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| Unit name |
The Story of Macau |
| Unit code |
HISP31025 |
| Credit points |
20 |
| Level of study |
H/6
|
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12)
|
| Unit director |
Emeritus Professor. Brookshaw |
| Open unit status |
Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department |
Department of Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies |
| Faculty |
Faculty of Arts |
Description including Unit Aims
This unit focuses on the history, society and culture of Macau, with a particular emphasis on the modern period, that is, the last century of Portuguese rule between 1850 and 1999, during which time the fragility of the Portuguese position in this micro-colony (or in the parlance of the Salazar regime, 'overseas province') was demonstrated on a number of occasions, increasingly so after 1949 and the onset of the Communist revolution in China. During the course of this unit, students will have an opportunity to become better acquainted with Portuguese colonial policy, and its accommodation to the demands and expectations of Chinese foreign policy.
Aims:
- To introduce students to a significant body of knowledge of a complexity appropriate to final year level. The content matter will normally include one or more of the following: literature; social, cultural or political history; linguistics; cultural studies; film, television or other media.
- To facilitate students engagement with a body of literature, including secondary literature, texts, including in non-print media, primary sources and ideas as a basis for their own analysis and development. Normally many or most of these sources will be in a language other than English and will enhance the development of their linguistic skills.
- To develop further skills of synthesis, analysis and independent research, building on the skills acquired in units at level I.
- To equip students with the skills to undertake postgraduate study in a relevant field.
Intended Learning Outcomes
Successful students will:
- be knowledgable about a significant cultural, historical or linguistic subject related to the language they are studying;
- will have advanced skills in the selection and synthesis of relevant material;
- be able to evaluate and analyse relevant material from a significant body of source materials, usually in a foreign language, at an advanced level;
- be able to respond to questions or problems by presenting their independent judgements in an appropriate style and at an advanced level of complexity;
- be able to transfer these skills to other working environments, including postgraduate study.
Teaching Information
1 x 2 hour slot weekly.
Assessment Information
One 3000-word essay (50% of total assessment) and one two-hour exam (50% of total assessment).
Reading and References
Reading list:
- Austin Coates, City of Broken Promises
- Geoffrey Gunn, Encountering Macau: a Portuguese City State on the Periphery of China (1557-1999)
- Jo�o de Pina Cabral, Between China and Europe Person, Culture and Emotion in Macao.
- Ana Maria Amaro, Filhos da Terra.
- Mois�s da Silva Fernandes, Macau na Pol�tica Externa Chinesa, 1949-1999.
- David Brookshaw, Perceptions of China in Modern Portuguese Literature.
- Henrique de Senna Fernandes, A Tran�a Feiticeira.
