| Course ID: | PORT 4080/6080. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. |
| Course Title: | Studies in Culture and Literature of the Portuguese-Speaking World |
Course
Description: | Studies in culture and literature of the Portuguese-speaking world. Selected topics of special interest in their cultural, social, and political context. |
| Oasis Title: | Culture Lit of Port-Speak Wor |
| Nontraditional Format: | Course will be offered approximately every two years. |
| Prerequisite: | PORT 3030 or permission of department |
Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | Students wills study an author, topic, genre or period of
literature of the Portuguese-speaking world in depth.
Undergraduate students will write an minimum of three (4-5) page
papers in addition to two exams. Oral presentations will be
required of undergraduate and graduate students. Graduate
students will write three (4-5) page papers plus a final research
paper (15-30pp). Given in Portuguese. |
| Topical Outline: | Topics will vary.
Examples could be:
Machado de Assis, Clarice Lispector and Joao Guimaraes Rosa;
Portuguese-African Poetry; Luis de Camoes and
Portuguese epic poetry. The role of censorship in the
Portuguese-speaking world. Students will study an author, topic,
genre or period of literature of the Portuguese-speaking world in
depth. |