Nationalism and Racism in 20th Century Portugal: the Colonial Question
Code
722081074
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Sociologia
Credits
10
Weekly hours
3 letivas + 1 tutorial
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
Prerequisites
None.
Subject matter
Bibliography
Alexandre, Valentim (1979) Origens do Colonialismo Português Moderno, Lisboa, Sá da Costa
Gellner, Ernest (1996) The Coming of Nationalism and its Interpretation: The myths of nation and class, in Gopal Balakrishnan (ed.) Mapping the Nation, Verso, pp. 98-145.
Clarence-Smith, Gervase (1985) O Terceiro Império Português (1825-1975) Lisboa: Teorema, pp. 85-119.
Henriques, Isabel Castro (1998) A sociedade colonial em África. Ideologias, hierarquias e quotidianos. em Francisco Bethencourt e Kirti Chaudhuri, História da Expansão Portuguesa, Círculo de Leitores, Vol. V, pp. 216-274.
Costa Pinto, António (2003) O fim do império português : a cena internacional, a guerra colonial, e a descolonização, 1961-1975, Lisboa, Livros Horizonte, pp. 65-89
Castelo, Cláudia (1998) Recepção em Portugal da doutrina de Gilberto Freyre em O Modo Português de Estar no Mundo. O Luso-Tropicalismo e a Ideologia Colonial Portuguesa (1933-1961), Porto, Edições Afrontamento, pp. 35-67.
Teaching method
Theoretical/practical lectures based on supporting material handed out in each session; research work; analysis and discussion of theoretical texts and case studies.
Evaluation method
Grading will be based on: oral participation during the unit sessions; oral and written presentation of a text (selected from the unit´s bibliography); and a final paper. The latter can be either an essay about a specific work or about divergent auhtors and perspectives (also from the unit´s bibliography) (c. 20 pages, without bibliography); or it can be a piece of empirical research (c. 30 pages)