Tracing spazio and tempo: Historical geographies in Italy (2020–2024)

This ‘Historical Geographies’ paper provides a review of historical geography publications in the Italian language for the 2020–2024 period. The aim is to assess the main research trends by focusing on academic production in Italian and, therefore, to update previous bibliographic studies. Methodologically, the paper outlines the criteria used to identify the publications taken into consideration, from which key areas of discussion have emerged: the history of cartography and of geographical knowledge; Historical GIS; the history of landscapes and territories; the emerging of new methods, sources and interdisciplinary approaches. In conclusion, the study highlights the importance of fostering historical geographical research that addresses contemporary challenges. • Contextualises historical geography works published in Italian between 2020 and 2024. • Critically approaches current major trend of research in Italy. • Discusses methods and research strategies used. • Claim a historical approach to current geographical problems.