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Portuguese Culture 2

Objectives

The learning outcomes are as follows: to promote the acquisition of knowledge of the cultural context of 19th century Europe; transmit a set of basic knowledge in 19th century Portuguese culture, in areas such as literature and art, politics and science; develop reflection on how the various 19th century ideological movements contributed to social change through liberalism and romanticism; develop reading and text interpretation skills, at the thematic and contextual levels; motivate students participation in the proposed subject and in identifying the content of the texts analyzed.
The learning objectives are compatible with the teaching method, since the aim is to develop students' skills by making them aware of the evolution of culture under the liberal regime, with a view to a crucial knowledge of the topics on which students will be assessed. As a complement to understanding the syllabus, there is a use of visual support.

General characterization

Code

01109460

Credits

6.0

Responsible teacher

António Manuel Martins Gomes

Hours

Weekly - 4

Total - 168

Teaching language

Portuguese

Prerequisites

N/A

Bibliography

  • BONIFÁCIO, Maria de Fátima, O Século XIX Português, Lisboa, ICS - Universidade de Lisboa, 2002.
  • CATROGA, Fernando, “Os inícios do positivismo em Portugal. O seu significado político-social”, Separata da Revista da História das Ideias, I, Coimbra, 1977, 287-394.
  • FRANÇA, José-Augusto, O Romantismo em Portugal – Estudo de factos socioculturais, Lisboa, Livros Horizonte, 1993 (1ª ed.: 1974).
  • MACHADO, Álvaro Manuel, A Geração de 70 – uma revolução cultural e literária, 2ª. ed., Lisboa, Instituto de Cultura e Língua Portuguesa, 1981 (1ª ed. 1977).
  • MATTOSO, José (dir.), História de Portugal, 5 – O liberalismo (1807-1890), Lisboa, Ed. Estampa, 1993.
  • MATTOSO, José (dir.). História da Vida Privada em Portugal. III - A Época Contemporânea. Lisboa: Temas e Debates. 2011.
  • PIRES, António Machado, A ideia de decadência na Geração de 70, Ponta Delgada, Instituto Universitário dos Açores, 1980.
  • PIRES, António Machado, O Século XIX em Portugal. Cronologia e Quadro de Gerações, Lisboa, Livraria Bertrand,

Teaching method

As far as specific teaching and learning methodologies are concerned, the aim of this curricular unit is to develop, throughout the semester, students' knowledge skills regarding 19th century Portuguese culture, as well as to exercise good academic research practices, through the suggestion of writing an essay, which will have the support of the teacher throughout its elaboration. To fulfill this objective, students will be motivated to participate in classes, namely to know how to read and interpret texts with 19th century spelling, respectively presented in a chronological structure. As a complementary aid to a better understanding of the most diverse content selected for this pedagogical model, a balanced use of visual support resources (painting and photography) will be used.

Evaluation method

Continuous assessment - if the student chooses to take only one of the written tests, than he/she must prepare a written essay (50% weighting) on a specific topic of his/her choice with 1500 original words (excluding quotes and bibliographical references), which is agreed with the teacher and to be submitted at the end of the semester.(50%), two in-person written tests, one related to the first half of the semester and the other to the second half (50%+50% weighting), one of which is mandatory(50%)

Subject matter

In a chronological digression through the 19th century, a period fertile in political, social and cultural revolutions, we will begin by describing the romantic period, which includes themes such as death and the cemetery, education, the press and the female condition. Authors such as Almeida Garrett and Alexandre Herculano praise patriotic emotion and historicism, with the consolidation of liberalism and freedom of expression on the horizon. The approach to the second half of the century will cover Regeneration and Fontismo, with an orientation towards the 70’s generation, whose program is presented in the Casino Conferences by Antero de Quental and Eça de Queiroz: Realism as an artistic expression, Positivism as an ideological orientation, and Anticlericalism as a secular demand. In conclusion, there will be a reference to the fin-de-siècle thinking, shaken by the English Ultimatum and divided between political protest and decadence, exemplified in the pessimism of Oliveira Martins.