2024
THE CULTURE OF NATURE
Name: THE CULTURE OF NATURE
Code: PAO14107D
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Landscape Architecture
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
Landscape architecture, architecture and visual arts are all mediations between nature and culture.
This course is designed to help students to build their own view regarding our relationship with the
natural world in the age of ecological crisis.
This course is designed to help students to build their own view regarding our relationship with the
natural world in the age of ecological crisis.
Contents
The course provides a stimulating historical and contemporary survey of ideas of nature. We explore
ways "nature" has been understood mythically, theologically, ideologically, philosophically,
scientifically, and artistically through the ages, with an emphasis on contemporary culture. We survey
the way in which the polarity of culture and nature has been historically constructed and, more
recently, deconstructed.
ways "nature" has been understood mythically, theologically, ideologically, philosophically,
scientifically, and artistically through the ages, with an emphasis on contemporary culture. We survey
the way in which the polarity of culture and nature has been historically constructed and, more
recently, deconstructed.
Teaching Methods
Lectures supported on audio-visual material. Conferences with the presentation of cases study. Students have to deliver a paper on a particular subject chosen according to their interests. The assessment is based
on the paper, oral presentation and discussion.
on the paper, oral presentation and discussion.
Teaching Staff
- Rute Sousa Matos [responsible]
Certificações
