Spring 2024  |  PORT 3910 Section 001: Topics in Lusophone Literatures -- Lusophone African literatures and cultures (67268)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:
9 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person
Class Attributes:
Topics Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/16/2024 - 04/29/2024
Tue, Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 123
Enrollment Status:
Open (6 of 22 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
In this course, you will read literature from communities where Portuguese is spoken, such as Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Mozambique, and Portugal. The readings will be linked by a common topic, such as gender/sexuality, postcolonialism/globalization, or transatlantic studies. The specific topic will vary from one semester to another, but the goal will always be for you to gain a deeper understanding of the topic and how it connects to literature and to a historical context. You may read a selection of genres of literature, such as short stories, plays, essays, and poems, as well as theoretical texts about the topic of the semester. Assessments will include essays and may also include other graded assignments, such as oral presentations or written exams. PORT3910 may be taken up to three times provided that the topic is different each time. prereq: 3003
Class Notes:
Historical overview of African literatures and cultures of official Portuguese expression, beginning with pre-independence manifestations and ending with postcolonial African-European Portugal. Emphasis will be placed on historical, contextual understanding of literary, visual, musical and mixed-media works. Issues studied problematize dichotomous thinking, starting with the dyad colonialism/postcolonalism, while emphasizing racial, gendered, class, and national identities of diasporic Africans.
Class Description:
Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67268/1243

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