Cultural Issues of the Portuguese Expansion
Code
711091107
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Estudos Portugueses
Credits
6
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
a) To acquire historical knowledge as a means to understand the contemporary world
b) To discuss Portuguese History and European expansionism in the Modern world
c) To develop the ability to discuss concepts and their changing forms
d) To develop historical and cultural knowledge about the Portuguese speaking countries
e) To understand the notion of cultural relativism.
Prerequisites
None.
Subject matter
1.The Discoveries and the modern European expansionism
2.The movement of «dar ao Mundo a forma que o Mundo tem».
3.Discoveries and cultural renewal in the Renaissance: geographical expansion and knowledge, observation, experience and epistemological change
4.Assimilating the new; civilizational and cultural clashes.
5.Overseas expansion, Theology and Law. Land ownership, trade and evangelization
Bibliography
ALBUQUERQUE, Luís, As navegações e a sua projecção na ciência e na cultura, Lisboa, Gradiva, 1987.
CIDADE, Hernâni, A literatura portuguesa e a expansão ultramarina. As ideias, os factos, as formas de arte, Coimbra, 1963.
CRISTOVÃO, Fernando (coord.), Condicionalismos culturais da literatura de viagens: estudos e bibliografias, Lisboa, Edições Cosmos e CLEPUL,1999.
CRISTOVÃO, Fernando (coord.), O olhar do viajante. Dos navegadores aos exploradores, Coimbra, Almedina e CLEPUL, 2003.
DIAS, J. S. da Silva, Os descobrimentos e a problemática cultural do século XVI, Lisboa, Presença, 1982.
PIMENTEL, Rosário, Chão de Sombras, Estudos sobre Escravatura, Lisboa, Colibri, 2010.
Teaching method
Theoretical presentations, discussions, readings, media presentations.
Evaluation method
1.One final test (40%)
2.One paper of 10 pages (40%)
3.Brief individual presentations in class (20%)