Workshops – Spring

A walk around Florence  (Francesca Tacchi and Franca Orlandi ) 

_{Topics: Joint effort with the Historical Archive of Florence City Hall, the “memory of the city” hosted in the historic Bastogi Palace. With the help of the Archive staff, students will “experience” Florence by consulting documents, the two database (Archifirenze and Archidis), and Archiview, an “old” experience of public history (some on-line thematic paths relating to the Florentine “way of life”, ideated years ago for a wide audience, such as students and tourists).}

The memory of the Shoah  (Nura Abdelmohsen)

_{Topics: 1) Terminology (Holocaust, genocide, Shoah); 2) excesses, abuses and institutionalization of memory; the “trains of memory”; 2) The Auschwitz Museum (virtual tour); 3) Guided visit to The Auschwitz Memorial (Florence)}

Digital Humanities (Lapo Somigli)

_{Topics: In Italian; English knowledge is required. In addition to a theoretical approach, the workshop includes some exercises to acquire practical skills in the use of different softwares: 1) the definition of digital humanities; 2)  advanced word processing for editing structured texts; 3) Tools for organizing and managing bibliographic references; 4) the use of databases; 5) Introduction to the use of GIS platforms; 6) Presentation of research data and scientific communication.}