Corso di Laurea magistrale in Scienze del libro, del documento, del patrimonio culturale

The workshop is an opportunity to acquire skills and methodologies for the archival description of the sources produced - in clandestine conditions - by organisations and exponents involved in the partisan struggle in Italy between 1943 and 1945. Through the analysis of documentary series kept at the Piedmont Institute for the History of the Resistance (Istoreto), issues relating to the preservation, accessibility, description methods and edition criteria of certain types of documents will be addressed.

At the end of the workshop, participants will have adequate knowledge of how to handle the archival sources dealt with and how to write the corresponding descriptive schedules.

At the end of the course, students will have adequate ability to understand the topics covered, and to develop and communicate such knowledge independently and consciously. Students will have knowledge and understanding skills related to the characteristics of personal archives, arrangement, description and preservation.

The workshop will last a total of 18 hours, divided into 3 hours per week, for a total of 6 meetings. It will be organised in two phases

first phase (6 hours) - The participants will be presented with an exhaustive picture of the clandestine documentation produced during the Resistance and the historical-institutional contents necessary to acquire contextual elements for a correct analytical filing of the archival units taken into consideration.

Second phase (12 hours) - The main problems relating to the treatment of the sources in question (preservation, consultation, description, publication) will be tackled, illustrating some projects carried out by Istoreto or in progress and using practical exercises. The use of the Archos web application - archival description software adopted within the network of the Historical Institutes of the Resistance in Italy - will provide a direct insight into some peculiarities of the filing activity.

The meetings will take place at the Istoreto headquarters (c/o Palazzo San Celso, c.so Valdocco 4, 3rd floor).

Learning will be tested through a practical exercise that will consist of the description of archival units in some of Istoreto's fonds using the Archos system.

For students with DSA or disabilities, please refer to the University's support (https://www.unito.it/servizi/lo-studio/studenti-con-disabilita) and reception (https://www.unito.it/accoglienza-studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa) procedures, and in particular the procedures required for exam support (https://www.unito.it/servizi/lo-studio/studenti-e-studentesse-con-disabilita/supporto-studenti-e-studentesse-con).

Students with SLD are asked to inform the lecturers and at the beginning of the course, in order to agree on a personal learning path tailored to their needs, even beyond the compensatory and dispensatory measures provided for the examination.

Will be guaranteed the possibility of using teaching material in the Moodle platform.

A reference bibliography on the topics addressed will be proposed during the various meetings. Possible teaching materials will be available in the moodle area.