English Culture

Code:

MEAAM003

Acronym:

CING

Instance: 2016/2017 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Anglo-American Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Masters in Anglo-American Studies

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MEAA	11	Study Plan since 2007/2008	1	-	6	55	162

Teaching language

English

Objectives

The course aims at bringing students into contact with a number of conceptions of culture that have appeared in England between the end of the seventeenth century and the mid-nineteenth century.

Learning outcomes and competences

By the end of the course, students are expected to have acquired the knowledge and developed capacities that will enable them 1) to have a wide and rich knowledge of the work of the authors studied in the course; 2) to understand the relevance of those works in their socio-historical and ideological context; 3) operatively to employ concepts such as “culture”, “elite”, “taste”, “politics”, “morality”, “intellectual”, “progress”, “decadence”.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Not applicable.

Program

TITLE OF THE COURSE: Culture and Anarchy: The Discourse of Virtue from Shaftesbury to Arnold

 

This course covers a number of conceptions of culture that have appeared in England between the end of the seventeenth century and the mid-nineteenth century. Some of those conceptions have an eminently theoretical character, while others derive from a more or less overt intention of social and political engagement. The topics are organized in two historical clusters.

 

FIRST HISTORICAL CLUSTER – the Augustan Age:

• Shaftesbury, Characteristicks of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times (excertos)

• Addison, The Pleasures of the Imagination

• Bolingbroke, The Idea of a Patriot King

  SECOND HISTORICAL CLUSTER – Romanticism / Victorianism:

• Coleridge, The Statesman’s Manual

• Carlyle, On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History (excertos)

• Arnold, Culture and Anarchy (excertos)

Mandatory literature

Addison, Joseph; The^spectator. ISBN: 0-460-00164-7
Arnold, Matthew; Culture and anarchy and other writings. ISBN: 978-0-521-37796-6
Bolingbroke, Henry St. John, Viscount, 1678-1751; Political writings. ISBN: 978-0-521-58697-9
Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881; On heroes, hero-worship and the heroic in history. ISBN: 978-0-520-07515-3
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 1772-1834; Lay Sermons
Shaftesbury, Anthony, Third Earl of; Characteristicks of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times, Liberty Fund, 2001

Teaching methods and learning activities

Debate of relevant bibliography. Preparation and oral presentation of research papers. Contribution of short critical essays to electronic platform.

keywords

Humanities > Philosophy
Social sciences > Political sciences
Humanities > Literature
Humanities > History
Social sciences > Cultural studies > Anglo saxon studies

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	60,00
Prova oral	40,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	70,00
Frequência das aulas	30,00
Trabalho de investigação	32,00
Total:	132,00

Eligibility for exams

Attendance of no less than 75% of the sessions.

The following assessment requirements should be met:

a) active participation in the seminar;

b) preparation and oral presentation of a research paper;

c) contribution of short critical essays on the several topics, posted on an electronic platform.

Calculation formula of final grade

Oral presentation of research paper: 40%.

Continuous assessment (including participation in the seminar and critical essays on electronic platform): 60%.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable.

Internship work/project

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable.

Classification improvement

In accordance with Faculty regulations.