The course aims to provide students with the main methodological tools to analyze and interpret society and economy during the medieval period. Its objective is twofold: on one hand, it intends to provide students with a complex series of conceptual and categorical tools from which it is possible to "think" a social and economic structure; on the other hand, it intends to bring students closer to medieval sources their problems, allowing them to acquire an adequate methodology to reconstruct individuals, groups, practices and circuits as well as to identify the processes of change starting from a specific documentary corpus.
Curriculum
teacher profile teaching materials
The proposed course combines seminar discussions with the analysis of sources, including material and archaeological evidence of particular importance, such as ceramics. Written sources will be provided in Italian translation.
The course is intended for students who have attended and passed at least one examination in Medieval History.
Attending students are required to study (and, above all, discuss in class) the materials provided by the lecturer during the course.
Non-attending students, on the other hand, are required to study the following two books in their entirety:
- E. Ivetic, Studiare la storia del Mediterraneo, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2024;
- Storia del Mediterraneo medievale. Tempi, spazi, interazioni, edited by A. Musarra and P. Silanos, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2025.
Programme
The course focuses on economic relations and exchange networks in the medieval Mediterranean. After introducing some basic concepts useful for understanding the dynamics of the medieval economy (the role of landed wealth, peasant societies, forms of dependency, economic complexity, and systems of exchange), the lectures will concentrate on the analysis of selected case studies (Venice, Gaeta, Marseille, Palermo, among others) particularly suited to exploring economic and exchange systems in all their aspects.The proposed course combines seminar discussions with the analysis of sources, including material and archaeological evidence of particular importance, such as ceramics. Written sources will be provided in Italian translation.
The course is intended for students who have attended and passed at least one examination in Medieval History.
Core Documentation
Bibliography:Attending students are required to study (and, above all, discuss in class) the materials provided by the lecturer during the course.
Non-attending students, on the other hand, are required to study the following two books in their entirety:
- E. Ivetic, Studiare la storia del Mediterraneo, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2024;
- Storia del Mediterraneo medievale. Tempi, spazi, interazioni, edited by A. Musarra and P. Silanos, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2025.
Attendance
Students who attend at least two-thirds of the classes will be considered attending students.Type of evaluation
The examination is conducted orally. For non-attending students, questions are based on the books specified in the course programme; for attending students, they are based on the materials presented and discussed during class. Participation in classroom discussions is assessed and contributes to the final evaluation. teacher profile teaching materials
The proposed course combines seminar discussions with the analysis of sources, including material and archaeological evidence of particular importance, such as ceramics. Written sources will be provided in Italian translation.
The course is intended for students who have attended and passed at least one examination in Medieval History.
Attending students are required to study (and, above all, discuss in class) the materials provided by the lecturer during the course.
Non-attending students, on the other hand, are required to study the following two books in their entirety:
- E. Ivetic, Studiare la storia del Mediterraneo, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2024;
- Storia del Mediterraneo medievale. Tempi, spazi, interazioni, edited by A. Musarra and P. Silanos, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2025.
Programme
The course focuses on economic relations and exchange networks in the medieval Mediterranean. After introducing some basic concepts useful for understanding the dynamics of the medieval economy (the role of landed wealth, peasant societies, forms of dependency, economic complexity, and systems of exchange), the lectures will concentrate on the analysis of selected case studies (Venice, Gaeta, Marseille, Palermo, among others) particularly suited to exploring economic and exchange systems in all their aspects.The proposed course combines seminar discussions with the analysis of sources, including material and archaeological evidence of particular importance, such as ceramics. Written sources will be provided in Italian translation.
The course is intended for students who have attended and passed at least one examination in Medieval History.
Core Documentation
Bibliography:Attending students are required to study (and, above all, discuss in class) the materials provided by the lecturer during the course.
Non-attending students, on the other hand, are required to study the following two books in their entirety:
- E. Ivetic, Studiare la storia del Mediterraneo, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2024;
- Storia del Mediterraneo medievale. Tempi, spazi, interazioni, edited by A. Musarra and P. Silanos, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2025.
Attendance
Students who attend at least two-thirds of the classes will be considered attending students.Type of evaluation
The examination is conducted orally. For non-attending students, questions are based on the books specified in the course programme; for attending students, they are based on the materials presented and discussed during class. Participation in classroom discussions is assessed and contributes to the final evaluation. teacher profile teaching materials
The proposed course combines seminar discussions with the analysis of sources, including material and archaeological evidence of particular importance, such as ceramics. Written sources will be provided in Italian translation.
The course is intended for students who have attended and passed at least one examination in Medieval History.
Attending students are required to study (and, above all, discuss in class) the materials provided by the lecturer during the course.
Non-attending students, on the other hand, are required to study the following two books in their entirety:
- E. Ivetic, Studiare la storia del Mediterraneo, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2024;
- Storia del Mediterraneo medievale. Tempi, spazi, interazioni, edited by A. Musarra and P. Silanos, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2025.
Programme
The course focuses on economic relations and exchange networks in the medieval Mediterranean. After introducing some basic concepts useful for understanding the dynamics of the medieval economy (the role of landed wealth, peasant societies, forms of dependency, economic complexity, and systems of exchange), the lectures will concentrate on the analysis of selected case studies (Venice, Gaeta, Marseille, Palermo, among others) particularly suited to exploring economic and exchange systems in all their aspects.The proposed course combines seminar discussions with the analysis of sources, including material and archaeological evidence of particular importance, such as ceramics. Written sources will be provided in Italian translation.
The course is intended for students who have attended and passed at least one examination in Medieval History.
Core Documentation
Bibliography:Attending students are required to study (and, above all, discuss in class) the materials provided by the lecturer during the course.
Non-attending students, on the other hand, are required to study the following two books in their entirety:
- E. Ivetic, Studiare la storia del Mediterraneo, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2024;
- Storia del Mediterraneo medievale. Tempi, spazi, interazioni, edited by A. Musarra and P. Silanos, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2025.
Attendance
Students who attend at least two-thirds of the classes will be considered attending students.Type of evaluation
The examination is conducted orally. For non-attending students, questions are based on the books specified in the course programme; for attending students, they are based on the materials presented and discussed during class. Participation in classroom discussions is assessed and contributes to the final evaluation.