History of Modern and Contemporary Culture

Code:

HISTO019

Acronym:

HCECON

Instance: 2010/2011 - 1S

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

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
HIS	1	Official Study Plan - LHIS	4	-	6	-
HISTO	107	Study Plan only for 2007/2008	1	-	6	-
		Study Plan - Hist. w/ Minor in Geography	2	-	6	-
			3
		Study Plan - History	2	-	6	-
			3

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

- Sensitise students to the most significant cultural movements in the contemporary West.
- Understand and interpret the main cultural manifestations and mental strands of contemporary age.
-Improve proficiency in concepts and establish links between them.
- Supervise self-learning strategies and develop interpretation and critical analysis skills.

Program

1. Introduction to the subject: teaching methodologies, assessment types and criteria, sources and bibliography.
2. Enlightenment and critical thought.
3. Romanticism as a cultural revolution.
4. Cultural movements in the 2nd half of the 19th century and the relationship between philosophy, art and science.
5. Intellectuals, culture and ideologies in the first half of the 19th century.
6. The inter-war period – behavioural transformations in western society.

Mandatory literature

CHAUNU, Pierre; A Civilização da Europa das Luzes, 2 vols, Lisboa, Estampa, 1985
BAUMER, Franklin L. ; O Pensamento Europeu Moderno, 2 vols, Lisboa, Edições 70, 1990
WATSON, Peter; Historia Intelectual del siglo XX, Barcelona, Editorial Crítica, 2002. ISBN: 84-8432-310-2
GUSDORF, Georges; Le Romantisme, 2 vols., Paris, Payot, 1993-1998. ISBN: 2-228-88694-7
RIOUX, Jean-Pierre; Le temps des masses: le vingtième siècle, Paris, Seuil, 1998

Teaching methods and learning activities

TP classes: Theory-practical classes, mostly expository.
Tutorials: Discussion of course contents by fostering discussions involving students, based on documents; discussion of literature.

keywords

Humanities > History > Contemporary History

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	52,00
	Trabalho escrito	101,00		2011-02-13
	Exame	2,00		2011-02-13
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Frequência das aulas	7	2010-12-18
	Total:	7,00

Eligibility for exams

Complying with attendance is not included in the assessment types (Assessment Regulations of FLUP, article 9, par. 1.)

Calculation formula of final grade

EF - Final exam (100%)

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable

Classification improvement

Accordance with Assessment Regulations in force.