6 ECTS credits
150 h study time

Offer 2 with catalog number 4011645FER for all students in the 1st semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.

Semester
1st semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Possible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculty of Languages & Humanities
Department
History, Archaeology, Arts, Philosophy and Ethics
Educational team
Jeffrey Tyssens (course titular)
Activities and contact hours
26 contact hours Lecture
130 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

- developing the theoretical framework for the concepts of political culture
and ideology
- the study of political symbolism & rituals (rituals around
monarchy, cult of the famous dead, lieux de mémoire)
- analysis of political myths
- case studies of politically relevant festivals
 

Course material
Practical course material (Required) : Geschiedenis van politieke cultuur in de hedendaagse periode, Lectuurpakket
Additional info

- Reader (via Canvas)

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

- having an insight into the conceptual framework from which political
representations may be interpreted
- having an in-depth knowledge of a few major forms of political
ritual, symbolism, political mythologization
 

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Oral exam with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

- Oral exam

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of History: default (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Teaching in Arts and Humanities: History (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Teaching in Arts and Humanities: Art History and Heritage Studies (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Teaching in Arts and Humanities: Philosophy (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Teaching in Arts and Humanities: Ethics and Humanism (only offered in Dutch)