At the end of the course, the student is in possession of a general knowledge of the main aspects of the making of the Western modern civilization, with special attention to the transition from the Baroque to the Enlightenment. The student is able to reason about historical facts, by putting them into a critical and hermeneutic perspective and by relating history to the history of thought. The student has developed some basic methodological notions and the usage of an appropriate terminology. The student has strengthened his/her ability to memorize and to expose concepts.
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Lectures, seminars, analysis of texts and images. Over the classes, students will be encouraged to promote a climate of dialogue and to put forward suggestions for focusing and debate, according to their own personal curiosity and learning needs.
Oral examination with assessment expressed in 30/30, based on at least 3 questions for about 20 minutes in length.
Students are asked to show their ability to connect historical knowledge with documentary, litterary, philosophical and iconographical sources.
A special attention will be devoted to appropriate usage of concepts and words on the part of the student.
Active involvement in classes will represent a positive element of evaluation.
From the Baroque to the Enlightenment. After a description of the fundamental aspects of the European civilization in the age of Baroque, the course will deal with the problem of its dissolution and with the simultaneous genesis of the Enlightenment, an intellectual movement that was to bring modernity to its full development.
Students are requested to come to the exam equipped with an identification card.
Bringing along supporting materials, such as notes and schemes, is allowed.
Photocopies of books are strictly forbidden.
This programme applies to the students who attend classes and to students who don't.
Communications from the teacher will be delivered to students by e-mail on the e-learning area, in which all students are due to enroll.
Students are requested to look up the e-learning area on a regular basis and to unload materials provided there.
Erasmus- and PDP- and PEI- students are invited to get in contact with the teacher at the beginning of classes.
