Problematics of History - 1st semester
Code
73205101
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
História
Credits
10
Teacher in charge
Amélia Aguiar de Andrade, Pedro Almeida Cardim
Weekly hours
2
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
Students are expected to develop the following competences:
an in-depth knowledge of the most relevant and up-to-date theoretical debates in the field of historical studies;
ability to choose a field of expertise and to plan and conduct the work inherent to this course, as well as to use such competences in her/his own personal research;
ability to be intellectually creative in the development of scientific ideas and the answering to the main research questions;
ability to take advantage of the main funding opportunities for collaborative research, at the international level, in the field of the social sciences and the humanities;
ability to contribute to the advancement of knowledge through her/his research.
Prerequisites
None
Subject matter
-Presentation of the course and of the FCSHs research units linked to this doctoral program: IEM, CHAM & IHC;
-Assessment: tutorial work and the core conceptual problems of the doctoral dissertations;
-W. Blockmans (Univ. Leiden), Opportunities of the European Research Council Global Assessment;
-Wim Blockmans (Univ. Leiden), Conferência IEM: Emergence and Erosion of Citizens Political Participation in Medieval Europe;
-Discussion Panel 1: José Pedro Paiva (Univ. Coimbra), \"A renovação da história religiosa\";
-Preparing the visit to the exhibit \"Lembranças da Exposição de 1940\";
-Exhibit \"Lembranças da Exposição de 1940\";
-Doctoral students panel: the main theoretical challenges of their dissertations;
-Discussion Panel 2: theoretical debates in Ancient History, Portuguese History, Archaeology and Archival Studies;
-Discussion Panel 3: Material culture. Theoretical issues and research trends;
-Discussion Panel 4: Ritual. Theoretical issues and research trends;
-Assessment.
Bibliography
Indicada em cada sessão.
Teaching method
-Lectures;
-Field trips;
-Discussion panels;
-Parallel scientific activities;
-Tutorial work.
In class teaching
Evaluation method
1. Each student will write:
1.1. Three reports of conferences held within the activities of IEM, CHAM or IHC (two of them by non-Lusophone speakers).
1.2. A research paper on the core theoretical challenges of the doctoral research due to be conducted.
2. Each report will have 7.000-8.000 characters, including spaces and footnotes.
3. The research paper will have 30.000-40.000 characters, including spaces and footnotes, but excluding the bibliography.
4. The reports and the research paper must be submitted to the instructors of this doctoral course, via email until 2nd January 2017, and in hard copy at the secretariat of the History Department until 3rd January 2017.
5. The research paper will account for 80% of the final grade. The three reports will account for the remaining 20% of the final grade.