German Seminar
Code
711101060
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Línguas, Culturas e Literaturas Modernas, Secção de Estudos Alemães
Credits
12
Teacher in charge
Fernando Clara
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
a) To acquire research methods (Humanities, Cultural Studies, German Studies).
b) To develop supervised research (tutorials) on the topics studied in class.
c) To develop linguistic expertise and the skills in presentation and group work (orally and written).
Prerequisites
Good knowledge of German.
Subject matter
Germany and Europe
0. Research methods in the Humanities
1. Germany in Europe: historical contexts, cultural landscapes
2. Geography and the dynamics of international relations: the East and the South
3. The twentieth century: wars and peace
Bibliography
Schneider, J. (Ed.). (2009). Methodengeschichte der Germanistik. Berlin; New York: Walter de Gruyter.
Pickering, M. (2008). Research Methods for Cultural Studies. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Fulbrook, M. (1992). The divided nation: a history of Germany, 1918-1990. New York: Oxford University Press.
Schulze, H. (1985). Der Weg zum Nationalstaat: die deutsche Nationalbewegung vom 18. Jahrhundert bis zur Reichsgründung. München: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag.
Schulze, H. (1994). Staat und Nation in der europäischen Geschichte. München: Beck.
Lepenies, W. (2006). The Seduction of Culture in German History. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press.
Teaching method
The teaching method is mainly reflexive and oriented to the contents of the seminar.
Evaluation method
Presentation and debate in class of a project on one of the topics to be studied (30% of the final mark) / written essay developping the topic(s) already chosen for the oral project (70% of the final mark).