Historiography
Code
711051063
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
História
Credits
6
Teacher in charge
Bernardo Vasconcelos Sousa
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
a) To know the conditions of the emergence and diffusion of the different kinds of records about the human past;
b)To know the main historiographical tendencies in the Western, from Antiquity to our days;
c)To know the fundamental bibliography about the subject and to be able to interpret historiographical texts
d) To develop the ability of oral and written communication, with historiographical specific vocabulary and concepts
e) To obtain the acquaintance to continue a deep study on historiography
Prerequisites
None
Subject matter
1. Memory, myth and history
2. Perspectives for the analysis of the western historiography
3. The historiography from Classic Antiquity to our days
4. Portuguese historiography
Bibliography
BOURDÉ, Guy, MARTIN, Hervé, As Escolas Históricas, Mem Martins, Europa-América, 1990;
CARBONELL, Charles-Olivier, Historiografia, Lisboa, Teorema, 1992;
Enciclopédia Einaudi, I Memória História, Lisboa, Imprensa Nacional Casa da Moeda, 1984;
EVANS, Richard, Em Defesa da História, Lisboa, Temas e Debates, 2000;
MARQUES, António H. de Oliveira, Antologia da Historiografia Portuguesa, 2 vols., Mem Martins, Europa-América, 1974-1975.
Teaching method
60% of theoretical classes (oral explanation of the syllabus) and 40% of practical classes (analysis of historiographical texts and historical documents with the participation of the students).
Evaluation method
Two written tests in classroom (50% each one, for the final evaluation) and the oral participation of the students.