Monographic The course in Portuguese Culture and Society

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

 The classes will be  theoretical-practical, students should participate on analysis of some documents concerning different issues addressed during the course.

Learning Outcomes

This monographic the course The aims at giving awareness of some decisive issues in shaping Portuguese culture and society.
Students are expected to be able to identify any elements of history of Portugal that have contributed to shape Portuguese people.

Students should also identify the importance which University of Coimbra had and still has as a focus for dissemination of Portuguese culture in world.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1 - Introduction - What it means "To be Portuguese"?

2 - medieval society and its different types of culture
3 - Portuguese Discoveries and "culture of sea"
4 - Humanism and Inquisition in Portugal
5 - Education and culture at service of Estado Novo

Head Lecturer(s)

Maria Adelaide de Sousa Chichorro Ferreira

Assessment Methods

Assessment
The evaluation will take into consideration students informal participation, implementation of small tasks in classroom and a written work.: 100.0%

Bibliography

- ALBUQUERQUE, Martim de, Estudos de cultura portuguesa, Lisboa, INCM, 1984.

- MATOSO, José, História de Portugal, 8 vols., Lisboa, Círculo de Leitores, 1992.

- MATOSO, José, Religião e cultura na Idade Média portuguesa, Lisboa, INMC, 1997 (2.ª Ed.).

- MEDINA, João, Portuguesismo(s) (acerca da identidade nacional), Lisboa, Centro de História da Universidade de Lisboa, 2006.

- SARAIVA, António José, Para a história da cultura em Portugal, Lisboa, Gradiva, 1961.

 

ALGUNS SITES:

- http://www.mundodacultura.com/ (Cultura e tradições nas diferentes regiões)

- http://cvc.instituto-camoes.pt/conhecer.html (Instituto Camões)

- http://purl.pt/index/geral/PT/index.html (Biblioteca Nacional Digital)

- http://web.bg.uc.pt/Bibliotecadigital/ (Biblioteca Geral Digital - Universidade de Coimbra)

 

Nota: Outros materiais e bibliografia serão oportunamente indicados aos alunos.