HIST0076-1 : Political history and thoughts in the Renaissance

Study Programmes 2016-2017

HIST0076-1

Political history and thoughts in the Renaissance

Duration :

30h Th

Number of credits :

Master in history (120 ECTS)		5
Master in history of art and archaeology : general (120 ECTS)		5

Lecturer :

Jonathan Dumont

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents :

The course will be dedicated to the history of political thought in the Renaissance (1350-1550). It also takes part in a coherent teaching program proposed by « Transitions. U.R. sur le Moyen Âge & la première Modernité ».
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 course will develop connections with other courses, such as History of Humanism, Modern History and History of Burgundian States. For each chapter, bibliographical references will be provided. Those works will not be part of the final test. The final exam will consist in an oral test based on student notes. Some connections will be made with the seminar « Les Rouages de l'État bourguignon », which will take place at the University of Liège all along year 2016-2017. Students will be kindly requested to assist to the seminar. However it will not count for the exam. Please, see the program on http://web.philo.ulg.ac.be/transitions/portfolio-item/agenda/.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit :

Training on the specific methodologies and historiographical issues in History of Political Thought in the Middle Ages and Renaissance.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Ex-cathedra
Advised attendance, but non-obligatory, to the seminar "Les Rouages de l'État bourguignon" (http://web.philo.ulg.ac.be/transitions/portfolio-item/agenda/).

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

30 hrs. Venue and timetable: First term, schedule to be fixed during a special session announced at the beginning of next academic year. However students interested are kindly requested to mail me now.