METODOLOGIA DELLA RICERCA STORICA

Understanding of the historiographical paradigms which formed the 19th century until today and have gradually established themselves in the defining of the peculiarity of the “science” of history and the “duty” of historian.

Lectures and seminars.

Three modules:

A. “Historiographical paradigms. Sources and methods”.

This module will examine the succession of differents historiographical paradigms in correlation with historical context.

B. “Fake news. True / false: a path between science and social credulity”.

This module will examine the problem of scientific truth, the political use of fake news and the dynamics of social credulity.

The module is in common with the seminar of History of Sicily in the modern age, prof. Paolo Militello, Master's Degree in "History and Culture of Mediterranean Countries", Department of Political and Social Sciences.

C. “Cultural history as political history. Giuseppe Giarrizzo, a master”.

This module will exemplify the evolution of the “career” of the historian, analyzing the research of a contemporary European history master.

A (1 ECTS):

1. S. Mazzarino, Qu’est-ce-que l’histoire?, in «De Homine», n. 9-10, 1964, pp. 61-88;

2. A. Momigliano, Sui fondamenti della storia antica, Einaudi, Torino 1984, pp. 455-486;

3. G. Giarrizzo, La scienza della storia. Interpreti e problemi, a cura di F. Tessitore, Liguori, Napoli 1999, pp. 3-30; 433-447.

B (1 ECTS):

M. Bloch, La guerra e le false notizie, Donzelli, Roma 1994, pp. 1-110.

C (4 ECTS):

1. G. Giarrizzo, Autobiografia di un vecchio storico, in «L’Acropoli», 2/marzo 2006, pp. 173-183;

2. G. Giarrizzo, Un comune rurale della Sicilia etnea (Biancavilla 1810-1860), Società di Storia Patria per la Sicilia Orientale, Catania 1963, pp. 1-620.

Please remember that in compliance with art 171 L22.04.1941, n. 633 and its amendments, it is illegal to copy entire books or journals, only 15% of their content can be copied.

For further information on sanctions and regulations concerning photocopying please refer to the regulations on copyright (Linee Guida sulla Gestione dei Diritti d’Autore) provided by AIDRO - Associazione Italiana per i Diritti di Riproduzione delle opere dell’ingegno (the Italian Association on Copyright).

All the books listed in the programs can be consulted in the Library.