Rural and Urban Life

Recommended Prerequisites

Basic skills in English or French as well as in Spanish.

Teaching Methods

The class is structured in a seminar format. Each class is three hours long. The study of issues is linked to the research of documentary sources. The literature review and presentation of topics, guided by the professor seeks the participation of students in all seminar sessions, preparation of a research paper and presentation of a final report.

Learning Outcomes

Acquisition of knowledge and skills that enable a deeper understanding of and the ability to conduct studies and research in the field of Social and Cultural History.  Mastery of theoretical concepts and development of skills in planning, operationalization of acquired knowledge, resolution of specific issues and making judgments in situations of complex information.  Students will be encouraged to carry out applied research to the field of modern history, assuming the responsibility for the promotion of knowledge, teaching and communication of the historical legacy as an act of cultural and social responsibility.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1-Communal Life in the Rural Area and in the City

Families: marriage, sexuality, stages of life and death: norms, attitudes, values and differentiated behaviors.

Male and female monastic communities 

Female gatherings: internment and seclusion 

 

2- Current Life in the Rural Area and in the City

Home, nutrition and work

Health, illness and hygiene

Poverty and assistance

Religious minorities and confessional surveillance

Transgression and violence: crimes and punishments

 

3 Representations of Urban Life

Intimate space, memorial writings and romance

The art of living well: civility, etiquette and principles of sumptuous consumption

Clothing and fashion: gender distinctions

Meetings, lounges, shows, games and parties

The portrayal of everyday life in painting, theater and tiles

The emergence of the public sphere: Police and Urban life.

Head Lecturer(s)

Ana Cristina Cardoso Santos Bartolomeu de Araújo

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Report of a seminar or field trip: 30.0%
Other: 30.0%
Synthesis work: 40.0%

Bibliography

ARAÚJO, Ana Cristina, A Morte em Lisboa. Atitudes e representações: 1700-1830, Lisboa, Ed. Notícias, 1997

CASTELO-BRANCO, Fernando, Lisboa Seiscentista, Lisboa, Liv. Horizonte, 1990

FERNANDES, Maria de Lurdes Correia, Espelhos, cartas e guias: casamento e espiritualidade na Península Ibérica 1450-1700, Porto, ICL, 1995

LOPES, Maria Antónia, Pobreza, Assistência e Controlo Social em Coimbra (1750-1850), Viseu, Palimage, 2000, 2 vols

LOPES, Maria Antónia, Mulheres, espaço e sociabilidades. A transformação dos papéis femininos em Portugal, à luz de fontes literárias (2ª metade do sec. XVIII), Lisboa, Liv. Horizonte, 1989

MADUREIRA Nuno Luís, Cidade: espaço e quotidiano (Lisboa, 1740-1830) Lisboa, Liv. Horizonte, 1992

MATOSO, José (dir.), História da Vida Privada em Portugal. Idade Moderna (coord. MONTEIRO, N. G.), Lisboa, Temas e Debates/Círculo de Leitores, 2010

OLIVEIRA, António de, A vida económica e social de Coimbra de 1537 a 1640, Coimbra, Universidade de Coimbra, 1971, 2 vols.