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Humanism and Iberian Discoveries

Humanism and Iberian Discoveries

Code	16926
Year	2
Semester	S2
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	TP(60H)
Scientific area	Cultura
Entry requirements	--
Learning outcomes	1. Introduce an interconnective perspective of several thematic axes that revolve around Humanism in Portugal and Spain. 2. Display, in a contextual and comparative perspective, the general tables of the Iberian Discoveries in the 15th and 16th centuries. 3. Understand the European dimension of Humanism and how much the Iberian Discoveries shaped it. 4. Identify important figures of Humanism and the Iberian Discoveries, as well as knowing their paths and works/accomplishments. 5. Highlight Latin as the vehicular language par excellence of Humanism, without forgetting the process of the rise of vernacular languages. 6. Highlight the importance of the Castilian language in Modern Portugal. 7. Describe the mutations produced by the phenomenon of the Iberian Expansion within the framework of the Modern World. 8. Sharpen cognitive abilities. 9. Develop practical work.
Syllabus	1. Renaissance and Humanism concepts. 2. Factors that favor Humanism. 3. The phenomenon of Humanism in Europe. 4. The early Humanism in the iberian world. The autochton influence and the import of models. The expansion of Humanism. 5. Some of the main iberian humanists, pathways and works. 6. Brief notes about portuguese-castilian bilingualism. 7. The iberian peoples, the sea and globalization. 8. A view of the World before the Discoveries. 9. The main figures of Iberian Discoveries. 10. The consequences of the Discoveries. 11. Humanists and the disclosure of Discoveries.
Main Bibliography	ALBUQUERQUE, L. (Dir.). (1994). Dicionário de História dos Descobrimentos Portugueses. Lisboa: Caminho, 2 vols. ANDRADE, A. et al. (Coords.). (2015). Humanismo e Ciência: Antiguidade e Renascimento. Aveiro \| Coimbra \| São Paulo: UA Editora –UA, IUC e Annablume. BATAILLON, M. (2007). Erasmo y España. México: Fondo de Cultura Económica. BETHENCOURT, F. & CHAUDHURI, K. (Dir.). (1998). História da Expansão Portuguesa. Lisboa: Temas e Debates, vol. I. HOOYKASS, R. (1983). O Humanismo e os Descobrimentos na Ciência e nas Letras Portuguesas do Século XVI. Lisboa: Gradiva. OLIVEIRA, A. et al. (1999). História dos Descobrimentos e Expansão Portuguesa. Lisboa: Universidade Aberta. RAMALHO, A. C. (1998 e 2000). Para a História do Humanismo em Portugal. Lisboa: INCM, vols. III e IV. (2013). Coimbra: IUC, vol. V. YUN CASALILLA, B. (2021). Os Impérios Ibéricos e a Globalização da Europa (Séculos XV a XVII). Lisboa: Temas e Debates –Círculo de Leitores.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.