New Adriatic Studies MA!

The Ionian University is proud to announce the launch of a new Master’s program designed to equip students with advanced knowledge and skills in Adriatic Studies. With a multidisciplinary approach and a strong international perspective, the program aims to prepare graduates for the challenges of an evolving global landscape. Here is a detailed description of the course:

Title

MA in Adriatic Studies

The Adriatic: Regionality, Territoriality, Mobility (14^th-18^th Centuries)

Hosted by the Department of History, Ionian University, Corfu, Greece.

Program Director: Fotios Baroutsos, Assistant Professor (adriatic@ionio.gr)

Purpose

The MA Program in Adriatic Studies extends beyond the mere history of the Adriatic Sea. Instead, it integrates multiple disciplines—history, anthropology, linguistics, art history, and environmental studies—to refresh our understanding of the Adriatic region and to establish a distinct model of regional studies.

To do this, we adopt three key perspectives: a comprehensive view of the entire region (regional), an appreciation of the specific features that make up the whole (territorial), and an awareness of movement, exchange, and overlooked connections (mobility).

In this effort, we seek and find partners from across the Adriatic and beyond: institutions that provide knowledge and expertise, educators with a vision for collaboration and interdisciplinary research, and students who are eager to embrace the challenge of learning.

Key Features:

The Program’s Duration: Four semesters – three semesters of coursework and one semester for the thesis.
Flexible Learning: The program is offered through distance learning, making it accessible from anywhere in the world.
Interdisciplinary Focus: We combine history, anthropology, linguistics, art history, environmental studies for a holistic view of the Adriatic.
• Real-World Engagement: Benefit from fieldwork opportunities, seminars, and partnerships with local institutions and organizations.
• Expert Faculty: Leading scholars and practitioners committed to innovative research and teaching.
• Global Perspective: The Adriatic region’s connections to broader global developments, from trade networks to cultural exchanges.

Curriculum

The operation of the program is defined by its flexibility, offering distance learning, a wide variety of elective seminars, fieldwork, and active support for thesis completion, including in-person colloquium.

First Semester Regionality	Second Semester Territoriality	Third Semester Mobiblity
The ‘International Law’ Before the International Law	The Case of Ragusa and the Dalmatian Coast	A Sea on the Move: Adriatic Migrations and Diasporas
Space and Economy	The Serenissima in the Adriatic: Myth and Reality	Interacting Cosmopolitanisms
The Adriatic Sea as a Chronotope: Spacio-Temporal Imprints	The Contestants of Venice	Common Loci and Creative Crossovers
The Adriatic Sea as Contact Zone: Unity and Diversity	The Ottoman Perspective	Communicating Memory and Exchanging News via Venetian Dalmatia

Digital Storytelling in Research and Teaching	Trieste as a Host City and a Nexus in Population Flows	The ‘Cosmology’ of the Adriatic Islands
Ethnic Minorities in Venice	The Venetian Institution of the Sindici Inquisitori in Levante	Epistolary networks