BRITISH HISTORY

British History provides the historical background necessary to understand also literary and cultural phenomena which have their roots in the early modern age (15th-19th century)
Objectives:
-Provide students with a clear historical framework to understand British society and culture
-Analyze themes of British History in a multidisciplinary perspective able to encompass political, economic and cultural factors
-Analyze the key-events of British History and their historical development during the Early Modern Age

1. Knowledge and understanding
- Understand the general framework of British History
- Understand the multidisciplinary character of History through the thematic cases presented
2. Ability of applying knowledge and understanding
- Understand the general framework of British History> Ability of discussing subjects related to the field in a specialized language and according to an historical methodology and to explain them to classmates
- Understand the multidisciplinary character of 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)
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 (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

This course is a course in EARLY MODERN HISTORY (15th – 19th centuries) and it will take into account the major issues in Early Modern British History, from the Tudors to the Victorian Age. The major themes will be:
-The Tudor age
-A focus on the Elizabethan Age
-Thomas More between reality, utopia, and fictions
-The Stuarts and the Revolution
-A focus on the freedom of speech
-The consolidation of Britain as a global power
-A focus on exploration and exploitation
-A focus on England VS France
-The Victorian age
-A focus on imperialism
-Global goods and consumerism
-Constitutionalism
-The British and the Mediterranean
-Royal celebrities

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

Suggested readings:
The Oxford History of Britain, chapters 5, 6, 7, 8
Linda Colley, The Gun, the Ship and the Pen : Warfare, Constitutions and the Making of the Modern World, London : Profile Books, 2021
Giulia Delogu, Mediterranean Reflections. Venice as Myth and Model (18th-19th centuries), Pavia-Como : Ibis, 2024
John Brewer and Roy Porter, (eds.), Consumption and the world of goods. London-New York : Routledge, 1993
Anya Zilberstein, A temperate empire : making climate change in early America, Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019

Students will be asked to actively participate in class and to complete the activities of the online lessons. After lesson n. 2, students will be asked to pick a case study on which they will prepare an oral presentation and a written paper (1.500-2.000 words) to be submitted at the end of the course. Oral presentations will begin from lesson n. 5.
Exam: oral.
Number of questions and structure:
-if a student presents in class and submits the paper, they will receive a score between 0 and 3 and such score will be added, in case, to the grade achieved in the oral exam; the exam will consist of two questions, the first on their paper and the second on an issue explored during the course.
-if a students submits the paper without presentation, the exam will consist of two questions, the first on their paper and the second on an issue explored during the course.
-if a student doesn't submit the paper, the exam will consist of three questions.

Detailed description of the expected learning results.
Written paper+presentation: 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 materials. It will therefore consist of two/three questions. The approximate duration is 15-20 minutes: expected learning results 1.Knowledge and understanding, 3.Judgement abilities, 4. Communicative abilities, and 5.Learning abilities.

Regarding the grading, the exam will be marked on a scale ranging from 0 to 30. The minimum passing grade is 18. Honors ("lode") will be granted only for exceptional capacity of judgment and excellent knowledge of the topics under evaluation

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.

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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