The History of Politics and the Politics of History

8 ECTS

Instructor: José Neves

Objectives:

Upon completion of the course, students will:
– be able to trace the non-disciplinary provenance of concepts and strategies which have increasing relevance for historical research; that is, while acknowledging the autonomy of spheres as diverse as Politics and History, the course will cope with the common grounds shared and built by political agency and knowledge practices.
– be qualified with skills allowing them to promote a more comprehensive relationship between the public uses of History and academic History writing.
– improve their global consciousness while exploring transnational interactions (focusing on the uneven and combined development of local/national/regional political processes and memorialist practices).