Programme

The course reconstructs, from a historical-legal perspective, the genealogy of gender-based violence and of the normative architecture that has historically grounded women's legal minority, from the anthropology of violence in archaic societies to the current Italian and European regulatory framework. The course is organized into four thematic macro-areas:
● the anthropological roots of violence and the social construction of masculinity (Clastres, Gazalé);
● the legal condition of women in the Greek and Roman world (Galeotti, Cantarella);
● marital and domestic violence between the Middle Ages and the early modern period: institutions, judicial practice, sources (Cavina; AA.VV.);
● the criminalization of marital violence and the emergence of the contemporary categories of sexual violence, gender-based violence, and femicide (Cavina; Feci, Schettini).

Prerequisiti

No binding curricular prerequisites are required. A basic knowledge of general history (ancient, medieval, modern and contemporary) and of the fundamental institutions of private and criminal law is nonetheless strongly recommended, as it will facilitate understanding of the legal institutions discussed. No prior knowledge of gender studies is required, as these will be introduced and discussed during the course.

Core Documentation

Attending students: the final oral examination will focus on the topics covered in class, explored in greater depth through the essays uploaded by the instructor in the course materials section of the e-learning page.
For non-attending students, the oral examination will focus on the following texts:
● Eva Cantarella, L'ambiguo malanno. Condizione e immagine della donna nell'antichità greca e romana, Milano: Feltrinelli, 2010.
● Marco Cavina, Nozze di sangue. Storia della violenza coniugale, Bari: Laterza, 2011.
● Simona Feci, Laura Schettini (a cura di), La violenza contro le donne nella storia. Contesti, linguaggi, politiche del diritto (secoli XV-XXI), Roma: Viella, 2017.

Attendance

Attendance is not mandatory. It is nonetheless strongly recommended, as active participation in lectures contributes to the final grade and grants access to the simplified examination path reserved for attending students, as an alternative to the oral examination on the three volumes required of non-attending students. To be considered an attending student for assessment purposes, attendance of at least 80% of the lectures delivered is recommended.

Type of evaluation

Language of the final examination: Italian. Non-attending students: Non-attending students are required to take an oral examination covering the three monographs indicated by the professor: Eva Cantarella, L'ambiguo malanno. Condizione e immagine della donna nell'antichità greca e romana, Milan, Feltrinelli, 2010; Marco Cavina, Nozze di sangue. Storia della violenza coniugale, Bari, Laterza, 2011; Simona Feci and Laura Schettini (eds.), La violenza contro le donne nella storia. Contesti, linguaggi, politiche del diritto (secoli XV–XXI), Rome, Viella, 2017. Attending students: The examination will take the form of an oral assessment aimed at verifying students' acquisition of foundational knowledge concerning the historical and legal underpinnings of gender-based violence, with particular emphasis on the normative framework that may be regarded as having established women's subordinate legal status. The oral examination may, however, be replaced by a research paper (minimum 36,000 / maximum 60,000 characters, including spaces and excluding the bibliography) on a topic covered during the course, to be agreed upon with the lecturer. The written assignment must be original. The use of artificial intelligence tools in its preparation is not permitted, except where such tools are used for the possible processing of data and statistics or the creation of graphs. The lecturer has access to plagiarism-detection software. Assessment criteria and grading: The final grade is expressed on a scale of thirty (out of 30). 18–20: Sufficient knowledge of the subject, albeit at a basic and non-in-depth level. 21–25: More than sufficient / satisfactory knowledge of the course content. 26–29: Good to very good knowledge of the subject's conceptual and structural framework, together with evidence of the student's critical thinking skills. 30–30 with honours (cum laude): Excellent to outstanding knowledge of the subject, accompanied by excellent or outstanding critical thinking, analytical, and integrative skills. Examination content (information for attending students only) The final oral examination will cover the topics addressed in lectures and explored in greater depth through the scholarly articles made available by the lecturer in the teaching materials section of the course's e-learning platform. The examination will be based on: - Topics and issues discussed during lectures, in accordance with the detailed syllabus; - Scholarly articles and teaching materials uploaded by the professor to the course's e-learning platform; - Students' personal lecture notes (slides alone are not accepted as sufficient study material). Active participation in the course is also taken into account in the assessment. The final evaluation will consider regularity of attendance, performance in assessments conducted during lectures, contributions to class discussions throughout the course, and the outcome of the oral examination or final research paper.

