Problemática da Modernidade em Portugal. Da Monarquia à República (not translated) - 1st semester
Code
722051283
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
História
Credits
10
Teacher in charge
Luís Espinha da Silveira
Weekly hours
3 letivas + 1 tutorial
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
a) To acquire the necessary scientific upgrade to the knowledge and the questioning of Social History in the Portuguese \"long nineteenth century\"
b) To question aspects of social modernity inherent in the establishment and consolidation of Liberalism in Portugal
c) To analyse the several components of the Portuguese liberal society, namely individuals, social groups or socio-professional associations
d) To have the ability to present orally and to write a paper of original research
e) To acquire the knowledge to enable the pursue of a thorough investigation into the modern/contemporary era
Prerequisites
Not applicable.
Subject matter
Individuals and Groups in the Liberal Society
Introduction:
- Social History: scope, issues and historiography
- From the individual to the group, from the people to the elite: a discussion of concepts
From the Ancient Regime to the Liberalism:
- The Nobility and the Clergy at the end of the Ancient Regime
- Other social groups: merchants and renters
Revolution, Liberalism and Regeneration:
- The changes introduced by the Liberal Revolution
- Individuals, groups and associations
- Private life, everyday life and sociability
- Women in the liberal society
- Marginal groups in the liberal society
Bibliography
Alves, Daniel, A República atrás do Balcão (1870-1910), Lisboa, Cosmos, 2012
Amaral, Luciano (coord.), Outubro - A Revolução Republicana em Portugal (1910-1926), Lisboa, Edições 70, 2011
Catroga, Fernando, O Republicanismo em Portugal da Formação ao 5 de Outubro de 1910, Coimbra, Faculdade de Letras, 1991
Ramos, Rui, A Segunda Fundação (1890-1926), Lisboa, Círculo de Leitores, 1994
REIS, Jaime, O Atraso Económico Português 1850-1930, Lisboa, Imprensa Nacional, 1993
Teaching method
Lectures designed to provide a critical approach to individual subjects
Class debates
Students presentations
Individual tutoring
Evaluation method
Assessment elements: a written essay between 25 000 and 35 000 characters long, including spaces and footnotes but excluding the final references (which will weight 60% of the final grade); the oral presentation of the same essay (20%) and the participation in class debates (20% of the final grade)