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On completion of the module students should be able to:
- Demonstrate familiarity with and understanding of the principal events of Florentine history in the Middle Ages
- Critique relevant primary sources in translation.
- Identify themes and engage with debates in the modern historiography of Florence.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the spatial development of Florence inthe period studies and of the significance of the principal buildings and monuments of the city.
- Participate effectively and contribute knowledgably to class discussions .
- Produce in-depth and scholarly written work on an aspect of Florentine history.
Lectures
Weekly ( 1 hour)
The lectures provide an outline of Florentine history c.1200-1400 which is designed to give context to the primary sources that are studied in seminar.
Seminars.
Weekly ( 2 hours)
Selected readings from primary sources will be discussed in each seminar. Reading for the seminars will be assigned in advance and posted on Brightspace. Further details of the primary source material and relevant further reading will accompany each seminar.
Module Schedule
1. The origins of Florence: myth and reality
2. Guelfs and Ghibellines: honour , feud and struggles for power 1200-1270
3. The Popolo: government by the guilds 1250-1300
4. Florentine territorial expansion in Tuscany 1220-1320
5. Blacks and Whites: the culmination of factionalism 1290-1300
6. Florence in ‘good and happy state’: the apogee of the medieval city 1300-1330
7. Florence and the first crash in the history of Western capitalism 1330-1350
8. The Black Death: a biological catastrophe 1348-1370
9. The Ciompi revolt: guild republicanism on the brink 1378-82
10. Civic Humanism and the revival of Antiquity 1350-1400
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 10 |
Seminar (or Webinar) | 20 |
Specified Learning Activities | 90 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 90 |
Total | 210 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Assignment(Including Essay): An essay (3000 words +/- 10%). End of trimester submission. Online student forum open on VLE in weeks 1-3 for essay topic suggestions. | n/a | Graded | No | 40 |
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Participation in Learning Activities: Participation in structured learning activities including in-class discussion, group work and online discussion boards on the module VLE ( Brightspace). | n/a | Graded | No | 20 |
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Reflective Assignment: A weekly learning journal. Student post a journal entry ( 300 words) reflecting on their in-class activities and personal study over the previous week. Eight entries are required over the trimester. | n/a | Graded | No | 40 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | No |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Peer review activities
- Feedback on formative assessment ( Learning Journals ) provided online via the module VLE (Brightspace). - In person feedback on journals and essay by appointment with module coordinator. - Feedback of draft assignments/ essay plan prior to summative assessment provided online on the module VLE ( Brightspace). - Feedback on essay provided on Brightspace post submission.