Problematics of History
Code
73205101
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
História
Credits
10
Teacher in charge
João Paulo Oliveira e Costa
Weekly hours
2
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
a) To identify the main debates related to the historiography of the modern age;
b) To compare the Portuguese state of the art with the international state of the art;
c) To promote profound knowledge on several specializing areas of historical research and their relations with the other social sciences.
Prerequisites
None
Subject matter
1. The Subjects of History
2. Writing History
3. Uses of the Past
4. The Ancient, the Medieval, The Modern and the Contemporary
Bibliography
Dipesh Chakrabarty, “História subalterna como pensamento político”, in Bruno Peixe Dias e José Neves (coords.), A Política dos Muitos – Povo, Classes e Multidão, Lisboa, Tinta-da-China, 2010, pp.281-308.
François Dosse, Le Pari Biographique, Paris, La Découverte, 2005
Hayden White, The Fiction of Narrative: Essays on History, Literature, and Theory 1957-2007, Baltimore, The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010
Michel de Certeau, L’écriture de l’histoire, Paris Gallimard, 1975
Roger Chartier, Au bord de la falaise. L’histoire entre incertitudes et inquiétude, Paris, Ablin Michel, 1980
Peter Burke (coord.), New Perspectives on Historical Writing, The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1991
Fernando Catroga, «Ritualizações da História», em Fernando Catroga, José Amado Mendes e Luís Reis Torgal, História da História em Portugal, 2º vol., Lisboa, Temas e Debates, 1998, pp.221-358
Paul Ricoeur, La mémoire, l´histoire, l´oubli, Paris, Seuil, 2000.
Teaching method
Theaching theoretical contents.
Workshop discussion
Tutorial direction.
Evaluation method
There are two elements that will be evaluated, one concerning the first part of the programme, the other concerning the second part. This second element is to be decided in agreement whit each specific specializing area (50%). The first element consists of a writing an individual essay (35%) and class discussion (15%). This programme will allow the acknowledgment of general and specific developments concerning the state of the art.