Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
22.5 h
Q2
This biannual learning unit is being organized in 2019-2020
Teacher(s)
Courtois Luc;
Language
French
Main themes
After an introduction detailing the significance of national and regional history, and of the current institutional realities in Belgium, presentations will concern the land and the people of Wallonia, first as regards previous periods, and then in contemporary terms.
Lectures will deal with social and economic questions, the arts (including music), and spoken dialects. While the course pays special attention to the emergence of Wallonia during the 19th and 20th centuries, the country and the people of the succeeding periods will not be neglected.
Lectures will deal with social and economic questions, the arts (including music), and spoken dialects. While the course pays special attention to the emergence of Wallonia during the 19th and 20th centuries, the country and the people of the succeeding periods will not be neglected.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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Upon completion of this course students shall have been introduced to Belgian history at the national, regional, and linguistic community-related level, with regard to their most important features (cultural, social, economic, institutional). |
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
After an introduction on the relevance of national and regional histories and current Belgian institutional realities, lectures will present the country and men of Wallonia in ancient times before addressing more recent issues.
Lessons will be devoted to social and economic issues, the arts (including music), and dialects. Focusing mainly on the emergence of Wallonia in the 19th and 20th centuries, education will not neglect, for all that, the country and men at previous times.
At the end of this course, students will have been introduced to the regional and community dimensions of Belgian history, in their most significant aspects (cultural, social, economic and institutional).
Lessons will be devoted to social and economic issues, the arts (including music), and dialects. Focusing mainly on the emergence of Wallonia in the 19th and 20th centuries, education will not neglect, for all that, the country and men at previous times.
At the end of this course, students will have been introduced to the regional and community dimensions of Belgian history, in their most significant aspects (cultural, social, economic and institutional).
Teaching methods
Besides the introduction, lectures with three parts :
General introduction and historiography
Part I: Medieval and Modern Heritage (1. Romanization 2. Germanic Invasions and the Origins of the Linguistic Frontier 3. From the Carolingian Empire to the Territorial Principalities 4. The Radiance of the Mosan Country (12th-14th Centuries) 5. Industrial traditions 6. Under the authority of the Habsburgs or the Liège crosse Destiny and particularism 7. New geopolitical data.
Part II: Wallonia in the 19th and 20th Centuries (1. Politics, 2. The economy, 3. Society, 4. Walloon literature and dialectology, 5. Intellectual and artistic life.
Part III: Music in Wallonia
General introduction and historiography
Part I: Medieval and Modern Heritage (1. Romanization 2. Germanic Invasions and the Origins of the Linguistic Frontier 3. From the Carolingian Empire to the Territorial Principalities 4. The Radiance of the Mosan Country (12th-14th Centuries) 5. Industrial traditions 6. Under the authority of the Habsburgs or the Liège crosse Destiny and particularism 7. New geopolitical data.
Part II: Wallonia in the 19th and 20th Centuries (1. Politics, 2. The economy, 3. Society, 4. Walloon literature and dialectology, 5. Intellectual and artistic life.
Part III: Music in Wallonia
Evaluation methods
Individual oral examination.
Online resources
See Moodle.
Bibliography
- LHIST 2321 IDENTITÉS NATIONALES, RÉGIONALES ET COMMUNAUTAIRES : LE CAS BELGE I Titulaires : Luc COURTOIS et Jean-Marie YANTE Enseignants : Luc COURTOIS, JEAN Germain, Jean PIROTTE, Brigitte VAN WYMEERSCH, Jean-Marie YANTE, GUY ZELIS, Louvain-la-Neuve
Teaching materials
- LHIST 2321 IDENTITÉS NATIONALES, RÉGIONALES ET COMMUNAUTAIRES : LE CAS BELGE I Titulaires : Luc COURTOIS et Jean-Marie YANTE Enseignants : Luc COURTOIS, JEAN Germain, Jean PIROTTE, Brigitte VAN WYMEERSCH, Jean-Marie YANTE, GUY ZELIS, Louvain-la-Neuve
Faculty or entity
HIST
