Medievalisms and Neo-Medievalisms
Objectives
1. To acquire knowledge on the main ideas, constructions and answers that have been produced over time about the Middle Ages, from the moment when an idea or concept of "medieval" began to develop until contemporary society.
2. To analyze issues concerning where, how, when, why and by whom the medieval past has been used.
3. To acquire knowledge about the theory that has been produced in the area of studies known as Medievalism.
4. To develop analytical and interpretative skills on texts, images, films, video games, and other works that are considered to be exemplary of the use(s) of the medieval past.
General characterization
Code
03102201
Credits
6.0
Responsible teacher
Available soon
Hours
Weekly - Available soon
Total - 168
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
N/A
Bibliography
- Barral i Altet, Xavier, Contre l'art roman? Essai sur un passé réinventé, Paris, Fayard, 2006
- Bernau, Anke and Bettina Bildhauer (eds.), Medieval Film, Manchester, Manchester University Press, 2009.
- Bresson, Robert, O Processo de Joana d'Arc, São Paulo, É-Realizações, 2011.
- Cantor, Norman F., Inventing the Middle Ages. The lives, works, and ideas of the great medievalists of the twentieth century, New York, William Morrow and Company, 1991.
- D'Arcens, Louise (ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Medievalism, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2016.
- García Sanjuán, Alejandro, La conquista islámica de la península ibérica y la tergiversación del pasado, Madrid, Marcial Pons, 2013
- Geary, Patrick and Gabor Klaniczay, Manufacturing Middle Ages: entangled history of medievalism in nineteenth-century Europe, Leiden : Brill; Boston, 2013.
- Matthews, David, Medievalism. A Critical History, Cambridge, D. S. Brewer, 2015
Teaching method
The teaching-learning activities of this seminar take place on the Moodle elearning platform of Universidade Aberta. All information and activities will be made available in a virtual environment. Asynchronous communication is privileged, with emphasis on the discussion forum. It is estimated that, on average, each doctoral student must provide 5 hours per week to connect online, using the platform to participate in activities.
Evaluation method
Avaliação Contínua - Final work, corresponding to Activity 3(30%), Final, individual work of 15 pages, which will be exposed and delivered(40%), Participation in the discussion forum (collaborative work)(30%)
Subject matter
I - Introduction
The conceptual frameworks of Medieval Studies vs. Medievalism
Medievalisms and Neo-Medievalisms
The "Invention" of the Middle Ages
Time and space
II – The Uses of the Medieval Past I
Political and ideological use of the Middle Ages
Academic Medievalism
III – The Uses of the Medieval Past II
Recreation, reinterpretation, inspiration and evocation of the medieval past in artistic creation
The Middle Ages in artistic creation I: literature, theater, cinema
The Middle Ages in artistic creation II: visual arts, music, television, comics and video games