Code |
14233
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Year |
1
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Semester |
S1
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ECTS Credits |
6
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Workload |
OT(15H)/TP(45H)
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Scientific area |
Cultura
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Entry requirements |
N/A.
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Mode of delivery |
Theoretical and practical
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Work placements |
Not applicable
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Learning outcomes |
• Acquire knowledge of the most important themes of Portuguese Culture and its formation in the context of globalization; • Elaborate practical work on an author and a relevant work of Portuguese Culture; • Demonstrate oral presentation skills in the presentation; • Acquire critical capability.
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Syllabus |
1) The issues of Historiography, especially the usefulness of History and the concepts of Culture and Civilization. 2) The Portuguese Identity: unity and diversity. 3) The first spaces and manifestations of Portuguese literate and artistic culture. 4) Dimensions of the Renaissance: Humanism and Erasmism in Portugal; the Discoveries and Renaissance Culture; Travel Literature; Gil Vicente and Luís de Camões. 5) The Reform Movement, the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation in Portugal. 6) D. Sebastião and Sebastianism. 7) Father António Vieira and the “Fifth Empire”. 8) Pombalism, Enlightenment and Encyclopedism. 9) Liberalism and Romanticism in Portugal. 10) The new proposals of the Generation of 70. 11) Republicanism. 12) Modernism and other avant-gardes. 13) The culture of the "politics of the spirit" of the Estado Novo. 14) The culture of opposition. 15) Globalization and the Portuguese economy, society and culture.
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Main Bibliography |
BUESCU, Helena Carvalhão (coord.) (1997), Dicionário do Romantismo Literário Português. Lisboa: Editorial Caminho. CALAFATE, Pedro (dir.) (1999-2004), História do Pensamento Filosófico Português. 5 vols. Lisboa: Editorial Caminho. CATROGA, Fernando e CARVALHO, Paulo Archer de (1996), Sociedade e Cultura Portuguesas II. Lisboa: Universidade Aberta. MATTOSO, José (dir.) (1993-1999), História de Portugal, vols. I a VIII. Lisboa: Estampa. PEREIRA, António dos Santos (2008), Portugal Descoberto: Cultura Medieval e Moderna. Covilhã: Universidade da Beira Interior. PEREIRA, António dos Santos (2008), Portugal Descoberto: Cultura Contemporânea e Pós-Moderna. Covilhã: Universidade da Beira Interior. REAL, Miguel (2011), Introdução à Cultura Portuguesa. Lisboa: Planeta. REAL, Miguel (2017), Traços Fundamentais da Cultura Portuguesa. Lisboa: Planeta. TAVARES, Maria José Ferro (1990), Sociedade e Cultura Portuguesas. 2 vols. Lisboa: Universidade Aberta.
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
• Lectures; • Debates; • Text analysis; • Group and individual activities.
The evaluation of the History of Portuguese Culture course unit will proceed as follows:
1. The minimum grade of use is ten values (9.5 values).
2. In the Teaching-Learning assessment, the 20 final values will be distributed as follows: 50% - Written test. 40% - Individual or pair written work and respective presentation (30% + 10%). 10% - Attendance and critical participation in classes (50% of classes).
3. Minimum grade for access to the Final Exam: 6 points.
4. Special assessment (worker-student status): in accordance with current legislation.
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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