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Università degli Studi di Parma Università degli Studi di Parma
Second cycle degree course in
Classical and modern philology and literature
Università degli Studi di Parma
Department of Humanities, Social Sciences and Cultural Industries

HISTORY OF THE AGE OF REFORMATION AND COUNTER-REFORMATION
cod. 1004619

borrowed from Corso di Laurea magistrale in LETTERE CLASSICHE E MODERNE - STORIA DELL'ETA' DELLA RIFORMA E DELLA CONTRORIFORMA - cod. 1006156
Academic year 2014/15
2° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Storia moderna (M-STO/02)
Field
Attività formative affini o integrative
Type of training activity
Related/supplementary
30 hours
of face-to-face activities
6 credits
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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

This course will examine Charles V's Europe. The idea of Empire, Italian wars, the court-system, the state-building in the Italian paeninsula, the links between politics and religion, the struggle between the Emperor and the pope, Italian social élites and the ruling class facing the affirmation of the Counter-Reformation.

Full programme

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Bibliography

Modulo C - FREQUENTANTI E NON FREQUENTANTI (6 cfu)
1) Elena Bonora, Aspettando l'imperatore. Principi italiani tra il papa e Carlo V, Torino, Einaudi, 2014
2) Martyn Rady, Carlo V e il suo tempo, Bologna, il Mulino

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

Students are required to attend seminars, to participate in class activities, to complete assigned tasks, and to make class presentations

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