History of Culture

Code:

CINF015

Acronym:

HCUL

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	History

Instance: 2012/2013 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of History, Political and International Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor of Arts in Information Science

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
CINF	51	Plano Oficial a partir de 2008/2009	1	-	6	56	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The aim of this course subject is to provide solid knowledge on the major cultural movements that marked the evolution of humanity, from Classical Antiquity to the present day.

Program

1. Culture and civilisation
2. Christianity and the classical thought
3. Christian Monasticism and culture
4. Popular culture and high culture at the end of the Middle Ages
5. Humanism and Renaissance
6. Humanism and Reform
7. Enlightenment and the transformations in 18th century cultural life
8. The secularisation of culture
9. Romanticism and its influence
10. The school and the social role of the educated man
11. Sciences and their claim (19th and 20th centuries)
12. The cultural hegemony of Europe in the world
13. The massification of culture: mass media - cinema, radio and television – and their impact

Mandatory literature

BANNIARD, Michel - ; Génese Cultural da Europa: séculos V-VIII, Lisboa, 1995
CHARTIER, Roger - ; A história cultural: entre práticas e representações, Lisboa: Difel, 1988
LECLERC, Gérard, Trad. port.; A sociedade de comunicação. Uma abordagem sociológica e crítica, Lisboa, Instituto Piaget, 2000
CASTELLS, Manuel ; La era de la información, 3ª ed., 3 vols., trad. esp, Madrid: Alianza Editorial., 2001
CIDADE, Hernani - ; Lições de Cultura e Literatura Portuguesas. 7ª ed., Coimbra: Coimbra Editora, Ld.ª, 1984. , Coimbra: Coimbra Editora, Ld.ª, 1984.
ARIÈS, Philippe; DUBY, Georges (dir.) ; História da vida privada. 2 – Da Europa Feudal ao Renascimento, Porto, Ed. Afrontamento, 1990
DELUMEAU, Jean - ; DELUMEAU, Jean - La civilisation de la renaissance, Paris: Arthaud, 1967.
GUREVITCH, Aron I.; As categorias da Cultura Medieval: Editorial Caminho , Lisboa, Editorial Caminho , 1991
LE GOFF, Jacques ; Os intelectuais da Idade Média, Lisboa: Gradiva, 1990
LEBRUN, François; As grandes datas do Cristianismo, Lisboa: Ed. Notícias, 1992

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theory-practical; in practical classes, study visits will be made to libraries with old archives and historical archives in order to sensitise students to the importance of such centres of information in the preservation of the cultural heritage of humanity.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	52,00
	Exame	2,00		2013-02-28
	Trabalho escrito	25,00		2013-02-28
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Estudo autónomo	76	2013-02-28
	Frequência das aulas	7	2013-02-28
	Total:	83,00

Eligibility for exams

Attending 75% of classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

Average grade achieved in the two final exam questions and the mark given to special assignments, if any.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Students may submit assignments on the topics addressed in the course.

Classification improvement

By taking one of the assessment components (final exam or research assignment)