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16592
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| Year |
1
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| Semester |
S1
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| ECTS Credits |
6
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| Workload |
TP(45H)
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| Scientific area |
História da Cultura
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Entry requirements |
Fluency in Portuguese.
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Learning outcomes |
- Develop reflective knowledge about the meaning and influence of Portuguese expansion in the world. - Re-examine "myths" reated to Portuguese expansionism. - Having an overview of the world before the 15th century expansion. - Expose, in a contextual and comparative perspective, the general frameworks of Portuguese expansion in the 15th and 16th centuries. - Know the life of some of the main builders of the Empire. - Understand the process of formation of the Empire. - Evaluate the model of the Portuguese Empire. - Clarify the place that the Portuguese Empire occupies among the empires. - Capture the nature of contacts established between peoples and civilizations. - Explain the spread of the Portuguese language. - Clarify the relationship between literature and the Empire. - Boost academic debate. - Mastering operating concepts and sharpening cognitive skills. - Encourage autonomous learning strategies. - Produce scientific texts.
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Syllabus |
0. Introduction: Scrutinizing the Reach of Portuguese Expansion in the World.
1. Myths of Yesterday and Today.
2. A View of the World before the Fifteenth-Century Expansion.
3. Motivations and Conditions for Portuguese Expansion.
4. Policies and Ideologies of Portuguese Expansion (15th and 16th centuries).
5. Empire Builders Biographies.
6. The Portuguese Empire among the Empires. The Overseas Administrative Organization. The Economic Organization of Empire.
7. A Look at the Contact between Peoples and Civilizations.
8. Language and Literature in the Empire.
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Main Bibliography |
BETHENCOURT, F. & CHAUDHURI, K. (Dir.). (1998). História da Expansão Portuguesa. Lisboa: Temas e Debates, vol I. BETHENCOURT, F. & CURTO, D. R. (Dir.). (2010). A Expansão Marítima Portuguesa, (1400-1800). Lisboa: Edições 70. COSTA, J. P. (2013). Mare Nostrum. Lisboa: Temas e Debates – Círculo de Leitores. COSTA, J. P. (Coord.). (2014). História da Expansão e do Império Português. Lisboa: A Esfera dos Livros. LUÍS, A. A. (2023). Estudos sobre a Expansão Portuguesa. Covilhã: LusoSofia:press, Universidade da Beira Interior (https://doi.org/10.25768/654-957-2). OLIVEIRA, A. et al. (1999). História dos Descobrimentos e Expansão Portuguesa. Lisboa: Universidade Aberta. SANTOS, J. M. (1998). A Guerra e as Guerras na Expansão Portuguesa (Séculos XV e XVI). Lisboa: Grupo de Trabalho do Ministério da Educação para as Comemorações dos Descobrimentos Portugueses. THOMAZ, L. F. (1994). De Ceuta a Timor. Linda-a-Velha: Difel.
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
Expositive classes; discussion classes; practical work; use of audiovisual resources; use of the Moodle platform.
Written work – scientific article format – (85%) + presentation (10%) = 95%.
Class participation = 5%.
Possibility for the student to take the exam provided that he has obtained a minimum grade of 6 in teaching and learning, the exam consisting of the re-elaboration of the written work.
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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