Study Programmes 2015-2016
HIST0138-1  
History of Wallonia : contemporary era
Duration :
30h Th
Number of credits :
Master in history (120 ECTS)5
Master in history of art and archaeology : general (120 ECTS)5
Master in history of art and archaeology : general (120 ECTS)5
Master in history of art and archaeology : general (120 ECTS)5
Master in history of art and archaeology : general (120 ECTS)5
Lecturer :
Catherine Lanneau
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
Study in-depth of selected moments of the history of Wallonia and of the Walloon movement(s).
Learning outcomes of the course :
Students' attention will be drawn to history and historiography of Wallonia and to the main questions for the historians (relations between history and policy making, history and identity, history and political activism...)
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
To have previously followed the general course on Belgian history (HIST0029-1) will be an asset.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
The course will be mainly devoted to the commented analysis of documents (pamphlets, newspaper articles, parliamentary speeches...).
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Face-to-face.
See: http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires
Recommended or required readings :
Suggested reading:
Histoire de la Wallonie, sous la direction de Bruno Demoulin et Jean-Louis Kupper, Toulouse, Privat, 2004 (chapters about contemporary history).
Texts will be available in printed form and on line (MyULg).
Assessment methods and criteria :
Oral examination.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
ULg is a French-speaking University situated in a French-speaking area. The courses will thus be delivered in French, as well as the notes and the examinations. Foreign students are expected to master the language first.
Contacts :
Catherine LANNEAU, chargée de cours

Département des Sciences historiques (A4)
1 b, quai Roosevelt, 4000 Liège
Tél. 04 366 56 08 - Fax 04 366 57 68
C.Lanneau@ulg.ac.be