| CODE | HST1033 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Malta and the Maltese - A Historical and Cultural Review | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 8 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | History | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Over the course of the study-unit, students will be given a coherent overview of the continuities and changes that characterize the history of Malta and its people over the centuries. The study-unit will commence with an introductory lecture which will tackle the range and variety of themes to be presented in the following sessions; this will serve as a 'road-map' for students as it will provide the bearings necessary for them to meander through a rich, complex and evocative past. The lectures are organized in a chronological sequence, but there is a strong thematic element running throughout. Hence, the study-unit is divided into four main sections: 1) Prehistory and classic times; 2) The medieval and early modern periods; 3) The nineteenth and twentieth centuries; and 4) Art, culture and theatre. The concluding lecture will then wrap-up the study-unit and offer insights into the wholeness and the specifics of the themes covered. Study-unit Aims: This study-unit aims to: * offer students insights into the history of Malta, from a variety of angles, including political developments, economic changes and religious issues; * make students aware of divergent points-of-view about history as a discipline and the past as a category of analysis; * underscore the interaction between the different phases of Malta's hsitory and the effects that this interaction had; * alert students about varying interpretations of the past. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: • explain what the basic conceptual categories linked to Malta's past are and what debates surround these; • highlight and analyze key themes in the history of Malta; • describe developments in the history of Malta from a variety of angles and disciplines, including history, history of art and archaeology. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: • read critically and selectively and make sense of a range of secondary sources; • navigate with confidence through online resources and understand how to distinguish between generic web sites and serious academic tools for the study of history; • distinguish between primary and secondary sources; • write an essay with a clear structure and logical presentation of arguments. All of these skills are transferable and will prove useful to students in a variety of fields and career avenues. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: General • Blouet, B., The story of Malta, (several editions, latest 2004). Prehistory and classical times • Bonanno, A., Malta. Phoenician, Punic, and Roman. Midsea Books, Malta, 2005. • Bonanno, A., ‘The lure of the islands: Malta’s first Neolithic colonizers’, in Nellie Phoca-Cosmetatou (ed.), The First Mediterranean Islanders: initial occupation and survival strategies, Oxford University School of Archaeology, Oxford, 2001, pp. 145-156. • Bruno, B., Roman and Byzantine Malta: trade and economy (trans. G. Cutajar, with P.J. Hudson). Midsea, Malta, 2009. • Cilia, D. (ed.), Malta before History, Miranda, Malta, 2004. • Cini, C. and Borg, J. (eds), The Maritime History of Malta: the first millennia. Salesians of Don Bosco, Heritage Malta, Malta, 2011. • Frendo, A. J. (ed.), ‘Malta and the Phoenician World’ (multiple articles there), Journal of Mediterranean Studies, 3, 1993, pp. 169-290. • Frendo, A. J. and Vella, N. C., ‘Les îles phéniciennes du milieu de la mer’, Dossiers d'Archéologie 267, 2001, pp. 46-55. • Gambin, T. and Azzopardi, E., Archaeology and the Sea in the Maltese islands, Midsea Books, Malta, 2012. • Markoe, G., Phoenicians, British Museum Press, London, 2002. • Tanasi, D. and Vella, N. C. (eds), Site, artefacts, landscape: prehistoric Borġ in-Nadur, Polimetrica, Malta-Monza, 2011. • Trump, D. H., Malta: Prehistory and Temples, Midsea Books, Malta, 2002. The medieval and early modern periods • Buttigieg, E., Nobility, Faith and Masculinity. The Hospitaller Knights of Malta, c.1580-c.1700, Continuum, London and New York, 2011. • Cassar, C., Society, culture and identity in early modern Malta, Malta, Mireva, 2000. • Ciappara, F., Society and the Inquisition in early modern Malta, Malta, PEG, 2001. • Dalli, C., Malta: The Medieval Millenium, Midsea, Malta, 2006. • Freller, T., Malta and the Grand Tour, Midsea, Malta, 2009. • Mallia-Milanes, V. (ed.), Hospitaller Malta: studies on early modern Malta and the Order of St John of Jerusalem, Mireva, Malta, 1993. • Wettinger, G., The Jews of Malta in the late Middle Ages, Malta, Midsea Books, 1985. The nineteenth and twentieth centuries • Fenech, D., Responsibility and Power in Inter-war Malta. Book One: Endemic Democracy, PEG, Malta 2005. • Frendo, H., The Origins of Maltese Statehood, Interprint, Malta 2000. • Ganado, H., My Century, Malta 2004 onwards. • Mallia-Milanes, V. (ed.), The British Colonial Experience, 1800-1964, Mireva, Malta 1988. • Pirotta, J.M., Fortress Colony, Final Act, Studia Editions, Malta 1987-2002. Art, culture and theatre • Cremona, V.A, ‘Politics and Identity in Maltese Theatre: Adaptation or Innovation?’, in The Drama Review, Vol. 52, No. 4, Winter, 2008. • Rubin, D. (ed.), World Encyclopaedia of Theatre, Routledge, London and New York, 1994 (Malta, J. J. Schranz, V.A. Cremona, P. Xuereb, C. Xuereb). • Sciberras, K., Baroque Painting in Malta, Midsea Books, Malta, 2009. • Sciberras, K., Roman Baroque Sculpture in Malta, Midsea Books, Malta, 2012. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Attention: Visiting Students Please note that this study-unit is only offered to Visiting Students coming from Luther College. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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