Ateneo - UPO

Social history: gender, sexuality, violence and social control.

All students will prepare the 6 essays (available on DIR) and 1 volume in the general section + the 6 essays (available on DIR) or 1 volume of their choice in the case-studies section, as indicated below. General section (6 essays and the volume by Schettini, for everyone): -T. Scaramella, “La storia dell'omosessualità nell'Italia moderna: un bilancio”, in «Storicamente.org – Laboratorio di storia», n. 12 (2016), pp. 1-21. -C. Beccalossi, “Sessualità e identità non conformi tra storia LGBT+ e storia queer”, in «Contemporanea», a. XV, f. 4 (2022), pp. 643-658. -“Sessualità e storia. Interventi di Mathew Kuefler, Roni Weinstein, Lesley A. Hall, Dagmar Herzog, Marcela Iacub, Domenico Rizzo”, a cura di E. Betta, in «Contemporanea», a. XIV, f. 4 (2011), pp. 701-743. -V. Fiorino, “Una storia di genere maschile: riflessioni su un approccio storiografico”, in «Contemporanea», a. IX, f. 2 (2006), pp. 381-390. -O. Fiorilli, “Note per una storia trans-”, in «Contemporanea», a. XXII, f. 2 (2019), pp. 305-316. -J. W. Scott, “Il «genere»: un'utile categoria di analisi storica”, in J.W. Scott, “Genere, politica, storia”, a cura di I. Fazio, Roma, Viella, 2013, pp. 31-63. -L. Schettini, “L'ideologia gender è pericolosa”, Roma, Laterza, 2023. Case studies (6 essays or 1 volume): 6 essays: -G. Marcocci, “Matrimoni omosessuali nella Roma del tardo Cinquecento: su un passo del «Journal» di Montaigne”, in «Quaderni storici», 133 (2010), pp. 107-137. -N. Pizzolato, “«Lo diavolo mi ingannao». La sodomia nelle campagne siciliane (1572-1664)”, in «Quaderni storici», 122 (2006), pp. 449-480. -G. Pomata, “Uomini mestruanti. Somiglianza e differenza fra i sessi in Europa in età moderna”, in «Quaderni storici», 79 (1992), pp. 51-103. -S. Mantioni, “Pornografia, violenza sessuale e «mandato di mascolinità» in alcune fonti di età moderna”, in «Genesis», XVIII / 2, 2019 (“Maschilità e violenza di genere”, a cura di D. Rizzo e L. Schettini), pp. 17-38. -D. Rizzo, “Interpretare un gesto: maschi esibizionisti tra Otto e Novecento”, in «Genesis», IX/2, 2010, pp. 193-220. -L. Schettini, “Un sesso che non è un sesso: medicina, ermafroditismo e intersessualità in Italia tra Otto e Novecento”, in «Genesis», XI / 1-2, 2012 (“Culture della sessualità”, a cura di E. Asquer), pp. 19-40. Books alternative to 6 essays (you have to choose 1 of these 3): -M. Barzagli, “Storia di Caterina che per ott'anni vestì abiti da uomo”, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2014 (2018); -U. Grassi, “Sodoma. Persecuzioni, affetti, pratiche sociali (secoli V-XVIII)”, Carocci, Roma, 2019; -T. Scaramella, “Un doge infame. Sodomia e nonconformismo sessuale a Venezia nel Settecento”, Marsilio, 2021. Not attending students, in addition to all those mentioned above, will prepare also: -E. Bini, “Gli spazi del margine. Storia della sessualità e studi LGBTIQ in una prospettiva interdisciplinare”, in «La camera blu. Rivista di studi di genere», IX, 2013 (on DIR).

