Modern Times History

lfial1423  2020-2021  Louvain-la-Neuve

Modern Times History
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information below is subject to change, in particular that concerning the teaching mode (presential, distance or in a comodal or hybrid format).
5 credits
22.5 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Mostaccio Silvia;
Language
French
Prerequisites

The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.
Main themes
Based on what was learnt from LFIAL 1155, this course will focus on several important research issues, affecting different areas in the study of Antiquity/the Middle Ages/Modern Times/the Contemporary Period. Through successive steps, this will enable students to gain a deeper understanding of the society of Antiquity. 
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1
-  Become familiar with the chronology of the history of Mediterranean Antiquity and the main frameworks in this period of history.
- For the Middle Ages/Modern Times/the Contemporary Period, become familiar with the world history of Western society and the main frameworks in this period of history.
- Become familiar, through the examination of various sources and works, with how historical knowledge is formed.
- To be able, for each period, to identify various important research issues starting from a 'portfolio of reading texts'.
 
 
Content
This course is intended to be complementary to LFIAL1155, Introduction to History. In particular, it will focus on topics such as the first globalization from the European perspective (exchanges and conquests); religious reforms, confessionalization, religious and political armed conflicts; and the 17th and 18th centuries’ revolutions. Special attention will be paid to clarifying the links between the historical context and artistic manifestations .
Evaluation methods

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.

Oral examination.
Bibliography
—François Lebrun, L’Europe et le monde. XVIe-XVIIIe siècle, Paris, 2004
—Jérôme Hélie, Petit atlas historique des temps modernes, Paris, 2007
—Jean Delumeau (dir.), Une histoire du monde aux temps modernes, Paris, 2013
Faculty or entity
FIAL


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Bachelor in History

Bachelor in History of Art and Archaeology : General

Minor in History

Bachelor in History of Art and Archaeology : Musicology