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19th Century Portuguese Culture

Objectives

1. Making students acquire a comprehensive knowledge of the historical and cultural context of the 19th century Europe, over a period that was very fertile in political revolutions and social transformations. 2. Conveying a set of fundamental knowledge in Portuguese culture in the 19th century, in such areas as literature, arts, politics or science. 3. Developing a reflection on how the various ideological movements contributed to a profound social change through a liberal regime, a romantic thought and secularism. 4. Developing skills in reading 19th century texts, that are presented throughout the semester in a chronological sequence, and in interpreting them as far as theme and conjuncture are concerned. 5. Motivating students to approach the proposed syllabus and to identify the content of the analyzed texts.

General characterization

Code

711091108

Credits

6.0

Responsible teacher

António Manuel Martins Gomes

Hours

Weekly - 4

Total - 168

Teaching language

Portuguese

Prerequisites

None.

Bibliography

BONIFÁCIO, Maria de Fátima. 2002. Século XIX Português, Lisboa, ICS - UL.

CATROGA, Fernando. 1977. "Os inícios do positivismo em Portugal. O seu significado político-social". Separata da Revista de História das Ideias, I. Coimbra, 287-394.

FRANÇA, José-Augusto. 1993. O Romantismo em Portugal – Estudo de factos socioculturais. 2ª ed.. Lisboa, Livros Horizonte.

PIRES, António Machado. 1980. A ideia de decadência na Geração de 70. Ponta Delgada, Instituto Universitário dos Açores. PIRES, António Machado. 1975. O Século XIX em Portugal. Cronologia e Quadro de Gerações, Lisboa, Livraria Bertrand.

MACHADO, Álvaro Manuel. 1981. A Geração de 70 – uma revolução cultural e literária, 2ª. ed. (1ª ed. 1977). Lisboa, Instituto de Cultura e Língua Portuguesa.

MATTOSO, José (dir.). 2011. História da vida privada em Portugal – A época contemporânea. Lisboa: Temas e Debates.

Teaching method

Teaching and evaluation methodologies: (1000 characters) Throughout the semester, as far as the teaching methodologies are concerned, it is intended to develop the skills and research practices of students around nineteenth-century Portuguese culture. For this, students are encouraged to participate in classes, as well as to read and interpret texts with nineteenth-century orthography. As a complement to aid in understanding all the elements of the syllabus, there is a balanced use of resources in visual support (painting and photography).

Evaluation method

Assessment - Test(50%), Writing a paper(50%)

Subject matter

I - Liberalism



  1. Constitucionalism

  2. Romanticism

  3. Anticlericalism


II - Regeneration



  1. Science and Happiness

  2. The 70s Generation

  3. Positivism0


III - Decadence



  1. Camões

  2. Republicanism

  3. Pessimism