GLOBAL HISTORY

Global History is a characterizing exam of the Global Studies RIC curriculum. Global History in fact provides a series of methodological tools for analyzing the phenomena in coherence with the methodologies acquired by the students enrolled in a course of International Relations. In particular, Global History provides the historical background necessary to understand also contemporary phenomena which have their roots in the early modern age (15th-19th century). It helps to refine the skills related to the history of international relations, politics, economics, cultural exchanges, and the impact of human beings on the environment, and ultimately globalization processes, which started in the early modern age, in a comparative and transnational perspective.
Objectives:
-Provide students with a clear theoretical and empirical framework to understand the concept of Global and Globalization according to an historical perspective
-Analyze themes of Global History in a multidisciplinary perspective able to encompass political, economic and cultural factors
-Analyze how the methodology of Global History could give new outlooks also on national histories, starting from the case of Italy
-Analyze the key-themes of Globalization (the intertwinement between economic, political and cultural networks) and their historical development during the Early Modern Age
The above-mentioned four specific objectives aim to give students the instruments necessary to develop a critical and personal view of the topics discussed and to develop an independent and multidisciplinary methodology for the analysis of historical phenomena to better understand the present

1. Knowledge and understanding
- Understand the general framework of Global History and Globalization
- Understand the global approach to history
- Understand the multidisciplinary character of Global History through the thematic cases presented
- Understand the processes of Globalization during the Early Modern Age
2. Ability of applying knowledge and understanding
- Understand the general framework of Global History and Globalization> Ability of discussing subjects related to the field (Global History) in a specialized language and according to an historical methodology and to explain them to classmates
- Understand the global approach to history > Ability of comprehending the methodology of Global History and to confront it with other instrument of analysis they already master from previous studies (e.g. European history, Atlantic history, History of International Relations)
- Understand the multidisciplinary character of Global History through the thematic cases presented> Ability of applying the historical methodology through the cases analyzed also to other fields of study (e.g. final dissertation)
- Understand the processes of Globalization during the Early Modern Age > Ability of analyzing events and phenomena in an historical dimension
3. Judgement abilities
- Ability of connecting the facts and data learnt during lessons
- Ability of organizing the course materials (lessons and readings) in a coherent interpretation
- Ability of interpreting and commenting the weekly reading materials
4. Communicative abilities
- Ability of presenting the issues related to the field of study using specialized language
- Ability of presenting the knowledge acquired from lessons and readings in a coherent discourse
- Ability to gather data and to create learning supports (e.g. hand-out, ppt presentation) in order to present one own’s results during lessons and seminars
5. Learning abilities
- Ability of taking notes during lessons
- Ability of critically reading the assigned bibliography
- Ability of connected the knowledge acquired to nowadays issues

A thorough knowledge of general history and of the history of international relations (15th – 19th centuries). E.g.: students must know the meaning of concepts such as modern-state, nation-state, human rights, natural law, international law, public opinion and their historical development. They also must have a clear knowledge of the major events and phenomena of the Early Modern Age such as the Conquest of America, the Renaissance, the Protestant Reform and the Catholic reaction, the 30 Years War, the 7 Years War, the Enlightenment, the American Revolution, the French Revolution, the Napoleonic age.
Students who realize they do not possess the requested basic knowledge can follow the class, but are kindly invited to catch up with the basics before taking the exam. They might refer to:
-Introduzione alla storia moderna, a cura di Marco Bellabarba, Vincenzo Lavenia, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2018
-The Oxford handbook of early modern european history, 1350-1750, edited by Hamish Scott, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2015
-The Oxford handbook of the Atlantic world : c.1450-c.1850 / edited by Nicholas Canny and Philip Morgan, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2011

Students must fulfill the minimum credit requirements (ECTS) for the admission to the MA in Comparative International Relations. Therefore, they must possess at least 6 ECTS from the Political-logical-social and historical Field.