Programme

The course reconstructs, from a historical-legal perspective, the genealogy of gender-based violence and of the normative architecture that has historically grounded women's legal minority, from the anthropology of violence in archaic societies to the current Italian and European regulatory framework. The course is organized into four thematic macro-areas:
● the anthropological roots of violence and the social construction of masculinity (Clastres, Gazalé);
● the legal condition of women in the Greek and Roman world (Galeotti, Cantarella);
● marital and domestic violence between the Middle Ages and the early modern period: institutions, judicial practice, sources (Cavina; AA.VV.);
● the criminalization of marital violence and the emergence of the contemporary categories of sexual violence, gender-based violence, and femicide (Cavina; Feci, Schettini).

Prerequisiti

No binding curricular prerequisites are required. A basic knowledge of general history (ancient, medieval, modern and contemporary) and of the fundamental institutions of private and criminal law is nonetheless strongly recommended, as it will facilitate understanding of the legal institutions discussed. No prior knowledge of gender studies is required, as these will be introduced and discussed during the course.

Core Documentation

Attending students: the final oral examination will focus on the topics covered in class, explored in greater depth through the essays uploaded by the instructor in the course materials section of the e-learning page.
For non-attending students, the oral examination will focus on the following texts:
● Eva Cantarella, L'ambiguo malanno. Condizione e immagine della donna nell'antichità greca e romana, Milano: Feltrinelli, 2010.
● Marco Cavina, Nozze di sangue. Storia della violenza coniugale, Bari: Laterza, 2011.
● Simona Feci, Laura Schettini (a cura di), La violenza contro le donne nella storia. Contesti, linguaggi, politiche del diritto (secoli XV-XXI), Roma: Viella, 2017.

Attendance

Attendance is not mandatory. It is nonetheless strongly recommended, as active participation in lectures contributes to the final grade and grants access to the simplified examination path reserved for attending students, as an alternative to the oral examination on the three volumes required of non-attending students. To be considered an attending student for assessment purposes, attendance of at least 80% of the lectures delivered is recommended.

Type of evaluation

Language of the final examination: Italian. Non-attending students: Non-attending students are required to take an oral examination covering the three monographs indicated by the professor: Eva Cantarella, L'ambiguo malanno. Condizione e immagine della donna nell'antichità greca e romana, Milan, Feltrinelli, 2010; Marco Cavina, Nozze di sangue. Storia della violenza coniugale, Bari, Laterza, 2011; Simona Feci and Laura Schettini (eds.), La violenza contro le donne nella storia. Contesti, linguaggi, politiche del diritto (secoli XV–XXI), Rome, Viella, 2017. Attending students: The examination will take the form of an oral assessment aimed at verifying students' acquisition of foundational knowledge concerning the historical and legal underpinnings of gender-based violence, with particular emphasis on the normative framework that may be regarded as having established women's subordinate legal status. The oral examination may, however, be replaced by a research paper (minimum 36,000 / maximum 60,000 characters, including spaces and excluding the bibliography) on a topic covered during the course, to be agreed upon with the lecturer. The written assignment must be original. The use of artificial intelligence tools in its preparation is not permitted, except where such tools are used for the possible processing of data and statistics or the creation of graphs. The lecturer has access to plagiarism-detection software. Assessment criteria and grading: The final grade is expressed on a scale of thirty (out of 30). 18–20: Sufficient knowledge of the subject, albeit at a basic and non-in-depth level. 21–25: More than sufficient / satisfactory knowledge of the course content. 26–29: Good to very good knowledge of the subject's conceptual and structural framework, together with evidence of the student's critical thinking skills. 30–30 with honours (cum laude): Excellent to outstanding knowledge of the subject, accompanied by excellent or outstanding critical thinking, analytical, and integrative skills. Examination content (information for attending students only) The final oral examination will cover the topics addressed in lectures and explored in greater depth through the scholarly articles made available by the lecturer in the teaching materials section of the course's e-learning platform. The examination will be based on: - Topics and issues discussed during lectures, in accordance with the detailed syllabus; - Scholarly articles and teaching materials uploaded by the professor to the course's e-learning platform; - Students' personal lecture notes (slides alone are not accepted as sufficient study material). Active participation in the course is also taken into account in the assessment. The final evaluation will consider regularity of attendance, performance in assessments conducted during lectures, contributions to class discussions throughout the course, and the outcome of the oral examination or final research paper.