The course aims to discuss the main themes of social history of the modern period, also from an interdisciplinary perspective, and specifically it will ill focus upon gender, sexuality violence and social control. The course has the following purpose at a basic level: -Knowledge and understanding: ability to understand social history in its transformations through the time; -Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: to be able to independently read scientific literature related to social and cultural history; -Expression of judgments: to be able at least in an elementary way to evaluate and argue the dynamics related to the history of society, its themes and objects; -Communication skills: to be able to convey sufficiently appropriately the specificity of social and cultural history; -Study skills: to be able to understand texts and sources suitable for the historical analysis of modern society. The course has the following purpose at an advanced level: -Knowledge and understanding: to be able to comprehensively understand social history in its transformations through the time; -Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: to be able to critically read the scientific literature related to social and cultural history; -Expression of judgments: to be able to consciously evaluate and argue the dynamics related to the history of society, its themes and objects; -Communication skills: to be able to convey the specificity of social and cultural history, including in a popular manner and with appropriate scientific terminology. -Study skills: toi be able to critically evaluate and use texts and sources suitable for the historical analysis of modern society.

Basic historical knowledge (early modern and modern history).

Frontal lectures; critical reading and critical analysis of the main historiographic themes and of the historical sources of the texts of the course, with particular attention to teaching methods. Individual study. Important: Student participation during lectures is strongly encouraged; the presentation of the texts during lectures will allow for a proportional reduction in the material to be prepared for the exam.

Those who have already taken the exam “Storia della società moderna [Social history]” in previous academic years are required to contact prof. Tigrino to redefine the texts for the exam. Students are advised to register on DIR (Didattica In Rete), where notices and communications will be posted, and where will be disposable some materials of the lectures. Students with physical disabilities, Learning Disabilities or Special Education Needs can request specific services and tools via reference office consulting the University webpage: https://www.uniupo.it/en/services/services-students-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.

Oral exam, about 20 minutes. The questions will assess: the student's ability to contextualize the topics learned in time and space; the acquisition of an organic vision of the disciplinary issues; the ability to use them into a coherent and correct exposition, also with a scientific language; the personal critical elaboration of the topics. The exam is divided into 3-4 questions and concerns on the indicated bibliography, as well as for students attending, on the topics discussed during the lessons. The questions will concern the content of the textbooks and specifically the historiographical debate and the case studies focused upon gender, sexuality violence and social control (as indicated in the content). Vote, expressed in thirtieths, takes place on the basis of the following parameters: 1) knowledge of the fundamental notions of bibliography and, for attending students, of the topics covered during the lessons (20 points out of 30); 2) reasoning skills critic on the topics (5 points out of 30); 3) ability to express and communicate, and to use a scientific language (5 points out of 30). The exam will be successful if the sum of 18/30 is reached or exceeded.

The course specifically pertains the social history, and specifically it will ill focus upon gender, sexuality violence and social control in the early modern and modern period, also with interdisciplinary comparison. The course will analyze the main issues of cultural and social history, and the topics of the course will be constantly analyzed in connection with the current applications in history research and teaching methodology. Outline of the lectures: • Social history and the history of modern society. • Historiography and the issues of social, economic, political and cultural history. • Gender, sexuality, violence and social control in the modern and contemporary history: historiographical debate. • Gender, sexuality, violence and social control in the modern and contemporary history: case-studies. Gender issues: the course is specifically dedicated to the theme of gender in history.

To achieve sufficient knowledge and skills, the student has to demonstrate: Knowledge: -to know the main problems concerning the history of modern society. -to know the general features of the historiographical discussions on social and cultural history, and in particular those concerning gender, sexuality violence and social control in the early modern and modern period. Competence: - ability to analyze issues of social history in a critical way. Transversal skills: -ability to clearly communicate issues discussed during the lessons, with a proper language and with a scientific terminology. To achieve an advanced level, the student must also demonstrate that he/she has: - An organic vision of the topics; synthesis and analysis skills; -Capacity for personal and critical processing of the topics; -Ability to deepen theoretical and methodological issues of history in general, and in particular concerning gender, sexuality violence and social control in the early modern and modern period.