Spaces and forms of Power in the Middle Ages
Objectives
1- To learn about the main issues related to the study of spaces and powers and their interrelationships.
2- To promote the capacity for critical analysis through the study of some of the historical dynamics and processes that involve either spaces or powers, or both.
3-To analyse specific cases of the medieval Portuguese reality in which the two aspects under analysis are particularly expressive
4-To encourage students to produce autonomous practical work, through which they can apply and integrate the knowledge and skills acquired during the semester.
General characterization
Code
711051141
Credits
6.0
Responsible teacher
Maria João Violante Branco
Hours
Weekly - 4
Total - 168
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
Available soon
Bibliography
- P. BOURDIEU, (1989), O poder simbólico, Lisboa:Difel
- P. BOUCHERON et alii, (2011), L’espace public au Moyen Âge, Paris: PUF
- P. BOUCHERON,J-P. GENET (2013) ; (dir.). Marquer la ville : Signes, traces, empreintes du pouvoir (XIIIe-XVIe siècle). Paris-Rome : Publications de la Sorbonne,
- H. NOIZET,(2007), La fabrique de la ville : Espace et sociétés à Tours (IXe-XIIIe siècle). Paris: Éditions de la Sorbonne
- M. BOONE, M. C. HOWELL (2013), The Power of space in late medieval and early modern Europe. The cities of Italy, Northern France and the Low Countries, Brussels: Brepols
Teaching method
Lectures
Supervised commentary of selected bibliography and data.
Tutorials
Evaluation method
Continuous assessment - Written research essay based on published data (80%). Attendance and Participation (min. 10 sessions): 20 % Note: Students with the status of worker-student perform a set of activities through the Moodle platform to replace the mandatory class participation workshop (100%)
Subject matter
Introduction: concepts, Methodologies, Sources
Module 1 :
a) Powers
b) Spaces
c) The articulation between Space and Power
Module 2:
Research Initiation Workshop