| Code |
15512
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| Year |
1
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| Semester |
S2
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| ECTS Credits |
6
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| Workload |
OT(15H)/TP(45H)
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| Scientific area |
Sociology
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Entry requirements |
1. The importance of books to build a cultural identity.
2. Books as social and individual portraits.
3. Self-reflection and autobiography in writing - practical cases for mobility students.
4. Multiple identities and strange places - travel writing and fairy tales.
5. Books connecting a global world.
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Learning outcomes |
In this curricular unit taught in English, students must
- recognize reference works of European and world culture, literary, scientific or religious;
- write individual and creative reflections on your mobility experiences and intercultural relationships;
- identify common and particular elements of everyday life and their presence in cultural production.
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Syllabus |
The central place of books on western culture, either literary, scientifc or religious works, will be discussed in order to critically read the major ouvres, but also as support to a critical reflection about mobility students' experiences. Travel writing and fairy tales will be used as an incentive to understand an interconnected world.
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Main Bibliography |
Main bibliography
Baratta, Alex (2020). Read Critically. Sage.
Dawson, Paul (2005). Creative Writing and the New Humanities. Routledge.
Harper, Graeme (2015). Creative Writing and Education. Multilingual Matters.
Solomon, Andrew (2016). Far & Away - How Travel Can Change the World. Chatto & Windus.
Readings (excerpts)
Olga Tokarczuk. Flights.
Mythologies and folk tales.
George Grossmith. The Diary of a Nobody.
Nikolai Gogol. The Fair at Sorochyntsi.
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
Classes will be ran in seminar mode, with critical discussion of the weekly readings.
Students will write a short critical essay for each of the excerpts / short stories studied in class.
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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