibliographic research and preparation of a scientific philosophical text"
- Methodologies, techniques and instruments of bibliographic research
-Writing of a scientific philosophical text
Calendar of classes:
Friday 15/10 h.14: 30-16: 30 (S. Antonio I)
Friday 22/10 h.14: 30-16: 30 (S. Antonio I)
Friday 29/10 h.12: 30-16: 30 (S. Antonio III)
Friday 05/11 h.14: 30-16: 30 (S. Antonio III)
Friday 12/11 h.14: 30-16: 30 (S. Antonio I)
Friday 19/11 h.12: 30-16: 30 (S. Antonio III)
Friday 26/11 h.14: 30-16: 30 (S. Antonio I)
Friday 3/12 h.14: 30-16: 30 (S. Antonio I)
To attend this laboratory, pre-enroll as indicated in the Laboratories section of the Philosophy website:
https://filosofia.cdl.unimi.it/it/insegnamenti/laboratori
Prerequisites for admission
No prior knowledge is required.
Teaching methods
Lectures and seminar discussion.
Teaching Resources
Teaching material provided during lessons.
Slides.
L'archivio Giovanni Vailati, a cura di Lucia Ronchetti, Cisalpino, Bologna 1998.
Fondo Mario Dal Pra, a cura di Giuseppe Barreca e Piero Giordanetti, Cisalpino, Milano 2005.
Fondo Giuseppe Rensi. Inventario con una scelta di lettere inedite, a cura di L. Ronchetti e A. Vigorelli, Cisalpino, Bologna 1996.
Archivio Rodolfo Mondolfo. Inventari, a cura di Stefano Vitali e Piero Giordanetti, Ministero per i beni culturali e ambientali, Roma 1996.
Slides.
L'archivio Giovanni Vailati, a cura di Lucia Ronchetti, Cisalpino, Bologna 1998.
Fondo Mario Dal Pra, a cura di Giuseppe Barreca e Piero Giordanetti, Cisalpino, Milano 2005.
Fondo Giuseppe Rensi. Inventario con una scelta di lettere inedite, a cura di L. Ronchetti e A. Vigorelli, Cisalpino, Bologna 1996.
Archivio Rodolfo Mondolfo. Inventari, a cura di Stefano Vitali e Piero Giordanetti, Ministero per i beni culturali e ambientali, Roma 1996.
Assessment methods and Criteria
The verification of learning consists in participating in the laboratory activities and in the preparation of a paper.
Evaluation criteria:
- autonomy of judgment;
- ability to cooperate in a working group;
- communication and expression skills, including with information technology;
- ability to synthesize and correct writing;
- autonomy in the use and verification of sources, bibliographic and basic informatic instruments for scientific research and updating
Evaluation criteria:
- autonomy of judgment;
- ability to cooperate in a working group;
- communication and expression skills, including with information technology;
- ability to synthesize and correct writing;
- autonomy in the use and verification of sources, bibliographic and basic informatic instruments for scientific research and updating
Laboratorio Professionalizzante
- University credits: 2
Humanities workshops: 20 hours
Professor:
Natali Luca
Ricerca Bibliografica e redazione di un testo scientifico filosofico
- University credits: 1
Humanities workshops: 16 hours
Professor:
Ceron Annalisa Antonia
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