Ateneo - UPO

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

All students will prepare the 2 books and 3 articles indicated below.
-U. Grassi, “Sodoma. Persecuzioni, affetti, pratiche sociali (secoli V-XVIII)”, Roma, Carocci, 2019.
-M. De Leo, “Queer: Storia culturale della comunità LGBT+”, Torino, Einaudi, 2021.
-T. Scaramella, “La storia dell'omosessualità nell'Italia moderna: un bilancio”, in «Storicamente.org – Laboratorio di storia», n. 12 (2016), pp. 1-21 (DIR).
-C. Beccalossi, “Sessualità e identità non conformi tra storia LGBT+ e storia queer”, in «Contemporanea», a. XV, f. 4 (2022), pp. 643-658 (DIR).
-O. Fiorilli, “Note per una storia trans-”, in «Contemporanea», a. XXII, f. 2 (2019), pp. 305-316 (DIR).

Not attending students, in addition to all those mentioned above, will prepare also:
-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.

Anyone who has already passed the exam in previous years is required to contact prof. Tigrino to replace some of the texts.

The course aims to discuss the main themes of social and cultural history of the modern period, also from an interdisciplinary perspective, and specifically it will ill focus upon gender, sexuality violence and social control.
In alignment with the Educational Objectives of the Degree Programme as outlined in the SUA-CdS, and with specific reference to the historical, geographical, and cultural heritage areas, the Course has the following objectives at a basic level: -ability to understand social history in its transformations through the time; -to be able to independently read scientific literature and sources related to social and cultural history; -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; -to be able to convey sufficiently appropriately the specificity of social and cultural history.
The course has the following purpose at an advanced level: -to be able to comprehensively understand social history in its transformations through the time; -to be able to critically read the scientific literature and the sources related to social and cultural history; -to be able to consciously evaluate and argue the dynamics related to the history of society, its themes and objects; -to be able to convey the specificity of social and cultural history, including in a popular manner and with appropriate scientific terminology.
The 6 ECTS credits earned during the course are distributed as follows:
1.2 ECTS credits (30 contact hours) of direct teaching (didattica erogativa), including interactive sessions with and among students (see "Teaching Methods");
4.8 ECTS credits of independent study.

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 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://uniupo.it/it/servizi/servizi-studentesse-e-studenti-condizione-di-disabilità-e-dsa
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 upon gender, sexuality violence and social control in history (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:
• The history of modern society: themes in social, economic, political and cultural history.
• Gender, sexuality, violence and social control in the modern and contemporary history: the historiographical debate.
• Homosexuality and sodomy: sin, criminalisation and social control from the Middle Ages to the early modern period.
• Sexuality and gender in the modern period: spaces and cultures of transgression.
• Europe in comparison: the issue of sexuality as a cultural clash.
• Sexual non-conformity between the 18th and 19th centuries.
• Sexual transgressions in modernity: queer history between the 19th and 20th centuries.
• Medicine, race and politics: the debate on sexuality in the 20th century.
• Trans history and the overcoming of gender binarism.
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.
These learning outcomes are consistent with the provisions of the SUA of the Study Programme, framework A4.b2.