Historiography
Objectives
a) To know the conditions of the emergence and diffusion of the different kinds of records about the human past;
b)To know the main historiographical tendencies in the Western, from Antiquity to our days;
c)To know the fundamental bibliography about the subject and to be able to interpret historiographical texts
d) To develop the ability of oral and written communication, with historiographical specific vocabulary and concepts
e) To obtain the acquaintance to continue a deep study on historiography
General characterization
Code
01100990
Credits
6.0
Responsible teacher
Bernardo João da Silveira de Vasconcelos e Sousa
Hours
Weekly - 4
Total - 168
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
None
Bibliography
BOURDÉ, Guy, MARTIN, Hervé, As Escolas Históricas, Mem Martins, Europa-América, 1990;
CARBONELL, Charles-Olivier, Historiografia, Lisboa, Teorema, 1992;
Enciclopédia Einaudi, I – Memória – História, Lisboa, Imprensa Nacional – Casa da Moeda, 1984;
EVANS, Richard, Em Defesa da História, Lisboa, Temas e Debates, 2000;
MARQUES, António H. de Oliveira, Antologia da Historiografia Portuguesa, 2 vols., Mem Martins, Europa-América, 1974-1975.
Teaching method
60% of theoretical classes (oral explanation of the syllabus) and 40% of practical classes (analysis of historiographical texts and historical documents with the participation of the students).
Evaluation method
Two written tests in classroom(100%)
Subject matter
1. Memory, myth and history
2. Perspectives for the analysis of the western historiography
3. The historiography – from Classic Antiquity to our days
4. Portuguese historiography