Ateneo - UPO

History of Civilizations

(A) Charles H. Parker, Relazioni globali nell’età moderna 1400-1800, Bologna, il Mulino, 2012; Luigi Mascilli Migliorini, L’età moderna. Una storia globale, Laterza, 2020 (ch. 17-21).

(B) Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens. Da animali a dèi, Milano, Bompiani 2014 (and any other edition thereafter).




Further indications of advanced readings and specialized essays will be given during the course.

The course aims to provide the advanced analytical tools to understand the evolutionary stages and dynamics of tourism in both local and global contexts and to understand the historical dimension of cultural categories related to tourism phenomena.

At the basic level, the course has the following objectives:
- Knowledge of the main historical junctures and different types of modern tourism.
- Knowledge of the events specific to tourism development in relation to the main social, cultural and institutional events of specific contexts, both local and global.
- Acquisition of methodological tools for reading, analyzing and critiquing tourism phenomena of the past up to the development of mass forms of tourism.
- Acquisition of the specific language of university-level scholarly literature, and that of historical tourism analysis in particular.

At a more advanced level, the course objectives are:

- Knowledge of techniques and methods of analyzing different forms of tourism over the long term;
- Ability to situate the development of tourism practices and flows in the broader historical, cultural and technological context in which they emerged, evaluating their impact and interactions in different societies. 
- Ability to make critical judgments and trace connections on the topics discussed, also the outcome of personal elaboration, and to explain and argue through a fluent, precise presentation with appropriate use of specific terminology.

General knowledge of major events in modern history (XV-XIX century) from high-school studies.

Lectures with use of media supports and audio/visual aids. Slides and other materials will be available on the course page of Dir platform.

Students with physical disabilities, Learning Disabilities or Special Education Needs can request specific services and tools via the Staff Sviluppo e Coordinamento Carriere e Servizi alle Studentesse e agli Studenti, consulting the University webpage: https://www.uniupo.it/en/services/servicesstudents-physical-or-learning-disabilities Students with disabilities, learning disabilities or special education needs, once they have contacted the University Staff, can refer to the tutor in charge of the course to define the examination modalities, concerning academic aspects.

Students are invited to register on the course page of the Dir website (www.dir.uniupo.it), where all the course materials and any notices will be uploaded.

The exam is aimed at verifying the achievement of the learning objectives. The exam is structured in two parts, which can be taken on a single examination date or in two separate, even non-consecutive appeals. 
The final grade will result from the average of the marks of the two tests.
PART ONE: consists of ascertaining knowledge of volume (A) and related materials used during the course and uploaded on DIR, and will be assessed by an e-test consisting of 30 multiple-choice questions. The time allowed to complete the test is 30 minutes. Each answer corresponds to 1 point (no answer or wrong answer equals 0 points) and the exam will be successful if the sum of 18 correct answers is reached.
PART TWO: consists of ascertaining knowledge of the program (B). The evaluation will be by a written test in which the candidate will have to present his/her knowledge on two topics, chosen from three options defined by the teacher. This part will also allow to verify communication skills. The time allowed to complete the test is 60 minutes. The mark will be determined on the basis of 30 possible points and will be considered successful with a minimum score of 18 points. The final grade is determined by an average of the two partial marks on the basis of 30 points. The assessment is the result of the following criteria: Excellent level (29-30/30 with honors): achieved if the candidate demonstrates precise and organic knowledge of the course topics; advanced ability to synthesize and critically reflect in a personal and autonomous form; excellent ability to contextualize and connect topics in time and space; excellent command of expression and appropriate terminology; high ability to acquire new skills.
Good level (26-28/30): achieved if the candidate demonstrates good knowledge and understanding of the topics and concepts covered, accompanied by critical awareness; good ability to reflect and synthesize in an original and personal form; good ability to contextualize and connect course topics; correct terminology; good ability to acquire new skills.
Fair level (22-25/30): if the candidate demonstrates fair basic knowledge of the topics covered; fair ability to reflect and synthesize in an original and personal form; fair ability to contextualize and connect the course topics; fair ability to independently apply the knowledge acquired and communicate it with appropriate terminology; fair ability to acquire new skills.
Sufficient level (18-21/30): if the candidate will demonstrate sufficient basic knowledge of the topics covered; sufficient ability to reflect and synthesize in an original and personal form; sufficient ability to contextualize and connect the topics of the course; minimal ability to apply the knowledge acquired independently and to communicate it in a correct form; minimal ability to acquire new skills.
Insufficient levels if the candidate demonstrates: gaps in the topics covered in the course; inability to navigate the course topics; limited or poor ability to critically reframe topics and place them in due space and time; inaccuracy and incorrectness of expression and historical terminology.
Communication of assessments: the results of the first part of the exam (expressed out of 30 points) will be visible on the DIR area of the course (registration number + mark); the final grade will be notified via the ESSE 3 - Information Technology Services e-platform. During office hours, upon request by e-mail, candidates may check their examination paper.

World history: perspectives and themes in the long modern age (15th-19th cent. ) - Connections, Hybridizations and Resistances - Migrations and Civilizations - Characteristics and major turns of globalized history - Ecology, climate, resources in global history perspective - The Atlantic world in the modern age - The Asian world in the modern age - The English and French global empires - Global consumption in the modern age - Travel, cultures and world religions - The revolutions of the late 1700s and early 1800s - The global industrial transformation - The great divergence - Africa in the modern age - The British Empire - The expansion of the Russian Empire - The Americas and Asia in the 1800s - Europe and Italy in global history.

To achieve knowledge and skills corresponding to a minimum level of sufficiency, the student is asked to demonstrate:
KNOWLEDGE
- Knowledge of the fundamental events and the main turning points of the long modern history in global context (15th-19th century).
- Knowledge of the variety of historical phenomena and their links with specific cultural contexts and with the dynamics of globalization.
SKILLS
- Acquisition of some fundamental notions of analysis of the historical development of global phenomena. 
- Acquisition of interpretative tools of historical phenomena in their context
SOFT SKILLS:
- Ability to present with clarity and argumentative effectiveness the themes of the course, making use of appropriate terminology.
- Ability to make informed judgements of the past and better understand the present.

To achieve an advanced level, the student must demonstrate:
- Comprehensive and unified understanding of the course together with theoretical-methodological and interpretive skills.
- Active and confident competence in the use of disciplinary language, combined with an excellent property of expression.
- Ability to autonomously rework the contents of the course and develop interdisciplinary connections.