AN OPEN CITY IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: VENICE

This course is part of the humanistic and socio-cultural knowledge and competences of the degree course. The contribution of the humanities to the science of tourism applied to the management of hospitality is realised on the level of relationships and communication, artistic knowledge, history and cultural heritage. Specifically, the course explores the city of Venice in the early modern period, investigating different aspects of its history.

The most important learning outcomes are:
- to know how to narrate the experience of the tourist and the territory in a historical perspective
- to reach full awareness of the importance of knowledge of the past to understand the characteristics of a place and a human group

No prerequisite is required

1. From the lagoon to the city
2. Society
3. Politics and space(s) of governance
4. Economy, trades and manufactures
5. Urban space
6. Religious life
7. Confraternities
8. Health and medicine
9. Literature, publishing and censorship
10. The arts
11. Rituals and processions
12. Travellers and hospitality
13. After the Fall of the Republic

ATTENDING STUDENTS
a) Frederic C. Lane, Venice: a Maritime Republic (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1973), Chapters: 1-2 (Introduction) and from 15 to 30;

b) Notes of the lectures.

NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS
a) Frederic C. Lane, Venice: a Maritime Republic (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1973);

b) The following ten selected contributions from Eric R. Dursteler, ed, A Companion to Venetian History (Leiden: Brill, 2014):
1. E. Crouzet-Pavan, Venice and Its Surroundings, pp. 25-46;
2. A. Viggiano, Politics and Constitution, pp. 47-84;
3. L. Pezzolo, The Venetian Economy, pp. 255-289;
4. A. Bellavitis, Family and Society, pp. 319-351;
5. C. Cristellon and S. Seidel Menchi, Religious Life, pp. 379-419;
6. D. D’Andrea, Charity and Confraternities, pp. 421-447;
7. B. Ravid, Venice and its Minorities, pp. 449-485;
8. W. Eamon, Science and Medicine in Early Modern Venice, pp. 701-741;
9. W. Wolters, Art in Venice, 1400–1600, pp. 779-809.

ATTENDING STUDENTS
A final written examination with three open questions based on the compulsory reading and the notes taken by students during the lectures.

NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS
A final written examination with five open questions based on the compulsory readings (see Referral texts).

The module consists in frontal lectures with the use of PowerPoints, with images, videos, maps and graphs to offer students ways of interactive learning. Students are welcome to ask questions and actively participate during the lectures. Visits to Venetian cultural institutions and particularly important places in the city will take place.

English

Attendance is not compulsory but is highly recommended. All students are asked to read the lecturer's notices on her web page and on Moondle.

Students with disabilities and/or SLD, who might need support services, are invited to contact the teacher and the University Office for Inclusion (inclusione@unive.it).

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This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Cities, infrastructure and social capital" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development