History of Modern and Contemporary Culture

Code:

HISTO083

Acronym:

HCEC

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	History

Instance: 2020/2021 - 2S

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	64	HISTO - Study Plan	3	-	6	52	162
LLC	4	LLC - Monodisciplinary Study Plan	2	-	6	52	162
			3

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

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. To draw the students' attention to the main ideological and cultural movements of the Portuguese society, from the rise of Liberalism to the end of "Estado Novo". Using contexts to compare Portugal´s cultural tendencies and mentality with other European countries. Improve proficiency in concepts and establish links between them. To acquire independent learning strategies and to develop interpretation and critical analysis skills.

Learning outcomes and competences

Improve proficiency in concepts concerning the cultural history in Contemporary times and establish links between them. To acquire independent learning strategies and to develop interpretation and critical analysis skills.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Subject presentation: teaching methodologies, assessment options and criteria, sources and bibliography. 2. From the Enlightenment and critical thought to the Romanticism as a cultural revolution - the changing paradigm in Europe and in Portugal. 3. Cultural movements in the 2nd half of the 19th century and the relationship between philosophy, art and science. 4. Positivism and Republicanism in Portugal. 5. “Fin-de-siècle” culture in the westwern world. 6. The inter-war period – cultural, ideological and behavioural transformations in western society. 7. The Portuguese culture during the First Republic – changing, plurality and diversity. 8. The Portuguese culture during the "Estado Novo" – from cultural policies to cultural resistance.

Mandatory literature

BAUMER, Franklin L. ; O Pensamento Europeu Moderno, vol. 2 , Edições 70, 1990
CALAFATE, Pedro (org.) ; Portugal como Problema, vols. III e IV, Público/Fundação Luso-Americana, 2006
FRANÇA, José-Augusto; O Romantismo em Portugal, Livros Horizonte, 1993
MATTOSO, José (dir.); História de Portugal, vols. 5 a 8, Círculo de Leitores, 1993-1994
MELO, Daniel ; Salazarismo e Cultura Popular (1933-1958), ICS da UL, 2001
Ó, Jorge Ramos do ; Os Anos de Ferro: o dispositivo cultural durante a "Política do Espírito" 1933-1949, Estampa, 1999
REIS, António (dir.) ; Portugal Contemporâneo, 6 vols., Alfa, 1990-1992
RIOUX, Jean-Pierre ; Le temps des masses: le vingtième siècle, Seuil, 1998
WATSON, Peter ; Historia Intelectual del siglo XX, Editorial Crítica, 2002. ISBN: 84-8432-310-2

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical-practical classes: lectures on selected topics. Tutorials: discussion of course contents by fostering discussions involving students, based on documents; discussion of literature.

keywords

Humanities > History
Humanities > History > Contemporary History

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	70,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	108,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Compliance with attendance is not included in the assessment types (Assessment Regulations of FLUP, article 9, paragraph 1)

Calculation formula of final grade

Final evaluation - Final exam (100%)

Examinations or Special Assignments

According to the evaluation regulation in force.

Internship work/project

 

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to the evaluation regulation in force.

Classification improvement

According to the evaluation regulation in force.

Observations

Exceptionally in 2021 - 2nd semester - due to the pandemic, the evaluation has the following options:

1.Distributed without final exam: two works - one to be presented at the end of April 2021 and the other until May 22, 2021.

The first will take the form of a review of a work, biography of an author / artist ..., analysis of a film or documentary, ... or another theme to be agreed with the teacher until March 5, 2021. It will be individual and will have a close dimension of the 10 pages.

Criteria: scientifically correct content; justification of choice; relevance to contemporary culture. Deliver or paper or digital support by April 30. It will be worth 40% of the final classification.

The second can be carried out by two students (at most), on a theme agreed with the teacher until March 12, 2021. It can be presented to the class and / or the teacher, on a date to be agreed (within the teaching time of the UC or in the period related to exams of the normal season). In the case of not wanting to (in) present, the teacher may consider it necessary to make a specific presentation or an oral conversation with the author (s).

Criteria: scientifically correct content; justification of choice; relevance to contemporary culture, methodological rigor. Placed in Moodle in the respective folder until May 30th. It will be worth 60% of the final classification.

2. Final exam in person: in the case of this option, there will be a written exam, consisting of 4 questions to answer three. Criteria: scientifically correct content, evidence of diverse readings, rigorous language. It will be worth 100% of the final classification.

The option will be made by completing a survey on Google Forms whose link is in the Summary of Lesson 1.