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| HIST0076-1 | Political history and thoughts in the Renaissance
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Jonathan Dumont |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester |
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Course contents :
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| The lecture will be dedicated to the history of political thought in the Renaissance (1350-1550). We will also had a glance on earlier periods of the Middle Ages to inform our discussion. The course will include the following chapters:
1. Methodology and introduction to the sources of the history of political thought;
2. Forms of political power (Empire, Republics, princely states);
3. The Great Schism and the conciliar theory;
4. The social order: the three orders of feudalism;
5. The questioning of the sovereign power and the tyrannicide;
6. Millenarianism and "challenge" to the social order.
The lecture will develop links with other courses, including History of Humanism, Modern History and History of Burgundian States. For each chapter, bibliographical references will be provided. Those works will not part of the final test. The final exam will concist in an oral test. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Oral |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| 30 hrs.
Venue and timetable: Second term, schedule to be fixed during a special session announced at the beginning of next civil year. However students interested are kindly requested to mail me now. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral |
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Contacts :
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| Teacher :
Jonathan DUMONT
Département des Sciences historiques
Quai Roosevelt, 1b
B-4000 Liège
Tél. 04 366 93 93
E-mail : jonathan.dumont@ulg.ac.be(jonathan.dumont@ulg.ac.be) |
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