This course is a course in EARLY MODERN HISTORY (15th – 19th centuries) and it will take into account the major issues in Early Modern Global History, with specific focus on the following aspects:
-The origins of globalization
-Commercial networks and the spreading of global goods
-Political networks and the spreading of institutions, nations and constitutions
-The invention of human rights
-Slavery, plantation societies and abolitionism
-The biological and environmental impact of globalization
-The invention public health
-Cultural networks: information, communication and the rise of global celebrities

Students who regularly attend the class should prepare for the exam on:
1. their class notes
2. the slides and the materials available on Moodle

For students who do not have the possibility to complete the preparation in the classroom by participating to the lessons, the following materials are indicated:
1. All the reading materials uploaded on Moodle (section "non attending students")
2.one of the following books:
a. Anya Zilberstein, A temperate empire: making climate change in early America, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2016
b. David Armitage, The Declaration of Independence: A Global History, Cambridge, Mass - London, Harvard University Press, 2007
c. Robert Darnton, Censors at work: how states shaped literature, New York-London, W. W. Norton & Company, 2015
d. David A. Bell, Men on horseback : the power of charisma in the Age of Revolution, New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020

Students will be asked to actively participate in class and to complete the activities of the online lessons. The participation to online activities will not receive a grade but it is a necessary pre-requisite to be considered attending students.
At the end of the first part of the course (before lesson 12), students will be asked to submit a written paper (1.500-2.000 words) in which they critically discuss a chosen topic, in relation with the other materials and themes presented in class (lessons 1-11), and also by comparing them with today's issues. Based on the composition and size of the class, the papers will be discussed with an individual or group oral presentation in lessons 12-15. In any case, lessons 12-15 will be seminars during which there will be a general discussion.
The written paper will receive a score between 0 and 3 and such score will be added, in case, to the grade achieved in the oral exam (Expected learning results 2.Ability of applying knowledge and understanding, 3.Judgement abilities and 4. Communicative abilities)
Final oral exam. The exam aims to assess the critical understanding of the contents discussed during the course and the individual reflection on the assigned bibliography. It will therefore consist of two questions. The approximate duration is 15-20 minutes.
-The first question will ask students to discuss and present their essay (see above), so that they can show their ability of organizing information in a coherent discourse and in a historical perspective, to critically engage them and to integrate them with previously acquired knowledge (expected learning results 1.Knowledge and understanding and 4. Communicative abilities).
-The second question will be on an issue explored during lessons so that students can show their ability of personal re-elaboration and of critical listening (expected learning results 3.Judgement abilities and 5.Learning abilities).

Students who do not have the possibility to complete the preparation in the classroom by following the lessons and by submitting and discussing the paper will have to study thoroughly the integrative materials (see above referral texts).
Final oral exam. The exam aims to assess the critical understanding of the contents discussed during the course and the individual reflection on the assigned bibliography. It will therefore consist of three questions. The approximate duration is 25-30 minutes.
-The first question will ask students to discuss a chosen topic, so that they can show their ability of organizing information in a coherent discourse and in a historical perspective, to critically engage them and to integrate them with previously acquired knowledge (expected learning results 1.Knowledge and understanding and 4. Communicative abilities).
-The second and third question will be on an issue explored in the reading materials so that students can show their ability of personal re-elaboration, critical reading, understanding of scholarly literature connection with already acquired information (expected learning results 2.Ability of applying knowledge and understanding, 3.Judgement abilities and 5.Learning abilities).

Lectures followed by discussion on assigned texts (lessons 1-11)
Seminars (lessons 12-15)
Case study analysis
Ppt presentations
Digital Humanities

English

The professor is always available for questions concerning the course at her office hours and by email at giulia.delogu@unive.it. Emails have to be written in a formal style (not "Hi prof." or "Salve prof.", but "Good morning", "Buongiorno", "Dear Professor" and the likes). The professor will not reply to messages asking questions whose answer can be found in the information contained in this syllabus.

Students with disabilities can contact the Disability and Accessibility Office (disabilita@unive.it) to take advantage of the services available (e.g. alternative examination methods, readers, etc.).

Students interested in carrying out a master's degree thesis in Global History can contact the professor, after passing the exam, for the appropriate vademecum (by writing directly to giulia.delogu@unive.it) or they can meet to the professor in her office hours. A preliminary vademecum is available at the Notices section of the professor's webpage.

oral

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "International cooperation" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development