Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas

Criticism and Reading

Code

711011069

Academic unit

Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas

Department

Ciências da Comunicação

Credits

6

Teacher in charge

Maria Augusta Babo

Weekly hours

4

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

a) To deepen thematic issues in Textualities;
b) To knowledge the history of reading and the critical role of the textual construction of the field;
c) To be provide critical reading of a work, according to the parameters provided.

Prerequisites

None.

Subject matter

1.Genealogy of concept of reading;
2. Introduction to the question of critical judgement;
3. The comment text and the critical text.

Bibliography

Chartier, R. e Cavallo, G., Histoire de la lecture dans le monde occidental, Paris, Seuil, 1997
Eco, U., Os limites da interpretação, Lisboa, Difel, 1992
Furtado, J. A., Os livros e as leituras, Lisboa, Livros e Leituras, 2000
Jauss, H. R., Pour une esthétique de la réception, Paris, Gallimard, 1978
Ricoeur, P, De l´interprétation, Paris, Seuil, 1965

Teaching method

Theoretical (40%) and practical (60%) classes that conciliate the presentation of the syllabus with monitoring individual work.

Evaluation method

Stage 1: presentation of a project proposal of individual work and discussion and bibliographic guidance;
Stage 2: presentation of the structure in the classroom and analysis of each work. Discussion.
Stage 3: delivery of work for assessment.

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