Learning objectives
Work in seminars will focus on discussions of the readings. Students will learn to take positions on the broad historical issues addressed in the class.
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
During the early portion of the course we will focus on the break-up of Latin Christianity and its consequences. Then, we'll analyze how the religious fracture transformed the social landscape of Europe.
Full programme
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Bibliography
Modulo C - FREQUENTANTI E NON FREQUENTANTI (6 cfu)
1) M. Mancino, G. Romeo, Clero criminale. L'onore della Chiesa e i delitti degli ecclesiastici nell'Italia della Controriforma, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2013
2) E. Bonora, Giudicare i vescovi. La definizione dei poteri nella Chiesa postridentina, Roma-Bari, Laterza
Teaching methods
The aim of the seminar is to develop critical thinking and reading. The students will also undertake short writing assignments – responding to the readings or analyzing particular archival sources - to develop their expository and analytic skills. By the end of the course, students will have learned how to assess source material and use it to construct historical arguments. Through the development of critical reading skills and writing techniques, students will learn to take positions on the broad historical issues addressed in the class.
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral and written tasks and examinations
Other information
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