Seminar in Modern and Contemporary History I

Code:

HISTO079

Acronym:

SHC_I

Instance: 2011/2012 - 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
HISTO	38	Study Plan - Hist. w/ Minor in Geography	3	-	6	54	162
		Study Plan - History	3	-	6	54	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

1. To acquire the methodological skills needed to identify and investigate issues in contemporary history.
2. To produce a research report on a specific issue in contemporary history.

Program

Program (Seminar):
1. Preliminary issues about research in contemporary History:
1.1. Research problematics in contemporary History: new problems and new social dynamics;
1.2. The approximation between History and other social sciences and the exchange of problematics, methods and techniques;
2. Historiography trends from the 20th century:
2.1. The cut with the positivist tradition;
2.2. The «new History»: from the «problem-and-global History» to the «fragmented History»;
2.3. Current historiography;
2.4. General History, local History and micro-History. Biography and life histories;
2.5. Paradigmatic works of contemporary historiography;
3. The research process:
3.1. Goal definition and the initial theoretical problematic;
3.2. Methodological options: extensive and intensive analysis;
3.3. Bibliographical research and the selection of information sources;
3.4. Construction of a research plan;
3.5. Information collecting, treatment and systematisation. Assembling files/databases. Bibliographical analysis and reading reports. Qualitative and quantitative analysis methods.
4. Research resources:
4.1. Libraries, newspaper libraries, documentation centres and media libraries; research instruments (files, catalogs and bibliographies);
4.2. Archives; research instruments (screenplays, inventories and indexes);
4.3. The web; on-line research.
4.4. Oral history; questionnaire and interview.

Program (Laboratory Practices):
Preparation of research plans about Portuguese contemporary History to be developed by the students and discussion of bibliographical research works and sources.

Mandatory literature

ALBARELLO, L. e outros; Práticas e Métodos em Ciências Sociais, Gradiva, 1997
BELL, Judith; Como realizar um projecto de investigação: um guia para a pesquisa em ciências sociais e da educação, 4.ª ed. , Gradiva, 2008
FRADA, João José Cúcio; Guia prático para a elaboração e apresentação de trabalhos científicos, Edições Cosmos, 1993
QUIVY, Raymond; CAMPENHOUDT, Luc van; Manual de Investigação em Ciências Sociais, Gradiva, 1992
SOUSA, Gonçalo de Vasconcelos; Metodologia da investigação redacção e apresentação de trabalhos científicos, Livraria Civilização Editora, 1998
THUILLIER, Guy; TULARD, Jean; La Méthode en Histoire, PUF, 1986

Complementary Bibliography

AZEVEDO, Carlos A. Moreira; AZEVEDO, Ana Gonçalves de; Metodologia científica: contributos práticos para a elaboração de trabalhos académicos, ed. autor, 1994
BARDIN, Laurence; Análise de conteúdo, Edições 70, 1979
BLOCH, Marc; Introdução à História, Europa-América, 1974 (2ª ed.)
BRAUDEL, Fernand; História e Ciências Sociais, Presença, 1976 (2ª ed.)
BRUYNE, Paul de; HERMAN, H.; SCHOUTHEETE, M.; Dinâmica da Pesquisa em Ciências Sociais: Os Pólos da Prática Metodológica, Francisco Alves, 1991
BURKE, Peter; Sociologia e História, Afrontamento, 1990
ECO, Umberto; Como se faz uma tese em Ciências Humanas, Presença, 1984 (3ª ed.)
EVANS, Richard J.; Em defesa da História, Temas e Debates, 2000
FURET, François; A Oficina da História, Gradiva, s. d.
GINZBURG, Carlo; A micro-história e outros ensaios, Difel, 1991
GRAWITZ, Madeleine; Méthodes des Sciences Sociales, Éditions Dalloz, 1993
HUOT, Réjean; Métodos Quantitativos para as Ciências Humanas, Instituto Piaget, 2002
LE GOFF, Jacques; CHARTIER, Roger; REVEL, Jacques, dir.; La Nouvelle Histoire, CEPL, 1978
LESSARD-HÉBERT, M.; GOYETTE, G.; BOUTIN, G.; Investigação Qualitativa, Instituto Piaget, 1994
MARROU, Henri-Irénée; De la connaissance historique, Seuil, 1975 (2ª ed.)
PINOL, Jean-Luc; ZYSBERG, André; Métier d’historien avec un ordinateur, Nathan, 1995
POIRIER, Jean; CLAPIER-VALLADON, Simone; RAYBAUT, Paul; Histórias de Vida. Teoria e Prática, Celta, 1999 (2ª ed.)
REVEL, Jacques; A Invenção da Sociedade, Difel, 1990
SILVA, Augusto Santos; PINTO, José Madureira, org.; Metodologia das Ciências Sociais, Afrontamento, 1986
VEYNE, Paul; Como se escreve a História, Edições 70, 1983

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical/Practical classes will be devoted to the presentation of concepts, as well as theoretical and methodological issues related to the subject. Texts, graphs, statistics and other material will be used to aid the presentations in an effort to promote students’ critical participations in the ongoing discussion.

In tutorial classes, students will receive help with their research projects, specifically with research design, main bibliography, sources of information, processing and analysing data, and writing their research reports.

Software

Excel
Word
PowerPoint
FileMaker

keywords

Humanities > History > Contemporary History

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	52,00
	Trabalho escrito	20,00		2011-10-28
	Trabalho escrito	40,00		2012-01-27
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Estudo autónomo	50	2012-01-27
	Total:	50,00

Examinations or Special Assignments

Bearing in mind the characteristics of this course unit, no Special exams and assessments are previewed. All students, even the special cases established in the Assessment Regulations regarding eligibility for exams, must do the 2 assessments.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

All students with special arrangements, although not required to do all planned assessment components, may do so in accordance with the regulations applicable to their specific cases. At the beginning of the academic year, the lecturer can make arrangements with these students to decide on how they can do these 2 assessments, according to the specific cases, and, if necessary, seek the assistance of SAED.

Classification improvement

The student may ask to improve the grades in the final assessment components previewed for the course unit (written research report and public presentation), and redo or repeat any of these assessments.

Observations

In the case of foreign students, the assessment components defined may, if necessary, be presented in Spanish, English or French.