History and Web

The course, in addition to providing a historical perspective on the subject, intends to introduce students to digital history, highlighting its transmedia, experimental and collaborative character and links with digital humanities.

At the end of the course, the student will have acquired knowledge of the methodological problems associated with digital history and many of the projects and texts related to it. They will also be able to independently articulate a critical discourse on digital humanities, to describe the polemics surrounding the use of digital sources for research and to actively collaborate to conceive forms of dissemination built around historical issues relevant from the academic perspective. These skills will be acquired through a direct and continuous meeting with the instructor in the classroom. The discussion around the proposed sources will be an essential moment of critical reflection and methodological learning. Participation in meetings and seminars organized within the Department of Historical Studies will also be of great importance. Students opting not to attend the lessons will be able to make use of the educational tools provided by the instructor on Ariel, deepen their knowledge of main topics through special readings with the agreement with the instructor, and of course contact the instructor either by e-mail and during office hours.