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Giorgio Politi serves as Senior Researcher in Modern History (M-STO/02) at Ca' Foscari University of Venice's Department of Humanities, where he has been a core member since the department's inception. He previously taught at Milan's Academy of Fine Arts and University of Milan from 1975-1980 while pioneering academic IT infrastructure as departmental webmaster, IT manager, and faculty IT committee coordinator.
Politi earned his Philosophy degree from the University of Milan in 1971. His scholarly trajectory bridges traditional historiography with digital innovation, reflecting early adoption of microcomputers for historical text processing and desktop publishing in the 1980s-90s.
His research centers on Early Modern European social dynamics, particularly peasant revolts like the 1525 Tyrolean uprising led by Michael Gaismair and urban history of Spanish-era Cremona. Later work explores historical epistemology, cultural memory, and digital humanities methodologies, evidenced by his co-founded academic series em-studi di storia europea protomoderna with Reinhold C. Mueller.
Analysis of his 66+ publications (1976-2016) reveals three thematic clusters: foundational studies on Gaismair and Tyrolean revolts (1980s-90s), methodological critiques of historical practice (History as a Dead Language, 2009), and interdisciplinary explorations of cultural memory (The Chosen People, 2015). His 2009 thesis-writing manual remains widely used in Italian academia.
Though no formal awards are documented, Politi's institutional impact is evident through his leadership in academic technology and the influential publication series he co-directs. His advisory roles are reflected in collaborative editorial projects rather than formal student supervision.
Politi co-founded and directs the em-studi di storia europea protomoderna series, creating a dedicated platform for early modern European historical research that bridges Italian and international scholarship through digital publishing frameworks he developed.
