Medieval History (12th-15th Century) - 1st semester
Objectives
a) To acquire scientifc information on the historiography and on the main trends of present research concerning the epoch
b) To develop the skill of understanding the main facts and processes of the time and space studied
c) To develop methodologies of analysis of historical sources
d) To develop capacities of oral and written expression, managing the vocabular and the specific analytical categories for the study of medieval Europe
e) To develop a critical and reflexive attitude
General characterization
Code
711051059
Credits
6
Responsible teacher
João Luís Inglês Fontes
Hours
Weekly - 4
Total - Available soon
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
Not applicable
Bibliography
-Michel Balard (et al.), A Idade Média no Ocidente. Dos Bárbaros ao Renascimento, Lisboa, Publicações D. Quixote, 1994
-Jérome Baschet, La civilisation féodale. De l´an Mil à la colonisation de l´Amérique, 3ª ed rev e actual., Paris, Flammarion, 2006 (ed. brasileira, A civilização feudal. Do ano mil à colonização da América, São Paulo, Ed. Globo, 2006)
- Alain Ducellier (et al.), A Idade Média no Oriente. Bizâncio e o Islão: dos Bárbaros aos Otomanos, Lisboa, D. Quixote, 1994
- Jacques Le Goff, Jean-Claude Schmitt (dir.), Dictionnaire raisonné de lOccident médiéval, Paris, Fayard, 1999 (ed. brasileira Dicionário temático do Ocidente medieval, Bauru, Edusc, 2002)
- Peter Linehan (et al.) (eds.), The medieval world, Londres, Routledge, 2001
Teaching method
- Lectures (50%) and practical classes with continuous classroom assessment (50%).
In class teaching
Evaluation method
Elaboration of 2 practical tests in the classroom: commentary of a historiographical text and of a historical source (40% and 60%, respectively).
Attendance to practical classes is required for the full-time students; absence will lead to a penalization of 5% to 10% in the final individual mark.
Subject matter
Module 1. The historiography on the Late Middle Ages, 1950-2010
Module 2. The vitality of a civilizational area (12th-14th centuries)
1. The stabilization of the economic growth
2. The political system
3. Religious history
4. Culture, knowledge, art
Module 3. Times of crises and reconstruction (13th-14th centuries)
1. A «crisis» or many «crisis»?
2. Political and institutional History
3. Economy and society
4. Religious history
5. Culture, knowledge, art
Part 4. East and West (12th- 15th centuries)
1. The Islamic world and the Crusades
2. Byzantium