LATAM 375L - Afro-Luso-Brazilian Cultures

Formerly Brazilian Civilization
3 Credit(s) | Lecture | Graded or pass/fail
Course can be counted for credit once

Description:
This course will offer an introduction to the cultures, histories, and politics of the Portuguese-speaking world (namely Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissua, Mozambique, and Sao Tome and Principe) as seen primarily through key literary, historical and filmic texts. Materials and class discussions will center around themes of colonialism, the struggle for independence, post-colonialism, gender, class, race, dictatorships, national identity, historical memory, and (im)migration. This course includes an explicit focus on comparison between the cultures of Brazil, Portugal and those of the PALOP (Portuguese-Speaking nations of Africa), specifically their experiences with colonialism, the path to independence, and post-colonialism.

LATAM 375L and PORT 375L are the same course.

Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: World Cultures | Diversity Area: International

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