Learning objectives
Understanding of theoretical foundations and methods of investigation of human geography.
Critical analysis of cartography.
Acquisition of the main tools for the interpretation of Italian landscapes, their conservation and management.
Prerequisites
Students must have achieved a sufficient historical and geographical training in the previous curriculum.
Course unit content
This course course will be dedicated to the critical analysis of cartography and to the use of iconographic sources (cartography and historical photography) for the study of landscape, with particular attention to the relationship between agriculture, local production and environment.
Full programme
Available at: http://carlogemignani.altervista.org/.
Bibliography
Edoardo Boria, “Cartografia e potere. Segni e rappresentazioni negli atlanti italiani del Novecento”, Utet, Torino, 2016.
Edoardo Boria, "Il mito del confine naturale e la sua politicizzazione negli anni della prima guerra mondiale", in Lenzi F.M. (a cura di), "Features of the Great War. Identità e volti del mutamento sociale nel primo conflitto mondiale", IF Press, Roma, 2015, pp. 117-132;
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available at the URL: http://elly.dusic.unipr.it/2017//
Luisa Rossi, "Il segno e il colore. Il paesaggio sotto la lente della topografia fra Sette e Ottocento", in "Geostorie", XXIV (2016), nn. 1-2, pp. 11-60; available at the URL: http://elly.dusic.unipr.it/2017//
Luisa Rossi, "Il segno e il colore. Il paesaggio sotto la lente della topografia fra Sette e Ottocento", in "Geostorie", XXIV (2016), nn. 1-2, pp. 11-60; available at the URL: http://elly.dusic.unipr.it/2017/
Luisa Rossi, "Il segno e il colore. Il paesaggio sotto la lente della topografia fra Sette e Ottocento", in "Geostorie", XXIV (2016), nn. 1-2, pp. 11-60; available at the URL: http://elly.dusic.unipr.it/2017/
Diego Moreno, Roberta Cevasco, "La cartografia topografica: una fonte per la storia delle risorse ambientali della montagna ligure", in "L’Universo", 4, 2008, pp. 444-476; available at the URL: http://elly.dusic.unipr.it/2017/
Part of bibliographic material will be made available on the platform: http://elly.dusic.unipr.it/2017/
(password will be provided in the classroom at the beginning of the course or writing to: carloalberto.gemignani@unipr.it.
Agnoletti M., Caratteristiche e stato di conservazione del paesaggio storico, in Agnoletti M. (a cura di), Paesaggi rurali storici. Per un catalogo nazionale, Laterza, Roma-Bari, 2011, pp. 5-103; available at the URL: http://elly.dusic.unipr.it/2017/ (password will be provided in the classroom at the beginning of the course or writing to: carloalberto.gemignani@unipr.it.
A.Y.. 2017-2018, Didactics of Geography :
- Educational units available on the platform http://elly.scuola.unipr.it,
"blended" degree course;
- Gino De Vecchis, Insegnare geografia. Teoria, metodi, pratiche, Utet, Turin, 2016.
Teaching methods
Lectures. The lessons will be integrated by reading and analysis exercises of cartography and landscape. Rules of conduct will be discussed during the first part of the course.
The course will also be offered in a blended way on the distance learning platform called Elly.
Other information
Students will benefit of supplementary teaching activities whose unwinding mode will be discussed during the course.
