Social Affairs and Economic Activities

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

The seminar uses continuous evaluation: presentation of content, clarification of doubts and tasks assigned  by the professors; presentation and discussion of comments and tasks by students.

Learning Outcomes

The aim is to deepen the knowledge of the subjects concerned both in Portugal in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and on a European and global scale.  Students will analyze different readings by researchers in history and other social sciences.  Focuses attention on the study of verifiable interactions between political and administrative institutions, "civil society" organizations and individuals.  We will also cover the most specific problems of women's history, anti-Semitism and the patrimonialization of material culture.

 

Students will acquire capabilities for collecting, processing, and preparing objective ("scientific") speeches characterizing the aspects of the Portuguese reality throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; integration of the same in European and global contexts; analysis of the problems of women's history, anti-Semitism and the patrimonialization of material culture.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Society, economy, world views and ideologies in the contemporary era.

2. Portugal, Europe and globalization: social and economic policies.

3. Evolution of social structures.  Social organizations and institutions.

4. Cycles of economic activity.  Companies and sectors.

5. The situation of women and the discourses of gender.

6. Scientisms, "social Darwinism" and antisemitism.

7. Patrimonialization of material culture and memory.

Head Lecturer(s)

João Paulo Cabral de Almeida Avelãs Nunes

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Required elements: attendance and informal participation in class, bibliographic and documentary research, critical review. Optional elements: preparation and presentation of topics, organization of discussions and study visits, among others.: 100.0%

Bibliography

BRITO, José Maria Brandão de e outros (dir.), Momentos de inovação e engenharia em Portugal no século XX, 3 volumes, Lisboa, Publicações Dom Quixote, 2004.

CARDOSO, José Luís, História do pensamento económico português. Temas e problemas, Lisboa, Livros Horizonte, 2001.

FARIA, Miguel Figueira de (coord.), Alfredo da Silva. Biografia, Lisboa, Bertrand Editora, 2004.

JUDT, Tony, Pós-guerra. História da Europa desde 1945, Lisboa, Edições 70, 2007.

LAINS, Pedro e SILVA, Álvaro Ferreira da (org.), História económica de Portugal (1700-2000), 3 volumes, Lisboa, ICS, 2005.

NASH, Mary, As Mulheres no Mundo. História, desafios e movimentos, Lisboa, Editora Ausência, 2005.

NUNES, João Paulo Avelãs, O Estado Novo e o volfrâmio (1933-1947), Coimbra, IUC, 2010.

SEN, Amartya, Identidade e violência. A ilusão do destino, Lisboa, Edições Tinta-da-China, 2007.

VITAL, David, A people apart. The jews in Europe (1789-1939), Oxford, OUP, 2009.