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Prof. Luca Coniglio - Early Modern History
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ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023
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ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022
Programme
The module focuses on the connections between the main events of European History and the social, institutional and cultural history of Rome during the Early Modern and Modern Age.
The political and social use of urban space (holy places, "polycentrism" of court and curia) as well as the cultural construction of the "Mith of Rome" from the tradition of the "Grand Tour" will also be investigated through guided tours. Particular attention will be devoted to recent interpretations of the Modern Papal State, also through appropriate reading, in-class presentations and written exercises.
Exam: The oral exam will allow evaluating the real ability of the students to understand the main events of Early Modern European History and its connections with the peculiar reality of Rome as the capital city of Papal State. Candidates should also display a proper register and the ability to wield historical sources.
AIMS
LEARNING OUTCOMES: The module aims to display the main themes of political, social and economical History in the specific context of Rome during the Modern Age.
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: To acquire a good knowledge of the main processes of the Modern Age, including the peculiar aspects of the Roman context.
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: To develop the ability to analyze the main phases of Modern Rome and to recognize the relations between the City, the Italian peninsula and Europe.
MAKING JUDGEMENTS: To critically analyze information and sources.
Bibliography
Students attending the courses:
1. Court and politics in papal Rome, 1492-1700, edited by Gianvittorio Signorotto and Maria Antonietta Visceglia, Cambridge : Cambridge University press, 2002 (a pdf version will be provided at the beginning of the course.
2. The Routledge Companion to Early Modern Europe, 1453-1763 / by Chris Cook and Philip Broadhead, London-New York : Routledge, 2006
3. Selections of essays from: A companion to Early Modern Rome, 1492-1692, edited by Pamela M. Jones, Barbara Wisch and Simon Ditchfield, Leiden : Brill, 2019
Students not attending the courses will have to contact the Professor in order to have a personalized programme.